Death at a Funeral

"Last rites... and wrongs."

Sep 7 2007 R 1h 30m
Comedy

A myriad of outrageous calamities befalls an eccentric English clan with more than a few skeletons in its closets when the family's patriarch dies an unexpected death.

Plot

Daniel is a decent young man, married to Jane, still living at his father's home. When his father dies, it is up to him to organize his funeral. On this painful morning, the suitable grave expression on his face, Daniel is ready to welcome his father's friends and relatives. But preserving the dignity inherent in such circumstances will be a hard task. Particularly with an undertaker who botches his work, the return from the USA of his famous but selfish brother, his cousin's fiancé who has accidentally ingested drugs, the presence a moron who takes advantage of the sad event to win back the heart (or rather the body) of a woman who is about to marry another, of a handicapped old uncle who is also the most unbearable pain in the neck. To cap it all, Daniel notices the presence among the mourners of a mysterious dwarf nobody else seems to know...

Written by

Dean Craig

Directed by

Frank Oz

Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Stable Way Entertainment, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, Parabolic Pictures, VIP 1 Medienfonds, VIP 2 Medienfonds, Target Media Entertainment

Languages

English

Awards

3 wins & 2 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
127,360
Average Rating
7.3 out of 10
Metascore
67
Popularity
NA