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Life After Beth

Life After Beth

Boy meets girl. Girl eats boy.

20145.51h 29m

Overview

Zach is devastated by the unexpected death of his girlfriend, Beth. When she mysteriously returns, he gets a second chance at love. Soon his whole world turns upside down...

Directed by Jeff Baena
Written by Jeff Baena
Produced by Elizabeth Destro, Michael Zakin
Box OfficeBudget: $2.4MRevenue: $88K

Top Cast

Aubrey Plaza

Aubrey Plaza

Beth Slocum

Dane DeHaan

Dane DeHaan

Zach Orfman

John C. Reilly

John C. Reilly

Maury Slocum

Molly Shannon

Molly Shannon

Geenie Slocum

Cheryl Hines

Cheryl Hines

Judy Orfman

Paul Reiser

Paul Reiser

Noah Orfman

Matthew Gray Gubler

Matthew Gray Gubler

Kyle Orfman

Anna Kendrick

Anna Kendrick

Erica Wexler

Eva La Dare

Eva La Dare

Pearline

Paul Weitz

Paul Weitz

Mr. Levin

Themes & Keywords

zombiedeath of girlfriendyoung loversunexpected death

About Life After Beth

Life After Beth is a romance, comedy, horror film released in 2014 exploring themes of zombie, death of girlfriend, young lovers, unexpected death. Directed by Jeff Baena, it stars Aubrey Plaza, Dane DeHaan, John C. Reilly. Zach is devastated by the unexpected death of his girlfriend, Beth. When she mysteriously returns, he gets a second chance at love. Soon his whole world turns upside down...

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