Jorma Taccone's 2026 film "Over Your Dead Body" reboots the 2021 Norwegian original, offering a darkly comedic take on a couple, Dan and Lisa, who are both secretly plotting to kill each other for life insurance. Starring Jason Segel and Samara Weaving, the movie begins with their attempt to reconcile during a trip to a Catskills cabin, but it quickly devolves into their individual murderous schemes. Critics note that while it lives in the same skin as the original, it takes on a more comedic tone, though sometimes veering into uncomfortable excess and extraneous subplots.
The film evolves when their plans are disrupted by the arrival of three escaped convicts: Pete (Timothy Olyphant), Todd (Keith Jardine), and their turncoat corrections officer Allegra (Juliette Lewis). This shifts the narrative from a marriage satire to a home invasion comedy-thriller, forcing the warring spouses to reluctantly team up to survive. The adaptation of this plot point from the original, where there were three male escapees, is noted as functioning strangely, but overall it propels the cartoonish gore and slapstick action.
Reviews highlight the film's gleefully inventive practical gore and numerous nasty kills, making it a "shlock-comedy" that softens its darker elements through extreme over-the-top violence. While some critics praise the initial setup of mutual hatred between Dan and Lisa, they point out a lack of romantic chemistry between Segel and Weaving. The movie has garnered mixed reviews, with a 69% on Rotten Tomatoes and a 52 on Metacritic, indicating that its blend of cynical humor and exaggerated carnage won't appeal to everyone, but it delivers on its promise of a mean, funny, blood-slicked experience. Released by IFC Films domestically and streaming on Amazon Prime Video internationally, it premiered at SXSW on March 14, 2026, with a wider release on April 24, 2026.
