Dead Lover (2026): Cast, Ratings, Box Office & Plot
Dead Lover is a 2026 comedy thriller starring Grace Glowicki as Gravedigger, Ben Petrie and Leah Doz. It runs 1 hour 35 minutes and earned $108,513 worldwide. Critics gave it 77 on Metacritic.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 35m (95 min)
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Featured Creatures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Dead Lover About?
The premise of Dead Lover without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Stuck in a lonely graveyard job and smelling of corpses, a solitary gravedigger finally meets the man of her dreams. Their intense romance ends abruptly when he drowns at sea. Overcome with grief, she resorts to eccentric, morbid experiments in a desperate attempt to bring him back to life.
Dead Lover Cast & Characters
Grace Glowicki leads the cast as Gravedigger, with Ben Petrie and Leah Doz.
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Grace Glowicki as Gravedigger - Ben Petrie
- Leah Doz
- Lowen Morrow
Dead Lover Reviews & Ratings
Critics gave Dead Lover 77 on Metacritic.
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Metacritic 77 Metascore
See on Metacritic
Dead Lover Plot Summary
What happens in Dead Lover from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
The Gravedigger, played by Grace Glowicki, leads a desolate existence in a shack beside a cemetery. Due to a pungent body odor that repels everyone—including the local priest—she spends her time creating perfumes to mask her scent and performing memorials for strangers.
Her life changes after the funeral of an opera singer, where she encounters the singer’s brother, a poet played by Ben Petrie. After the Gravedigger saves him from a wolf attack, the poet becomes her lover, seemingly attracted to the very smell that others despise. They share a passionate romance and exchange rings, but the relationship fractures when the Gravedigger expresses a desire for a large family. The poet, revealing in a letter that he is infertile, departs for overseas experimental surgery, leaving behind a blue rosebush.
Full summary
The whole story of Dead Lover, scene by scene
Dead Lover Box Office
Dead Lover grossed $108,513 worldwide. $102,194 came from the US and Canada and $6,319 (6%) from the rest of the world.
Worldwide gross
$108.5K
- US & Canada
- $102.2K
- International
- $6.3K
Dead Lover Trailers & Videos
3 videos: 1 trailer and 2 featurettes.
- Featurette Meet the Artist 2025: Grace Glowicki on “Dead Lover”
- Featurette Grace Glowicki on the inspirations behind Dead Lover
How Well Do You Know Dead Lover?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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Who plays the Gravedigger in Dead Lover?
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Dead Lover FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, cast, box office, ratings and post-credit scenes of Dead Lover, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Dead Lover?
Dead Lover runs 1 hour 35 minutes (95 minutes).
When was Dead Lover released?
Dead Lover was released on March 20, 2026.
Who is in the cast of Dead Lover?
Dead Lover stars Grace Glowicki as Gravedigger, Ben Petrie and Leah Doz, among 4 credited actors.
How much did Dead Lover make at the box office?
Dead Lover grossed $108,513 worldwide ($102,194 domestic, $6,319 international).
How is Dead Lover rated?
Dead Lover has 77 on Metacritic.
Does Dead Lover have a post-credit scene?
No. Dead Lover has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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