Death at a Funeral
Chaos reigns when members of a dysfunctional family gather to bury a loved one. The dignified ceremony devolves into a hilarious, no-holds-barred debacle of misplaced cadavers, indecent exposure, and shocking family secrets.
5 April 1946, Marylebone, London, England, UK
March1959, Manchester, England, UK
30 June 1963, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK
13 April 1966, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK
August1951, Chelmsford, Essex, England, UK
23 July 1973, Lambeth, London, England, UK
10 February 1976, London, England, UK
16 March 1971, El Paso, Texas, USA
11 June 1969, Morristown, New Jersey, USA
23 January 1972, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
June 16, 2011
Proves you can spell funeral without 'fun.' [Blu-ray]
September 25, 2010
When turned loose on accessible, not altogether-insincere dark-comedy scenarios, Frank Oz understands humor at a molecular level of structure, volume and timing. An impossible last-shot stinger aside, "Death at a Funeral" is farce at its most flawless.
October 12, 2007
Death at a Funeral might have been made in the 1960s, not to be released until well past its stale date.
February 12, 2010
Despite a final half hour that's full of laughs, Death takes so long getting its farce gears moving that the audience becomes comatose with anticipation of mirth that is too late in coming.
September 01, 2007
Death at a Funeral may be the funniest movie ever set in such a deadly serious setting.
November 01, 2007
Scatological grue, nudity, swearing, drug-taking and the chance to watch two grown men wrestle a midget...
August 25, 2007
No, there aren't a lot of surprise giggles in it. But at this Funeral, the pleasure is in seeing those giggles coming.
October 12, 2007
Weighing in at a brisk 90 minutes, the picture does have the advantage of brevity, and on screen no less than off, there's much to be said for a quick send-off.
March 18, 2011
Death at a Funeral never quite hits the farcical heights it's aiming for, but it's still got plenty going for it, thanks to an excellent cast and experienced direction.
February 04, 2010
...an ingratiating bit of energetic silliness that'll surely delight fans of British comedy...
March 04, 2008
It's no classic, but it did prompt me to watch those great old Ealing Alec Guinness comedies again.
July 17, 2010
Lazy comedy, and it's only made passable mainly by its manic cast and pace.
