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Death at a Funeral

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Death at a Funeral
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R,1hr 30min
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August 17, 2007
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MGM
Synopsis: This nutty British comedy observes with jet-black humor the myriad outrageous calamities that befall an eccentric English clan with more than a few skeletons in its closets when its patriarch dies an unexpected death. Soon, every complication imaginable -- including the wrong corpse in the coffin, the accidental consumption of hallucinogenic drugs, and the disclosure of the deceased's closeted homosexuality -- befall the grief-stricken mourners. The funeral commences at the family estate, with the ... Full Synopsis
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"The ensemble cast is solid ... [but the film] ultimately settles down and goes soft and gooey. All that social satire was just a game ..." Full Review
The marketing strategy for Death at a Funeral was pretty transparent: Gather together a bunch of Brits, test their sense of propriety through a handful of slapstick set pieces, and throw the word Funeral ... Full Review
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Kris Marshall, left, and Daisy Donovan in "Death at a Funeral" (MGM)
Daisy Donovan, left, and Alan Tudyk in "Death at a Funeral" (MGM)
Counter-clockwise from right: Alan Tudyk, Daisy Donovan, Kris Marshall and Jane Asher in "Death at a...
Peter Dinklage, left, and Matthew MacFadyen in "Death at a Funeral" (MGM)
Rupert Graves, left, and Matthew MacFadyen in "Death at a Funeral" (MGM)
Daisy Donovan, left, and Alan Tudyk, center, in "Death at a Funeral" (MGM)
Matthew MacFadyen, left, and Peter Dinklage in "Death at a Funeral" (MGM)
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