Life After Beth (2014): Ratings, Box Office & Plot
Life After Beth is a 2014 drama horror film directed by Jeff Baena. It runs 1 hour 29 minutes and earned $274,717 worldwide. Critics gave it 46% on Rotten Tomatoes and 50 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 5.7/10.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 29m (89 min)
- Director
- Jeff Baena
- Original language
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English - Studio
- A24
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Life After Beth About?
The premise of Life After Beth without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
After the sudden death of his girlfriend Beth, a young man is overjoyed when she mysteriously returns. However, their rekindled romance takes a dark turn as Beth’s behavior becomes increasingly bizarre and unsettling. He and his friends soon realize that her return isn’t what it seems, and they must confront a terrifying secret about the nature of her resurrection and its potentially devastating consequences.
Life After Beth Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- zombie girlfriend
- female zombie
- sex with a zombie
- zombie apocalypse
- kissing a zombie
- zombie
- zombie violence
- zombie attack
- death of girlfriend
- female name in title
- bitten by a snake
- swimming pool
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- chess game
- boyfriend girlfriend reunion
- urban fantasy
- barefoot male
- central tomograph
- disbelief
- deception
- postman
- family relationships
- barefoot female
- outdoor sex
- transformation
- falling from a rooftop
- beach
- homophobic remark
- listening to music
- aggressive girlfriend
- breaking a car window
- vandalism
- emotionally unstable
- bad breath
- licking someone's face
- female rapist
- car accident
- jealousy
- gunshot
- female antagonist
- bloody face
- jazz music
- listening to jazz music
- female nudity
- sack on head
- female topless nudity
- clothed male naked female scene
- car on fire
- discovering a dead body
- feeding someone
- chained girl
The Director of Life After Beth
Directed by Jeff Baena.
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Director Jeff Baena
More from Jeff Baena
More films directed by Jeff Baena, best-rated first: Horse Girl, Joshy, The Little Hours and Spin Me Round.
Life After Beth Reviews & Ratings
Critics gave Life After Beth 46% on Rotten Tomatoes and 50 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 5.7/10.
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IMDb 5.7 /10
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Rotten Tomatoes 46% Tomatometer
Popcornmeter 31%
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Metacritic 50 Metascore
User score 6.4
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TMDB 55% User score
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Letterboxd 2.8 /5
30 ratings
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Movie Insider 3.3 /5
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Life After Beth Plot Summary
What happens in Life After Beth from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 4-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
In the opening scene, we meet Beth Slocum, portrayed by Aubrey Plaza, as she strolls through a quiet forest, absorbed in her phone. Meanwhile, her boyfriend, Zach Orfman, played by Dane DeHaan, finds himself in a supermarket desperately searching for black napkins, only to settle for beige. Tragedy strikes when Beth dies from a snake bite, and Zach attends her funeral, receiving condolences from friends and family.
Full summary
The whole story of Life After Beth, scene by scene
Life After Beth Box Office
Life After Beth grossed $274,717 worldwide. $88,273 came from the US and Canada and $186,444 (68%) from the rest of the world.
Worldwide gross
$274.7K
- US & Canada
- $88.3K
- International
- $186.4K
Life After Beth Trailers & Videos
13 videos: 1 trailer, 10 clips and 2 featurettes.
- Clip Beth is Alive
- Clip Smooth Jazz
- Clip Zombie Neighbors
- Clip Poolside
How Well Do You Know Life After Beth?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
- Question 1: not answered
- Question 2: not answered
- Question 3: not answered
- Question 4: not answered
- Question 5: not answered
- Question 6: not answered
- Question 7: not answered
- Question 8: not answered
- Question 9: not answered
- Question 10: not answered
What household item was Zach searching for at the local market?
Cars in Life After Beth
5 cars on screen, including the 2002 SAAB 9-5 and the 1993 Lexus LS 400.
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2002 SAAB 9-5 Main role -
1993 Lexus LS 400 Important role -
unknown DJ-5 Minor role -
2000 Dodge Neon Background role
Life After Beth Also Known As
16 alternative titles, including “Життя після Бет” and “라이프 애프터 베스”.
- Also known as
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- Життя після Бет
- 라이프 애프터 베스
- Mi Novia es una Zombie
- 我的僵尸女友
- Если твоя девушка – зомби
- Drugie Życie Beth
- Amor zombie
- Life After Beth - L'amore ad ogni costo
- Якщо твоя дівчина – зомбі
- A Vida Depois de Beth
- Zombibarátnő
- החיים אחרי בת'
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- Vida Após Beth
- Beth'ten Sonra
- ライフ・アフター・ベス, თუ შენი შეყვარებული ზომბია
- 殭屍哪有這麼正
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Life After Beth FAQ: Box Office, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, box office, ratings and post-credit scenes of Life After Beth, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Life After Beth?
Life After Beth runs 1 hour 29 minutes (89 minutes).
When was Life After Beth released?
Life After Beth was released on August 15, 2014.
Who directed Life After Beth?
Life After Beth was directed by Jeff Baena.
More films by Jeff Baena How much did Life After Beth make at the box office?
Life After Beth grossed $274,717 worldwide ($88,273 domestic, $186,444 international).
How is Life After Beth rated?
Life After Beth has 5.7/10 on IMDb, 46% on Rotten Tomatoes, 50 on Metacritic and 55% on TMDB.
Does Life After Beth have a post-credit scene?
No. Life After Beth has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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