After.Life (2009)

After a horrific car accident, Anna (Christina Ricci) wakes up to find the local funeral director Eliot Deacon (Liam Neeson) preparing her body. He tells her she’s dead, but she feels very much alive. Trapped inside the funeral home, with nobody able to hear her scream, Anna is forced to face her deepest fears and accept her own death. However, Anna’s boyfriend, Paul (Justin Long), suspects that something is amiss and begins to investigate, leading to chilling discoveries.

Length: 1h44m
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
This Title is: Suspenseful

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Trailer

https://youtu.be/C_F8lpJXUTA?si=9BzS-XrbOEuXaC7U

Cast

• Christina Ricci as Anna Taylor
• Liam Neeson as Eliot Deacon
• Justin Long as Paul Coleman
• Chandler Canterbury as Jack
• Celia Weston as Beatrice Taylor

Parental Guidance

Maturity Rating: R – for nudity, disturbing images, language, and brief sexuality.

Content includes scenes of violence, intense sequences, and nudity that may not be suitable for younger audiences.

Trivia

• Liam Neeson and Christina Ricci worked very closely to develop the tense relationship between their characters.
• The director Agnieszka Wojtowicz-Vosloo stated in an interview that the inspiration for the film came from her interest in the nature of death.
• Many of the sets, especially inside the funeral home, were purposefully made to look stage-like to give the movie a certain surreal quality.

Our Review

After.Life presents a haunting exploration of the space between life and death. With a tense atmosphere and standout performances, especially from Christina Ricci and Liam Neeson, the movie succeeds in keeping the viewers on the edge of their seats. While the pacing may seem deliberate to some, it serves to accentuate the eerie, unsettling nature of Anna’s predicament. The film’s strength lies in its ambiguity, forcing the audience to grapple with questions about life, death, and what comes after. It’s a thought-provoking watch, albeit not for the faint-hearted.

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