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Better Off Dead

1985·1h 37m·PG
RomanceComedy
IMDb Rating
★ 7.1/10
53,863 votes
Metascore
51
Metacritic

After his girlfriend dumps him for a boorish ski jock, a depressed high-school student begins to ineptly attempt suicide, which brings him nothing but embarrassment. A French exchange student starts to change his outlook on life.

Better Off Dead is a 1985 romance comedy movie directed by Savage Steve Holland, starring John Cusack, David Ogden Stiers, Kim Darby. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.1/10 from 53,863 votes and runs 1h 37m.

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Director
Savage Steve Holland
Stars
John Cusack
David Ogden Stiers
Kim Darby
Demian Slade
Creators
Savage Steve Holland
Details
1985-10-11
97 min
Movie
PG
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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