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Sometimes I Think About Dying

Sometimes I Think About Dying

Drama · Comedy · Romance · 2024

Fran likes to think about dying. It brings sensation to her quiet life. When she makes the new guy at work laugh, it leads to more: a date, a slice of pie, a conversation, a spark. The only thing standing in their way is Fran herself.

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Sometimes I Think About Dying

2024 Drama · Comedy · Romance 1h 34m

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6.8 / 10

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Fran likes to think about dying. It brings sensation to her quiet life. When she makes the new guy at work laugh, it leads to more: a date, a slice of pie, a conversation, a spark. The only thing standing in their way is Fran herself.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Rachel Lambert

Written by

Katy Wright-Mead · Kevin Armento · Stefanie Abel Horowitz

Daisy Ridley

Daisy Ridley

Fran

Dave Merheje

Dave Merheje

Robert

Parvesh Cheena

Parvesh Cheena

Garrett

Marcia DeBonis

Marcia DeBonis

Carol

Megan Stalter

Megan Stalter

Isobel

Brittany O'Grady

Brittany O'Grady

Sophie

Bree Elrod

Bree Elrod

Amelia

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Put Sometimes I Think About Dying on trial.

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The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.