Wristcutters: A Love Story

R

Released Oct 19, 2007

1 hr. 32 min.

Romance

Comedy

Drama

Fantasy

List

67%

93 Reviews

Tomatometer

82%

25,000+ Ratings

Audience Score

Despondent after breaking up with his girlfriend, Zia (Patrick Fugit) kills himself and wakes up in a bland purgatory populated by other suicides. He takes a job at Kamikaze Pizza and befriends a Russian rocker named Eugene (Shea Whigham) while trying to make the best of a very dull afterlife. Learning that his ex-girlfriend has also killed herself, Zia embarks on a road trip with Eugene to find her, picking up a feisty hitchhiker (Shannyn Sossamon) along the way.

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Critics Consensus

Wristcutters: A Love Story sounds like a normal enough indie flick. Boy meets girl. Boy gets separated from girl. Boy goes on a road trip with friends to find girl and gains a new perspective on life. Except everybody's dead.

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Jerod S

It's a suicide love affair. After he attempts to take his life, Fugit goes on a dreamscape where everyone is dead...even his love interest. Don't worry, though...after all the pretty lame dark humor, there's a bright ending.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

12/15/23

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justin t

Not the most amazing looking but it had a style that fitted the story perfectly. The sound design does a good enough job of complimenting the story which is fantastically well told. This really is the highlight of the film. It is intriguing and interesting. I liked the whole premise. Sometimes the pacing was a little uneven. I really connected with the quirkiness. It reminded me of A Life Less Ordinary (1997) but better. It's enjoyable and interesting but slightly uneven pacing. Melancholy in a good way. Recommended as it's a bit different.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

A cute indie film with tons of faces you’ll recognize. And while it isn’t the best movie that any of them have been in, it’s a fun, quirky production that enjoys taking you through their world building with a bunch of zany characters.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/11/22

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Audience Member

I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this film. Weirdly entertaining.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Audience Member

Fancy seeing The Smiths in the soundtrack...

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Audience Member

There’s a lot of questions to be asked but that ruins the entire premise so just have fun. This was very interesting and original 4.4

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/22/21

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Goran Dukic

Director

Patrick Fugit

Zia

Shannyn Sossamon

Mikal

Shea Whigham

Eugene

Leslie Bibb

Desiree

Mikal P. Lazarev

Nanuk

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Hank Sartin

Time Out

Rated: 4/5

Nov 18, 2011

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Amy Nicholson

I.E. Weekly

It misses the opportunity to examine why a community of people - each of whom has already given up on life - would band together to form a new society of desperate misfits.

Rated: B-

Feb 22, 2008

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Derek Malcolm

London Evening Standard

It is a staggeringly awful road movie, not much enlivened by the presence of Tom Waits as a wizened participant.

Rated: 1/5

Nov 23, 2007

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Kathi Maio

The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction

Realistic other-worldness is a challenge, especially in a live action film...Wristcutters: A Love Story couldn't quite pull it off...

Mar 4, 2020

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Jeff Otto

ReelzChannel.com

Rated: 6/10

Feb 9, 2011

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Ian Berriman

SFX Magazine

This road movie romcom wont leave you reaching for the razor blades.

Oct 11, 2010

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Synopsis

Despondent after breaking up with his girlfriend, Zia (Patrick Fugit) kills himself and wakes up in a bland purgatory populated by other suicides. He takes a job at Kamikaze Pizza and befriends a Russian rocker named Eugene (Shea Whigham) while trying to make the best of a very dull afterlife. Learning that his ex-girlfriend has also killed herself, Zia embarks on a road trip with Eugene to find her, picking up a feisty hitchhiker (Shannyn Sossamon) along the way.

Director: Goran Dukic
Executive Producer: Jonathan Schwartz
Screenwriter: Goran Dukic
Distributor: Freestyle Releasing
Production Co: No Matter Pictures
Rating: R (Content Involving Suicide|Language)
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 19, 2007, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 1, 2009
Box Office (Gross USA): $231.5K

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