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...
24 November 1960, Manhattan Beach, California, USA
15 June 1949, New York City, New York, USA
13 December 1960
29 September 1963, Los Angeles, California, USA
11 November 1948, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
September 17, 2002
John Cusack can even turn a no-brainer into worthwhile entertainment
September 23, 2006
Hilarious and brilliantly deadpan.
May 20, 2003
The film doesn't seem to have much of a focus. But it doesn't seem to want one, either.
July 31, 2003
strives to be offbeat and sometimes works itself into a sweat doing so. The humor often hits the bullseye, however...
July 24, 2007
Unfortunately, only about half of the many jokes and gags in the film are actually funny.
July 14, 2003
Classic '80s Cusack vehicle.
December 06, 2005
I've rarely met anyone who didn't secretly love it passionately.
July 10, 2003
Better Off Dead's charm stems from its imagination and attitude.
July 19, 2007
perhaps the greatest movie of all time
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 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.
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]
