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Better off Dead
After being dumped by his girlfriend shortly before Christmas, a lovestruck teenager feel likes everything is tormenting him, from family crises, homicidal paper boys, and a rival skier. But love is still around...
14 January 1966, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
15 June 1949, New York City, New York, USA
13 July 1972, London, England, UK
20 September 1955, USA
26 November 1938, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
24 November 1960, Manhattan Beach, California, USA
24 August 1961, Los Angeles, California, USA
18 June 1960, Carbon Cliff, Illinois, USA
11 September 1961, Los Angeles, California, USA
28 May 1964, Los Angeles, California, USA
July 31, 2003
strives to be offbeat and sometimes works itself into a sweat doing so. The humor often hits the bullseye, however...
July 10, 2003
Better Off Dead's charm stems from its imagination and attitude.
September 23, 2006
Hilarious and brilliantly deadpan.
September 17, 2002
John Cusack can even turn a no-brainer into worthwhile entertainment
August 12, 2003
Forget Citizen Kane. As a matter of history, this seminal film is unquestionably the finest work of cinema ever made. Required viewing for all students and fans of the art form.
March 10, 2003
John Cusack launched his career as a lovable loser at love with this teen comedy about a guy who gets dumped when his girlfriend decides to trade up.
August 02, 2011
Full of...goofy ironies, and while it ain't Molière, it is a pretty great entry in the teen-comedy genre. [Blu-ray]
July 14, 2003
Classic '80s Cusack vehicle.
December 06, 2005
I've rarely met anyone who didn't secretly love it passionately.
July 24, 2007
Unfortunately, only about half of the many jokes and gags in the film are actually funny.
May 20, 2003
The film doesn't seem to have much of a focus. But it doesn't seem to want one, either.
July 19, 2007
perhaps the greatest movie of all time