Life After Beth

Zach Orfman is grieving after the sudden death of his girlfriend, Beth, when she unexpectedly comes back. What begins as a second chance at the relationship he thought he had lost becomes more complicated once it turns out that Beth has returned as a zombie. Her parents, Maury and Geenie Slocum, are relieved to have their daughter home and determined to keep her condition hidden from everyone else. Zach, still in love with her, goes along with it, even as Beth's behaviour grows harder to manage and her new appetite becomes impossible to ignore.

Life After Beth is an American comedy-horror-romance released in 2014, written and directed by Jeff Baena. It was Baena's first feature as director, ahead of Joshy, The Little Hours, Horse Girl and Spin Me Round. Aubrey Plaza plays Beth, with Dane DeHaan as Zach, and John C. Reilly, Molly Shannon, Cheryl Hines and Paul Reiser among the supporting cast. The production, from American Zoetrope, Destro Films, Abbolita Productions and Starstream Entertainment, was made for about 2 million dollars. It runs 89 minutes.

On IMDb the film holds 5.7 out of 10 from roughly 26,000 votes, and on TMDB 5.5 out of 10 from around 737 votes. A critics' rating of 5.5 out of 10 from 94 reviews places it in similar territory to those audience scores, indicating a mixed response across the board.