My Dead Boyfriend

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My Dead Boyfriend

R

Released Nov 4, 2016

1h 30m

Romance

Comedy

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Mary's life has been defined by a string of temp jobs and a half-hearted attempt to become a writer, but that changes when she comes home to find her boyfriend dead in front of the TV set. During a string of misadventures as she tries to dispose of his ashes - accidentally becoming the bassist in a rock band, bonding with the dog he left behind, awkward encounters with numerous ex-lovers - Mary discovers that there was much more to her couch potato boyfriend than she ever thought imaginable.

Christy Lemire

RogerEbert.com

A mixture of misplaced gallows humor, wildly over-the-top caricatures and a gimmicky use of animation.

Rated: 1/4

Nov 4, 2016

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Neil Genzlinger

New York Times

"My Dead Boyfriend" desperately tries to look and sound like a quirky indie hit, but that's not an achievable goal when you have an unlikable lead character indifferently rendered by a name star.

Nov 3, 2016

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Kimber Myers

Los Angeles Times

It's the type of indie film that might have played at a minor festival at the turn of the millennium, with the audience offering pity laughter for the cast and crew in attendance and the director waiting in vain for news of an acquisition.

Nov 3, 2016

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Sean Mulvihill

FanboyNation.com

Living or dead, it's well past time to break up with My Dead Boyfriend.

Rated: 2/5

Nov 1, 2018

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Luke Y. Thompson

L.A. Weekly

To be fair, these actors are good at said talking, and they're not unappealing to watch, but the whole narrative seems rather pointless in the end.

Nov 15, 2016

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Todd Jorgenson

Cinemalogue

The ridiculous concept manages a few broad laughs, but the characters are consistently more obnoxious than endearing.

Nov 4, 2016

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Audience Member

My Dead Boyfriend is a movie that I would rather be dead than watch a second time. I despise this movie.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Frances H

So boring I couldn't finish it. Heather Graham, how far you have fallen!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/26/19

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Audience Member

Despite the negative rating I actually loved this movie. It has a late 90s feel to it. The movie took me back to what dating was like in the 90s.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Audience Member

This was an alright movie. It was good to pass the time, but I'm not going to rush to see it again anytime soon.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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Anthony Edwards

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Mary McCrawley

Katherine Moennig

Zoe

Rich Graff

Mary's Boyfriend

Martha Millan

Sue Watt

Viola Harris

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Synopsis

Mary's life has been defined by a string of temp jobs and a half-hearted attempt to become a writer, but that changes when she comes home to find her boyfriend dead in front of the TV set. During a string of misadventures as she tries to dispose of his ashes - accidentally becoming the bassist in a rock band, bonding with the dog he left behind, awkward encounters with numerous ex-lovers - Mary discovers that there was much more to her couch potato boyfriend than she ever thought imaginable.

Director: Anthony Edwards
Producer: Jen Gatien
Screenwriter: Billy Morrissette
Distributor: Orion Releasing, Momentum Pictures
Production Co: Orion Pictures
Rating: R (Language and Sexual Content)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 4, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 6, 2016
Runtime: 1h 30m