High school student Lane Meyer sinks into suicidal depression when his girlfriend dumps him for jock Roy Stalin, the high school ski racing champion. Meanwhile, he has to deal with his eccentric family, a tenacious paperboy and an obnoxious neighbor whose mother is hosting a beautiful French exchange student named Monique.
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Better Off Dead... was released in 1985 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 515 reviews, giving Better Off Dead... (1985) an average rating of 68%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 83%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 70%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Better Off Dead... than critics were.
With a score of 68%, Better Off Dead... is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1985, which stands at 58%.
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