Death at a Funeral

This is one sad family.


Death at a Funeral
A faithful American remake of the 2007 British original, with a mainly black American cast. The problems for this wacky family start when the undertaker delivers the wrong body to their house for the wake. Things get steadily worse and more bizarre from then on. Note that the film includes some gross toilet humour.

90 minutes.
No persons under 13 (Language).
Comedy.

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

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Credits

Cast
Chris Rock, Martin Lawrence, Tracy Morgan, Loretta Devine, Luke Wilson, Regina Hall, Zoe Saldana, James Marsden, Keith David, Peter Dinklage, Danny Glover, Columbus Short.
Director
Neil LaBute
ScreenplayDean Craig
MusicChristophe Beck
CinematographyRogier Stoffers
EditingTracey Wadmore-Smith
Sound formatsDolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS
Made in2010
Produced byParabolic Pictures Inc., Screen Gems, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, Stable Way Entertainment, Wonderful Films

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

GenreComedy
LanguageStrong, comedic, pervasive, overall impact moderate
NuditySemi-nudity, brief, non-sexual, no genitals
SexSome sexual innuendos and references
ViolenceSlapstick comedic violence
PrejudiceMild comedic stereotypes about women, in context, no impact
BlasphemySome religious profanities
Drug abuseAccidental drug abuse, hallucinations, in comedic context, does not promote or glamourise drugs
CommentsNone
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ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity
4
Violence
3
Blood / Gore / Gross
3
Guns / Weapons
1
Profanity
5
Alcohol / Drugs
5
Smoking
1
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude
4
Imitative Behaviour
4
Frightening / Tense Scenes
1
Jump Scenes
0
Tense Family Scenes
4
Music (Scary/Tense)
1
Music (Inappropriate)
0
Topics to talk about
4


Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Cape Argus / The Star
Kgomotso Moncho
15
Die Burger
Paul Boekkooi quote iconDaars is maar min snaaks aan dié klugtige begrafnis
5
Cape Times
Kirk Honeycutt quote iconFuneral is dead on its feet
5
Box Office
Pete Hammond quote iconThe remake doesn’t trump the original. Heck, it doesn’t even match it.
5
Chicago Sunday Times
Roger Ebert quote iconAlthough it's almost a scene-by-scene remake of a 2007 British movie with the same title, it's funnier than the original.
18
eye Weekly
Adam Nayman quote iconDeath at a Funeral 2.0 doesn’t improve on its source material: It’s a scene-for-scene, gag-for-gag Xerox
5
ScreenIt
C. Fuchs quote iconEven if I had never seen the original, I doubt I would have found much of the offering as funny, let alone hilarious.
7
Metacritic.com
25 critics
10
Rottentomatoes critics
113 critics
10
Rottentomatoes tomatometer
Tomatometer quote icon It's amusing and it assembles a talented cast, but Neil LaBute's surprisingly faithful remake of the 2007 Frank Oz dramedy ultimately falls short of the original.
8

What the People say

Internet
2818 Netizens
9

Average .. 44%

9

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