Dead in a Week or Your Money Back

Dead in a Week or Your Money Back (stylized as Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back)) is a 2018 British black comedy film, the directorial debut of Tom Edmunds. The plot follows Leslie (Tom Wilkinson) an ageing hitman on the brink of retirement who has not met his annual quota with the British Guild of Assassins. His officious boss Harvey (Christopher Eccleston) sets him a deadline, forcing Leslie to resort to desperate measures – hanging out at suicide hotspots to try and pick up some extra business... On the wrong side of Chelsea Bridge he meets struggling writer William (Aneurin Barnard) and Leslie offers an unconventional deal – Dead In A Week (or your money back). But with the deal signed William finally finds some sense of security, causing him to question if the deal is what he really wanted.[2]

Dead Man in a Week or Your Money Back
Film poster
Directed byTom Edmunds
Produced by
  • Daniel-Konrad Cooper
  • Nick Clark Windo
Written byTom Edmunds
Starring
Music byGuy Garvey, Pete Jobson, Paul Saunderson
CinematographyLuke Bryant
Edited byTariq Anwar
Production
company
Distributed byAltitude Film Sales
Release date
  • 27 June 2018 (2018-06-27) (Edinburgh)[1]
  • 16 November 2018 (2018-11-16) (Odeon Cinemas UK)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The film had its world premiere at the 2018 Edinburgh International Film Festival, and also screened at the Rome International Film Festival ahead of an exclusive release in Odeon Cinemas UK by Republic Film Distribution.[1][3][4]

Reception

The film was well supported on its release in UK Cinemas, backed by Stephen Fry who became an Executive Producer [5] and The Samaritans. The critical reception was mixed. The Hollywood Reporter praised Tom Wilkinson's depiction of the hitman "Although Leslie proves quite ruthless and skilled at his evil profession, the veteran actor manages to make him somehow lovable."[6] Perhaps surprisingly the film had a much wider theatrical release in Italy taking almost $700k at the box office[7] The film was also released by Netflix in 2019.[8]

Cast

References
  1. "Dead in a Week: Or Your Money Back – Review". Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  2. Barraclough, Leo (January 30, 2017). "Berlin: Tom Wilkinson, Aneurin Barnard Shoot Comedy 'Dead in a Week'".
  3. "(Italiano) Promo | 25 ottobre | "Dead in a Week: Or Your Money Back", Sala Sinopoli, ore 22". October 25, 2018.
  4. Grater, Tom (2018-12-05). "Festival hit 'Jellyfish' secures UK theatrical release (exclusive)". Screen.
  5. Fry, Stephen (November 16, 2018). "Thrilled that @deadinaweekfilm is out in cinemas today. Very proud to be an executive producer on this wickedly dark comedy starring @aneurinBarnard, Tom Wilkinson, @freyamavor__ and Christopher Eccleston. Head to your nearest @ODEONCinemas this weekend".
  6. "'Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back)': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
  7. "Dead in a Week: or Your Money Back (2018) – Financial Information". The Numbers.
  8. "'Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back)' Is the Dark, Twisted, Action Comedy 'The End of the F***ing World' Fans Crave". 12 March 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
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