Death At A Funeral

M (Frequent coarse language, moderate drug themes, moderate sexual references and nudity)

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A dignified send-off for a loved one erupts into uproarious chaos when romance, jealousy, in-laws, hallucinogens, dark secrets, life-long yearnings and a spot of bold blackmail all collide graveside in the irreverent British comedy, Death at a Funeral. Directed by Frank Oz and featuring a cast made up of the cream of Britain’s crop, the film mischievously explores what happens on the day when a typically divided family is finally forced to come to terms with each other’s bad behaviour, outrageous faults, skeletons in the closet and all.

On the morning of their father’s funeral, the family and friends of the deceased each arrives with his or her own roiling anxieties. Son, Daniel (Matthew Macfadyen) knows he will have to face his flirty, blowhard famous novelist brother, Robert (Rupert Graves), who’s just flown in from New York, not to mention the promises of a new life he’s made to his new wife, Jane (Keeley Hawes). Meanwhile, Daniel’s cousin, Martha (Daisy Donovan) and her dependable new fiancé, Simon (Alan Tudyk) are desperate to make a good impression on Martha’s uptight father – a plan that literally goes out the window when Simon accidentally ingests a designer drug en route to the service, leaving him prone to uncontrollable bouts of delirium and nudity in front of his potential in-laws.

Then comes the real shocker: a mysterious guest (Peter Dinklage) who threatens to unveil an earth-shattering family secret. As riotous mayhem and unfortunate mishaps ensue on every front, it is now up to the two brothers to hide the truth from their family and friends and figure out how to not only bury their dearly beloved, but the secret he’s been keeping.

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lol very funny but kinda weird i liked it though. wouldnt see it again or buy it but i would rent it =] obese-penguin on 23/02/2008 at 9:49:27 AM

Loved this movie one of the funniest movies I've ever seen jkings on 18/02/2008 at 4:37:22 PM

Well not as funny as all the hype suggested - takes a lot to beat 4 Weddings and a Funeral though.Alan Tudyk stole the show . marielle on 24/01/2008 at 12:34:28 PM

British humour at its best! Loved it! margie on 21/01/2008 at 11:34:05 AM

Funniest movie I have seen in a long time. Really loved it!Great british comedy. bbeuchat on 20/01/2008 at 6:31:40 PM

i have never laughed so openly at a movie..it was definatley A-Class!i give it 5 stars. it sure as heck made my day. FOXYLADYASH on 18/01/2008 at 7:09:39 PM

Hilarious. Loved it .. British comedy at it's best. Rebecca on 8/01/2008 at 1:14:19 PM

Funniest movie Ive EVER SEEN! Exelent!. Dagger on 4/01/2008 at 4:09:48 PM

What an absolutely fantastic movie. Highly recommended, I took my whole family and we couldn't stop laughing. Had some doubts at the beginning because of the British setting, but this movie turned out to be the best I've seen in years. As a strict and fussy movie-goer, I thoroughly enjoyed this movie and will definitely be getting it on DVD when it comes out. sbermeister on 31/12/2007 at 11:58:56 AM

I didn't expect this movie to be as funny as it was but I proved myself wrong cuz I laughed the whole way through it. I would recommend it to anyone who love to laugh. Scoobs on 29/12/2007 at 4:46:55 PM