This quirky little movie's more charming than morbid, more funny than sad.
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12/05/03
Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself (2004)
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Reviews Counted:76
Fresh:66
Rotten:10
Average Rating:7.1/10
Consensus: Despite its morbid subject matter, Wilbur is a charming and often funny film.
Runtime: 1 hr 51 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: The chronically suicidal Wilbur (JAMIE SIVES – 'Glasgow Kiss') and his good-hearted big brother Harbour (ADRIAN RAWLINS - Breaking The Waves) are in their thirties, when their father dies, leaving... [More]
Starring: Jamie Sives, Adrian Rawlins, Shirley Henderson, Julia Davis
Director: Lone Scherfig
Reviews for Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself
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12/30/06
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01/15/04
Top CriticDon't let the title put you off; this is one of the most wonderfully life-affirming films you'll see all year.
08/10/03
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01/26/06
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11/26/03
Lone Scherfig directs from her own screenplays; in both of her films, you are left with the vivid sense that the filmmaker loves her creations, even the smaller characters
03/14/04
...the kind of picture one is more inclined to admire than embrace
01/29/05
Wilbur has the ability to suck you in, to make you cheer on the strangest of indulgent families.
05/13/04
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05/02/04
Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself wants to be as shocking as its title, but it doesn't have the nerve.
04/02/04
Scherfig creates a beautiful balance between dread and the dreadfully funny. She gets you laughing at sublime jokes that can also cause heartache.
10/05/03
The tricky, even contradictory tone, which would be a failing in most films, ends up making "Wilbur" even more endearingly odd.
05/07/04
Here is a movie that appeals to the heart while not insulting the mind or forgetting how delightful its characters are.
04/30/04
Top CriticA very good, offbeat movie with a very bad, offbeat title.
04/29/04
A quiet, no-frills drama with simple human values at its core.
03/11/04
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04/29/09
You wouldn't think a romantic comedy so permeated with the theme of death could produce the laughs, but they pepper the craftily balanced issues of love and survival.
03/06/04
Like Elaine May before her, Scherfig makes comedy out of human misery without ever trivializing it.
04/01/04
A pleasing amalgam of comedy and tragedy by a Danish director in a Scottish setting.
02/11/04
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