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It's a Wonderful Afterlife

Play trailer Poster for It's a Wonderful Afterlife PG-13 Released Oct 8, 2010 1h 40m Romance Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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An Indian widow (Shabana Azmi) resorts to murder when she can no longer bear the rudeness of potential husbands who reject her daughter.
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Critics Reviews

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Shubhra Gupta The Indian Express The sympathetic but sharp writing that made Bend It Like Beckham such an acutely-observed delight goes missing as [Gurinder] Chaddha sets about piling unappetizing scenes involving projectiles masquerading as food and unfunny apparitions. Rated: 2/5 Apr 16, 2019 Full Review Tom Long Detroit News You don't see that many supernatural serial-killer romantic comedies. Rated: B- Oct 8, 2010 Full Review Andy Webster New York Times It's a Wonderful Afterlife may be a busy trifle, but it has its good-natured charms and agreeable gross-outs. Rated: 3/4 Oct 8, 2010 Full Review Nikhat Kazmi The Times of India All in all, It's a Wonderful Afterlife is essentially a bundle of missed opportunities. Rated: 2.5/5 Feb 28, 2020 Full Review Nikki Baughan Roll Credits It's A Wonderful Life feels misjudged and, surprisingly mishandled. Rated: 2/5 Oct 24, 2019 Full Review Jason Best Movie Talk Chadha's recipe for the film appears to be: kooky comic supporting characters, crime, romance and essence of Ealing, together with big chunks of other films. Shame, then, that the result is a bit of a hash; more of a lumpy mish-mash than a tasty masala. Aug 1, 2012 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member This is a very funny black comedy, and I am surprised to see it had so many negative reviews. A Hindu widow is anxious to get her daughter married off, and takes brutal revenge on the people who are unkind about her, and reject her as a bride. She finds herself being haunted by the indignant spirits of those she has bumped off, who can only move on when she herself dies. But she refuses to go until her daughter has a husband, so the spirits have to help her to get the daughter married off. I think it's absolutely hilarious. Particularly funny I thought is Zoe Wanamaker as Mrs Sehti's Jewish next door neighbour, who when asked where Jews go when they die replies "Willsden - the Jewish cemetery." Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Really enjoyable. Don't understand why it's got such a low rating and was billed as the worst British film of its year. It's much better than that. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member do not watch this movie with a critical eye. try to stick to the good bits and you'll be touched by the mother's dying wish for her daughter to find true love in a cruel world. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member serial-murderer in the form of an overconcerned Londoner Punjabi mom over her daughter's scorned prospects. Hilarious if you're in the mood for such nuttery. The menagerie of ghosts are too funny! Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member WOW......WOW.....WOW.....SO SO SO SO SO BAD......MAN THIS IS SUCH AN AWFUL MESSY MESSY MOVIE 2 WATCH, IT IS SO SO SO SO DREADFUL, IT IS SUCH AN AWFUL MOVIE 2 WATCH, IT IS SO SO SO AWFUL MOVIE 2 WATCH, IT IS SO SO SO DREADFUL, IT IS SO SO SO DREADFUL, IT IS SUCH AN AWFUL MOVIE 2 WATCH IT IS SUCH AN AWFUL MESSY MOVIE 2 WATCH.......WARNING THIS MOVIE CONTAINS STROBE LIGHTNING EFFECTS THROUGHOUT THIS MOVIE......MAN THIS IS SUCH AN AWFUL MOVIE 2 WATCH, IT IS SUCH AN AWFUL MESSY MOVIE 2 WATCH, IT IS SUCH AN AWFUL MOVIE 2 WATCH, IT IS SUCH A BAD MOVIE 2 WATCH, JUST AVOID THIS MOVIE AT ALL IT IS SUCH A BAD MOVIE 2 WATCH, JUST AVOID THIS MOVIE AT ALL COSTS IT IS THAT BAD.....JUST DO NOT WATCH THIS MOVIE IT IS SO AWFUL.......ITS GOT A GOOD SOUNDTRACK THROUGHOUT THIS MOVIE.....BUT MAN THIS MOVIE IS SO SO SO AWFUL 2 WATCH....WARNING YOU HAVE GOT TO WATCH THE END OF THE CREDITS THROUGHOUT THIS MOVIE AS SOMETHING HAPPENES AT THE END OF THE CREDITS THROUGHOUT THIS MOVIE........ Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Better than many out there! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis An Indian widow (Shabana Azmi) resorts to murder when she can no longer bear the rudeness of potential husbands who reject her daughter.
Director
Gurinder Chadha
Producer
Gurinder Chadha
Screenwriter
Paul Mayeda Berges, Gurinder Chadha
Distributor
UTV Motion Pictures
Rating
PG-13 (Comic Violent Images|Drug Content)
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 8, 2010, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
May 2, 2021
Runtime
1h 40m
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