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Better Off Dead...
1985
· Movie
· 97 min
C
MEANRANK
69/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #2449
- IMDb #2033
- Google retired #536
- Rotten Tomatoes #1531
- Metacritic #3043
- Letterboxd #2136
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2433
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #898
- Metacritic Audience #2428
- Criticker #1178
- Kinopoisk #3867
- Trakt #2208
Every rating
50–94
out of 100
Split
Lowest is AlloCiné on 50, highest is Google on 94.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A high school student is plunged into deep depression after his girlfriend dumps him for the captain of the ski team. He sees no reason to live and comically fails at numerous suicide attempts. He is distracted by his quirky neighbors and a sweet French exchange student, all while preparing for a downhill ski race against his rival in an attempt to win back his lost love and his self-respect.
Details
- Director
- Savage Steve Holland
- Writer
- Savage Steve Holland
- Studio
- A&M Films, CBS Theatrical Films
- Released
- 23 August 1985
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $3.5M
- Box office
- $10.3M
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