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Death Becomes Her

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Death Becomes Her (1992)

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Reviews Counted:18

Fresh:10

Rotten:8

Average Rating:5.2/10

Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Two women, one an author of beauty books and the other a vain actress, constantly compete with each other over which is the more attractive. So they both can't resist when presented with a magical... Two women, one an author of beauty books and the other a vain actress, constantly compete with each other over which is the more attractive. So they both can't resist when presented with a magical elixir that promises eternal youth, life and loveliness. They discover, to their dismay, that the fiendish potion has some unexpectedly devastating -- and darkly funny -- effects. [More]

Starring: Meryl Streep, Goldie Hawn, Bruce Willis, Isabella Rossellini

Starring: Meryl Streep, Goldie Hawn, Bruce Willis, Isabella Rossellini, Sydney Pollack, Ian Ogilvy, Adam Storke, Michelle Johnson, Mary Ellen Trainor, William Frankfather, John Ingle, Fabio

Director: Robert Zemeckis

Director: Robert Zemeckis
Screenwriter: Martin Donovan
Composer: Alan Silvestri
Producer: Robert Zemeckis

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Jan 20, 1998

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Todd McCarthy

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Variety

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Cole Smithey

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comment Comment | Feb., 20 2009 01:33 PM

ColeSmithey.com

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C+

Emanuel Levy

In this darker than dark comedy, the actors (Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn) are used as props, part of Bob Zemeckis' nasty, effects-driven satire of our obsession with youth and physical looks.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Feb., 12 2007 05:12 AM

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Time Out

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1/5

Lori Hoffman

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comment Comment | Jul., 28 2005 11:35 AM

Atlantic City Weekly

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2/5

Jake Euker

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comment Comment | Jun., 23 2005 11:26 AM

F5 (Wichita, KS)

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3/5

Rich Cline

manic and crazed, but well-done

comment Comment | Apr., 29 2005 12:53 AM

Shadows on the Wall

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2/5

Philip Martin

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comment Comment | Jan., 10 2005 11:29 AM

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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Frank Swietek

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comment Comment | Oct., 13 2004 08:13 AM

One Guy's Opinion

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3/4

Michael Dequina

Stunningly inventive madness.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jan., 01 2004 07:22 PM

TheMovieReport.com

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3/5

Carol Cling

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comment Comment | Aug., 22 2003 06:22 PM

Las Vegas Review-Journal

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3/5

Luke Y. Thompson

Some neat ideas in this flick, all of them way overplayed.

comment Comment | Aug., 20 2003 11:18 PM

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Janet Maslin

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New York Times

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Robert Roten

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Laramie Movie Scope

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Shannon J. Harvey

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comment Comment | Feb., 10 2003 09:26 PM

Sunday Times (Australia)

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2/5

Dan Jardine

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comment Comment | Dec., 18 2002 08:31 PM

Apollo Guide

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2/5

Ken Hanke

Further evidence that Zemeckis is the anti-Christ

comment Comment | Nov., 05 2002 10:50 PM

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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3/5

Jeffrey Westhoff

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comment Comment | Jul., 26 2002 07:11 AM

Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

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Scott Weinberg

Relies way too much on the FX toys, but there's also some really funny stuff scattered about.

comment Comment | Jul., 26 2002 12:06 AM

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Peter Travers

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