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A dead boyfriend, a living ex, and 24 hours to fix love—Día de los Muertos just got messy.
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IMDb
72

The Accidental Death of Joey by Sue (2010)

chaotic romancesupernatural screwballexistential hangover

Overview

ComedyDrama

In the wake of Dia Day Los Muertos, a young couple has 24 hours to decide if their love should live or die. With Sue afraid of love and Joey afraid of not figuring out what he did wrong in the first place, the couple is swept away by the intoxication of Dia De Los Muertos where the dead walk the earth for a day and where phantoms of Sue's past may force Joey to end up on the altar as well.

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Standout Aspects

Acting

Lin Shaye elevates every frame she's in.

Production

Ambitious Día de los Muertos visuals on clearly limited budget.

Writing

Genuinely unhinged premise committed to fully.

Best for:Streaming: When you want weird indie energy at 2am.·Solo: Nobody else will understand why you're watching this.·Rewatch: To catch what the heck actually happened.
Heads up:Disturbing: Casual treatment of death as romantic obstacle.
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Director

Neal Thibedeau

ReleasedJul 28, 2010
Runtime1h 28m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feelmedium
Stella Bella Productions

Top Cast

Steve Talley

Steve Talley

Joey

Lin Shaye

Lin Shaye

Mrs. Rawlings

Ashley Fink

Ashley Fink

Blackberry

Christina Ferraro

Christina Ferraro

Amy

Ignacio Serricchio

Ignacio Serricchio

Saul

Jesse Scott Egan

Jesse Scott Egan

Maniac

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Trivia

Dual director credit suggests Neal Thibedeau and Sarah Louise Wilson split duties, possibly explaining the film's uneven tonal whiplash.

Cultural

The film attempts to weave Día de los Muertos significance into a white indie rom-com framework with predictably awkward results.

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