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Directed by | Joe DeBoer Kyle McConaghy |
Written by | Joe DeBoer Kyle McConaghy |
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Distributed by | Shudder |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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.
Dead Mail was released in the United States on March 9, 2024 at the 2024 South by Southwest Film & TV Festival. [1]
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]