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Dead like Me: Life After Death (2009)

Dead like Me: Life After Death poster
Original title
Dead Like Me: Life After Death
Directed by
Stephen Herek
Genre
fantasy film, comedy drama
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 24m
Rated
R
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 303 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman who works as a grim reaper is promoted to a new job. She tries to keep her friends from interfering with a dangerous new reaper.

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What happens

Dead like Me: Life After Death is a 2009 American fantasy comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Herek and written by John Masius and Stephen Godchaux, based on the short-lived 2003 television series Dead Like Me created by Bryan Fuller. Laura Harris, who played Daisy Adair in the series, was unavailable to return to the role and was replaced by Sarah Wynter. Mandy Patinkin also did not appear. The film was released on DVD on February 17, 2009, one month after its debut on Canada's Super Channel. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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