Over Your Dead Body (2026)
Over Your Dead Body is a 2026 action movie directed by Jorma Taccone, with a running time of 1h 45m. It stars Samara Weaving, Jason Segel and Timothy Olyphant.
A weekend away is supposed to fix things. A dysfunctional couple retreats to a remote cabin to reconnect, and both of them arrive with the same private plan: kill the other and walk out alone. Jason Segel and Samara Weaving play the pair, circling each other through a long night of forced smiles and sharpened knives. Directed by Jorma Taccone and adapted from the 2021 film The Trip, this action comedy keeps the marital bickering and the body count rising at the same pace. Timothy Olyphant and Juliette Lewis round out a cast that treats a failing marriage as a contact sport.
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What is Over Your Dead Body about?
A weekend away is supposed to fix things. A dysfunctional couple retreats to a remote cabin to reconnect, and both of them arrive with the same private plan: kill the other and walk out alone. Jason Segel and Samara Weaving play the pair, circling each other through a long night of forced smiles and sharpened knives. Directed by Jorma Taccone and adapted from the 2021 film The Trip, this action comedy keeps the marital bickering and the body count rising at the same pace. Timothy Olyphant and Juliette Lewis round out a cast that treats a failing marriage as a contact sport.
When was Over Your Dead Body released?
Over Your Dead Body was released on 14 March 2026.
How long is Over Your Dead Body?
Over Your Dead Body runs 1h 45m.
Who made Over Your Dead Body?
Over Your Dead Body was directed by Jorma Taccone.
Where can I watch Over Your Dead Body?
Over Your Dead Body is available on Amazon, AppleTV and Fandango at Home.
Where to watch Over Your Dead Body
Rent: Amazon, AppleTV, Fandango at Home
Buy: Fandango at Home
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A few thoughts on Over Your Dead Body
Fans of two-hander marital warfare should try Mr. & Mrs. Smith, the 2024 series where a married pair of assassins let the job and the relationship bleed into each other. It Takes Two turns a splintering marriage into a co-op game built on sabotage and grudging teamwork. For the source, The War of the Roses charts a divorce that escalates into open combat inside one house.
Assassin action-comedies where the kill list gets personal and funny
Jason Segel and Samara Weaving spend Over Your Dead Body treating a failing marriage like a contact sport, each partner privately planning to walk out alone. These action comedies mine the same vein, letting professional killers turn a job, a relationship or both into material for very dark laughs.
Partners forced to stick together no matter how much they want out
A weekend meant to fix things instead traps this couple together for a long night neither one can walk away from. These stories share that same forced proximity, pairing two people who can't stand each other with a job, a trip or a plan that only works if they stay in it together.
Noir thrillers where someone you trust is quietly setting the trap
Over Your Dead Body plays its central couple's private plotting for comedy, but the shape underneath is a classic noir setup: someone you sleep next to is scheming against you. These thrillers take that same premise seriously, letting a spouse, a friend or a stranger on a trip turn out to be the danger all along.