The ABCs of Death
Seen it?2013 | 129 min | Horror
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 37% on Rotten Tomatoes, a weak 4.9 out of 10 from audiences and a box office flop, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for horror fans.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 2 hr 9 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
An ambitious anthology film featuring segments directed by over two dozen of the world's leading talents in contemporary genre film. Inspired by children's educational ABC books, the film comprises 26 individual chapters, each helmed by a different director assigned a letter of the alphabet. The directors were then given free reign in choosing a word to create a story involving death.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
37% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesWeak
4.9 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$24K worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 75K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Angela Bettis, Hélène Cattet, Ernesto Díaz Espinoza, Jason Eisener, Bruno Forzani, Adrián García Bogliano, Xavier Gens, Noboru Iguchi, Thomas Cappelen Malling, Jorge Michel Grau, Yoshihiro Nishimura, Banjong Pisanthanakun, Simon Rumley, Marcel Sarmiento, Jon Schnepp, Srđan Spasojević, Timo Tjahjanto, Andrew Traucki, Nacho Vigalondo, Jake West, Ti West, Ben Wheatley, Adam Wingard, Yudai Yamaguchi, Lee Hardcastle, Kaare Andrews, Anders Morgenthaler
- Ingrid Bolsø BerdalFrau Scheisse (voice)
- Erik AudéBeat Down Dude (segment "D is for Dogfight")
- Iván GonzálezBobo (segment "X is for XXL")
- Kyra ZagorskyLainey (segment "V is for Vagitus")
- Peter PedreroHooded Man (segment "S is for Speed")
- Dallas MalloyFemale Boxer (segment "D is for Dogfight")
- Lee HardcastleDad (segment "T is for Toilet") (voice)
- Lucy ClementsLulu (segment "S is for Speed")
- DarenziaRoxanne (segment "S is for Speed")
- Arisa NakamuraYoshie (segment "F is for Fart")