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Marry My Dead Body Review (2023) — 77% Celluloid Score

Directed by Cheng Wei-hao · 2023 ·

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Answer Summary: Is Marry My Dead Body worth watching?

Marry My Dead Body (2023) earns a 77% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.

Quick Verdict: What is the Celluloid Score for Marry My Dead Body?

Calculated from 4 available inputs: Celluloid editorial rating, Metascore, Letterboxd and IMDb. Audience sentiment is shown separately and never changes the composite. See how we calculate scores.

77%
Celluloid Score Recommended

4-input transparent breakdown

85% Editorial Rating
90% Audience snapshot · excluded
72 Metascore
★★★½☆ Letterboxd 3.7
7.5 IMDb /10
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Runtime
1h 49m
Cast
Greg Hsu , Austin Lin , Gingle Wang , Chen Wen-chieh
Streaming
Disney+
Country
Taiwan
Language
Mandarin

🏆 1 nomination

Where to watch

  • Disney+

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV, Google Play, YouTube, Fandango at Home

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Where to watch Marry My Dead Body by country

Country Streaming on
India Disney+ Hotstar
Indonesia Disney+
Japan Disney+
Malaysia Disney+
South Korea Disney+
Thailand Disney+
United States Disney+

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Why this score?

  • Celluloid's editorial rating is positive (85/100).
  • Audiences widely enjoyed it (90%).
  • Metascore is generally favorable (72/100).
  • Celluloid Score 77% combines 4 verified rating inputs; audience sentiment is shown separately.

Best for

  • Viewers who want a well-regarded comedy, mystery, fantasy pick
  • Short runtime — easy weeknight watch

Not ideal for

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    Is Marry My Dead Body worth watching?

    Yes — Marry My Dead Body earns a 77% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.

    Celluloid Verdict

    Greg Hsu and Austin Lin's chemistry powered a cross-genre hit that critics called messy but irresistible — a queer ghost comedy that proved Taiwanese commercial cinema could be progressive and profitable simultaneously.

    Celluloid editorial verdict

    Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.

    What is Marry My Dead Body about?

    A homophobic police detective is forced into a ghost marriage with the gay victim of a hit-and-run so the spirit can possess his body and solve the case. Cheng Wei-hao blends buddy-cop comedy, queer romance, and supernatural whodunit into Taiwan's crowd-pleasing genre mash-up of 2023.

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