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  • 2007
  • R
  • Autonomous Films
  • 1 h 28 m
  • 2007
  • R
  • Autonomous Films
  • 1 h 28 m

Summary From the moment Zia (in his late 20s) cuts his wrists and enters a bizarre afterlife reserved for suicides, this film becomes a strangely uplifting, comic tale about a journey through the hereafter. It is a world where everyone still bears the scars earned from the manner in which they "offed," and the everyday reality is a twisted mirro...

Directed By: Goran Dukic

Written By: Etgar Keret, Goran Dukic

  • 2007
  • R
  • Autonomous Films
  • 1 h 28 m
  • 2007
  • R
  • Autonomous Films
  • 1 h 28 m

Wristcutters: A Love Story

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 24 Critic Reviews
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User Score Generally Favorable Based on 44 User Ratings
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Summary From the moment Zia (in his late 20s) cuts his wrists and enters a bizarre afterlife reserved for suicides, this film becomes a strangely uplifting, comic tale about a journey through the hereafter. It is a world where everyone still bears the scars earned from the manner in which they "offed," and the everyday reality is a twisted mirro...

Directed By: Goran Dukic

Written By: Etgar Keret, Goran Dukic

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 24 Critic Reviews
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58% Positive
14 Reviews
38% Mixed
9 Reviews
4% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 24 Critic Reviews
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58% Positive
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91
Wristcutters: A Love Story is a lousy title for a lovely-loony picture about an afterlife for suicides. It's an off-road "road movie" about people who off themselves.
By Michael Sragow FULL REVIEW
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Has an offbeat, absurdist charm that turns a potentially creepy conceit into an odd, touching adventure.
By A.O. Scott FULL REVIEW

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2% Negative
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The result is wholly original, sort of like "The Wizard of Oz" as filtered through the sensibilities of Emir Kusturica, the cult filmmaker and musician.
By V.A. Musetto FULL REVIEW
63
Quite a bit darker than most mainstream romantic comedies. As you might not expect, it’s also quite a bit more inventive and far wittier than most mainstream romantic comedies.
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60
It's borderline parody of a kind of fey filmmaking popular at crunchy-granola festivals, but the counterfeit aesthetic is ultimately outshone by the life-affirming message.
By Jan Stuart FULL REVIEW
50
Like some laid-back distant cousin of Tim Burton, writer-director Goran Dukic manages to balance the ghoulishness with whimsy and melancholy, at least for a while. But the strain is obvious in the story's last third, as the filmmaker struggles toward a resolution that fits the logic of the hero's netherworld.
By Andrea Gronvall FULL REVIEW
38
It's described as a black comedy, but you can forget the comedy part. There wasn't so much as a snicker at the screening I attended, though I may have heard a snore or two.
By Jack Mathews FULL REVIEW
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Production Company No Matter Pictures, Crispy Films, Adam Sherman, Halcyon Pictures
Release Date Oct 19, 2007
Duration 1 h 28 m
Rating R
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Tagline Life is a trip, but the afterlife is one hell of a ride.
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Awards

Philadelphia Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Motovun Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Film Independent Spirit Awards
• 2 Nominations

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