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Dead Again

How many times can you die for love?

6.4(449)19911h 47m5

In 1949, composer Roman Strauss is executed for the murder of his wife. In 1990s Los Angeles, a detective comes across a mute amnesiac woman who is somehow linked to the Strauss murder.

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Status
Released
Budget
$15M
Box office
$38M
Language
English
  • amnesia
  • fortune teller
  • nightmare
  • san francisco, california
  • hypnosis
  • twist
  • lovers
  • romance
  • film noir
  • private investigator
  • psychological thriller
  • therapy

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United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalR23 Aug 1991
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1525 Oct 1991
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalM5 Mar 1992
  • CanadaCA

    • PhysicalDVD2 May 2006
  • ArgentinaAR

    • Theatrical14 Nov 1991
  • AustriaAT

    • Theatrical21 Feb 1992
  • BrazilBR

    • PhysicalDVD21 May 2013
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical1528 Feb 1992
  • FinlandFI

    • TheatricalK-1621 Feb 1992
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical164 Mar 1992
  • GermanyDE

    • PremiereBerlin International Film Festival1 Feb 1992
    • Theatrical1620 Feb 1992
  • GreeceGR

    • Theatrical164 Mar 1992

Frequently asked questions

Dead Again was released on 23 August 1991.

Audience reviews

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    talisencrw

    7/6/2016

    9/10

    By far, my favourite film of Branagh's that he's directed. A solid mystery/thriller--the kind that's not done enough these days IMHO. Though he's certainly diversified his oeuvre recently, what with Disney remakes and even superhero films, I wish he had done a lot more like this one, rather than, high-quality as they are, a metric tonne of yet-more Shakespearean adaptations.

  • D

    DocTerminus

    2/2/2022

    9/10

    Kenneth Branagh's first film, **HENRY V**, was a critical triumph. But since it was a Shakespeare story, it is overlooked as high-brow. With **DEAD AGAIN** as his sophomore directorial effort, Branagh has a film for the popcorn crowd. If **HENRY V** was tonally like a Laurence Olivier film, **DEAD AGAIN** is tonally like an Alfred Hitchcock movie. Filmed in 2 eras, in both color and black and white, with character…

  • J

    JPV852

    6/23/2025

    6/10

    Decent enough albeit convoluted as well, but I found it to be watchable and an interesting enough premise, although somewhat weird hearing Branaugh put on an American 'accent'. Nice seeing Robin Williams especially since his name isn't on the front cover. Nothing amazing but still worth checking out. **3.0/5**

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    8/9/2026

    7/10

    I couldn't quite fathom the start of this film as PI "Church" (Kenneth Branagh) sports a rather strained American accent yet is hassled by locals for driving on the wrong side of the road. Anyway, after that introduction we learn that he is an expert with missing persons - just ask the freezer-inhabiting lapsed shrink "Cozy" (Robin Williams). Things take a bit of a different turn for the man, though, when he encounte…

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