Rose Byrne, Jay Baruchel, Graham Greene

A young man inherits a nearly bankrupt funeral home from his estranged father. He falls in love with the alluring young mortician, only to find out she's offing people to keep the place in business!

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PG, 1 hr. 34 min.

Directed by: Chaz Thorne

Release Date: September 9, 2007

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DVD Release Date: January 27, 2009

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  • October 15, 2009
    this movie was fun, really good. The cast of characters really made the film.
  • January 12, 2009
    A quirky and dark comedy "Just Buried" is quite fulfilling...great acting, a clever script and creepily beautiful sets...who knew there are parts of Canada that looked so...post Transylvanian...I'm opting to move ;)

    Oliver (Jay Baruchel) is destined for an uneventful life... unt...( read more)il the day he and his brother Jackie breeze into town to attend the funeral of their estranged father.
    To everyone's bewilderment, Oliver inherits his father's estate...a funeral home... how? you might ask...by chance...his father Rollie (Jeremy Akerman) has always been a gambling man...he writes the names of all the significant people in his life on a make shift game show style wheel...taking it for a spin it lands on Oly's name...
    His father though is none the less convinced that Oly can bring the funeral home back to it's former glory...
    Not really understanding the meaning behind the thought, Oliver learns shortly after from the handyman Henry (Graham Greene) that the home is on the verge of bankruptcy.
    With all of this coming to pass all to suddenly Oly seeks out solace, evidently thinking to find it in Roberta (Rose Byrne), a bewitching mortician that has worked with his father for years...

    That night, his life gets increasingly complicated when he takes a drunken drive with Roberta and collides with a hiker...some angry Swiss guy...
    Roberta cleverly disguises the fatality as an accident, providing Oliver with his first paying customer and launching the duo on a merciless killing spree that evolves from accidental to intentional...
    As they scramble to stay out of jail and keep the funeral home in business, the body count rises steeply and their victims expire in increasingly bizarre and brutal "accidents", all the while trying to remain one step ahead of the local law (Roberta's father, Chief of Police Knickle, and her boyfriend, Constable Richmond)...
  • December 18, 2008
    "A very dark comedy about sex, greed and death"

    The young heir to a family funeral home discovers that death can be quite a tricky business in first-time feature filmmaker Chaz Thorne's blackly comic tale of fate and formaldehyde. Oliver (Jay Baruchel) has just been cal...( read more)led home to attend the funeral of his father, Rollie (Jeremy Akerman). Having not seen his recently deceased dad for some years now, Oliver is somewhat taken aback to view the old man's videotaped will and learn that he has been chosen as the one to inherit the family funeral home. In the video, Rollie spun a wheel to determine who would be the recipient of the once-thriving business, but in reality the patriarch performed 11 takes just to get the wheel to stop on Oliver's name. Rollie was convinced that Oliver possessed the power to bring the funeral home back from the brink, and it isn't long before the boy who fears death the most is managing the mortuary. Now, as Oliver does his best to overcome the financial roadblocks that lie ahead, thwarted heirs attempt to sabotage his efforts at every turn. Eventually, Oliver begins to seek solace in the company of enchanting mortician Roberta (Rose Byrne) -- who has worked at the funeral home for several years. When the frazzled new funeral-home owner accidentally runs over an eccentric pedestrian and Roberta reveals herself also to be the county coroner, it quickly becomes apparent to the duo that their unique relationship could serve to mask a multitude of sins.

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    The dark comedy genre has always been a favorite of mine. From the Coen's comedy efforts to award winning films like American Beauty and indie smash hits like Little Miss Sunshine. I am always amazed on how comedy and tragedy blend and mix perfectly so whenever I hear of an upcoming dark comedy release, I do everything in my power to grab ahold of a copy. Just Buried I have to say, is entertaining in many ways. From the clever script to solid gold acting from both Byrne and Baruchel, and let's not forget the picturesque setting the director created. This movie will make you laugh, you will be scratching your head at times when you see the ridiculousness but that isn't really a bad thing. It might be silly but hey, this is no Fellini artpiece either so you just have to let go and let the movie take you in a wild ride about corpses, funerals and formaldehyde.
  • August 30, 2009
    As far as dark/black comedies go, this is one of the better films to see. Yes, it's "insane" and "quirky", but that comes with the genre. I know dark comedies are a niche thing, so I don't expect high ratings from most in general. However, if you've enjoyed this genre in the p...( read more)ast, 'Death at a Funeral' and the likes, this should be a must see.

    Jay Baruchel plays the main character, an awkward twenty something that gets nose bleeds when he's nervous, is afraid of death, and of course there in inherits a funeral home after his father's passing. This will setup the rest of the film, and the situational comedy prominent in the genre, as well as the expected irreverent and crude themes. This film might be a bit more on the darker side, and a harder R rating, due to its ongoing edge and occasional gore.

    I think Oliver (Baruchel) was a bit overacted at times, as well as the widow (Reagan Pasternak), and their characters can get a bit tedious. The deputy sheriff can wear on you after awhile too.

    Rose Byrne is great as Roberta, the funeral home's mortician and the county coroner. She gives probably her best performance since The Rage in Placid Lake. I think the off-beat roles are a strong point for her and I'd rather see her in an independent film like this where she can be more 'free', than one of her blockbuster roles such as 28 Weeks Later, Sunshine or Knowing.

    I don't want to get stuck on the cast, but who the hell is Sergio Di Zio, and why has he not done a movie since? He did an amazing job as Oliver's beer drinking, public urinating, Catholic priest brother, despite such a minor role.

    Overall, it is a well written, well directed, solid film. It had clever dialogue, some witty well placed one-liners, a few startles, and even the twists are played off well. The movie keeps you thinking without leaving any glaring plot holes or being too obvious.

    If you're in the minority that likes dark comedies, such as myself, go rent this one and give it a chance.
  • July 29, 2009
    a fun funeral home flick reminiscent of 'undertaking betty'
  • July 26, 2009
    Kind of weak, but picks up at the end just enough to make it worth a watch... just...
    Main problems with this are that Rose and Jay are just not at all a convincing couple, for some reason he seems way too young for her, the story is pretty hard to swallow as well, even for a bla...( read more)ck comedy, and it's kind of ugly to look at most of the time.
    This looked like it was going to be great from the cover, so I really was disappointed to find it so average,.
  • July 4, 2009
    Omg. This movie was insane. Really messed up.
  • June 23, 2009
    A bit slow at first, but eventually reveals itself to be a pretty good black comedy. I didn't really like the ending though, for some reason...
  • June 14, 2009
    Some talented funny actors are wasted in this movie. The horrible, unbelievable script makes this film a huge disappointment. There is one unbelievable plot device after another in this movie.
  • April 19, 2009
    Quirky (though occasionally too quirky for its own good), this flick has a mopey guy inherit a funeral home, then accidentally begin drumming up business with his hot mortician when they hit a hiker and cover up the accident.

    May put off some with the more gruesome deaths or lac...( read more)k of morality in the leads, but has numerous darkly comic bits.

    Worth a look.

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  • In which movie was this said? "Just look at your friend, she is only your friend because you have alot of you buried inside her."  Answer »
  • In the 1995 movie Casino, Joe Pesci's character is based on a real life mobster that did end up knocked off and buried in an Indiana cornfield, just as in the movie. True or False?  Answer »
  • "Right now, that's the last thing on Tommy's mind. If Gorgeous doesn't wake up in the next few minutes, Tommy knows he'll be buried with him. Why would the gypsies wanna go to the trouble explaining why a man died in their campsite? Not when they can bury the pair of them and just move camp."   Answer »
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