Dead Mail (film)
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Kyle McConaghy
Kyle McConaghy
- Zachary Weil
- Brett Arndt
- Sterling Macer Jr.
- John Fleck
- Micki Jackson
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| Directed by | Joe DeBoer Kyle McConaghy |
| Written by | Joe DeBoer Kyle McConaghy |
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| Cinematography | Kyle McConaghy |
| Edited by | Kyle McConaghy |
| Music by | Joe DeBoer Kyle McConaghy |
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| Distributed by | Shudder |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Dead Mail is a 2024 American horror-thriller film written and directed by Joe DeBoer and Kyle McConaghy. In it, a post office receives a piece of mail that points to a kidnapping.
- Sterling Macer Jr. as Joshua "Josh" Iver
- John Fleck as Trent Whittington
- Micki Jackson as Ann Lankford
- Susan Priver as Bethesda "Bess" Greer
- Tomas Boykin as Jasper Lawrence
- Nick Heyman as Renée Ogaard
- Sean Heyman as Brooks
Release
Dead Mail was released in the United States on March 9, 2024 at the 2024 South by Southwest Film & TV Festival.[1][2]
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 93% of 30 critics' reviews are positive. The website's consensus reads: "Punching above its limited budget's weight with an intriguing hook and inventive style, Dead Mail is a polished thriller that audiences won't be returning to sender."[3] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 78 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[4] Dennis Harvey of Variety praised the film's ambiance, production design, and cinematography, calling it "an effective, twisty thriller with a singular edge of off-kilter black comedy."[5]