Summary
A lonely gravedigger who stinks of corpses finally meets her dream man, but their whirlwind affair is cut short when he tragically drowns at sea. Grief-stricken, she goes to morbid lengths to resurrect him through madcap scientific experiments, resulting in grave consequences and unlikely love.
Good for
- Friends night
- Adults
- Solo watch
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+18)
Critics 82Audiences 64GoodWatch 63
Tomatometer87%
Metascore77
Letterboxd · 6 K ratings3.5/5
IMDb5.7
Running time
1 h 24 min
Shorter than most horror movies, −11 min on the typical 95
typical 9584Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 3 more
Released
2026
March 18, 2026
This year
Genres
HorrorComedyRomanceLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
Canada
United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesStrong
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 1 moreDirecting · 2
- Grace Glowicki Director, Writer, Producer
- Austin Birtch Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Ben Petrie Writer, Producer
Production · 7
- Tristan Scott-Behrends Executive Producer
- Rhianon Jones Executive Producer
- Matthew Miller Executive Producer
- Lexi Tannenholtz Executive Producer
- Olivia Nieuwland Executive Producer
- Yona Strauss Producer
Camera · 1
- Rhayne Vermette Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Lev Lewis Editor
- Patrick Duchesne Digital Intermediate Producer
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Courtney Mitchell Costume Designer
- Samantha Breault Makeup Artist
- Joseph Hinds Makeup Artist
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