Death at a Funeral

"This is one sad family."

Apr 16 2010 R 1h 32m
Comedy

Aaron's father's funeral is today at the family home, and everything goes wrong: the funeral home delivers the wrong body, his cousin accidentally drugs her fiancé, and Aaron's successful younger brother, Ryan, flies in from New York, broke but arrogant. To top it all off, a mysterious stranger wants a word with Aaron.

Plot

Aaron's father's funeral is today at the family home, and everything goes wrong: the funeral home delivers the wrong body; a cousin gives her fiancé a Valium from her brother's apartment, not knowing her brother is dealing drugs - it's LSD and the fiancé arrives at the funeral wildly stoned; Aaron's younger brother, Ryan, a successful writer, flies in from New York broke but arrogant; one uncle is angry over his daughter's choice of boyfriends, and the other is cranky and coarse. Add an ovulating wife, a jealous ex-boyfriend, and a short stranger who wants a word with Aaron - what could he want? Would another death solve Aaron's problems? And what about the eulogy?

Written by

Dean Craig

Directed by

Neil LaBute

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Screen Gems, Parabolic Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

6 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
56,817
Average Rating
5.7 out of 10
Metascore
51
Popularity
NA