Dead Mail (film)

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Dead Mail
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Film poster
Directed byJoe DeBoer
Kyle McConaghy
Written byJoe DeBoer
Kyle McConaghy
Starring
Distributed by Shudder
Release date
  • March 9, 2024 (2024-03-09)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Dead Mail is a 2024 American horror-thriller film written and directed by Joe DeBoer and Kyle McConaghy. In it, a post office receives a piece of mail that points to a kidnapping.

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Cast

Release

Dead Mail was released in the United States on March 9, 2024 at the 2024 South by Southwest Film & TV Festival. [1]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 93% of 30 critics' reviews are positive.The website's consensus reads: "Punching above its limited budget's weight with an intriguing hook and inventive style, Dead Mail is a polished thriller that audiences won't be returning to sender." [2] Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned the film a score of 78 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. [3] Dennis Harvey of Variety praised the film's ambiance, production design, and cinematography, calling it "an effective, twisty thriller with a singular edge of off-kilter black comedy." [4]

References

  1. "Dead Mail". IMDb. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
  2. "Dead Mail". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved September 15, 2025.
  3. "Dead Mail". Metacritic . Fandom, Inc. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
  4. "'Dead Mail' Review". Variety. Retrieved September 15, 2025.