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Wristcutters: A Love Story

Play trailer Poster for Wristcutters: A Love Story R Released Oct 19, 2007 1h 32m Romance Comedy Drama Fantasy Play Trailer Watchlist
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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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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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Hank Sartin Time Out Rated: 4/5 Nov 18, 2011 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Jeff Otto ReelzChannel.com Rated: 6/10 Feb 9, 2011 Full Review Ian Berriman SFX Magazine This road movie romcom won’t leave you reaching for the razor blades. Oct 11, 2010 Full Review Read all reviews

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L S One of my favorites of the 21st century so far. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/24/24 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Audience Member I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this film. Weirdly entertaining. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Fancy seeing The Smiths in the soundtrack... Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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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
Producer
Adam Sherman, Chris Coen, Tatiana Kelly, Mikal P. Lazarev
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
Runtime
1h 32m
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