If you loved Detroit Metal City, try When I Get Home, My Wife Always Pretends to Be Dead

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Both films are directed by Toshio Lee, and they both carry the playful mood tag, and they sit in Comedy territory. If that's the register that drew you to Detroit Metal City, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What When I Get Home, My Wife Always Pretends to Be Dead is

Here's a movie about a very patient man. Jun returns home each day to find his wife playing dead in increasingly elaborate ways. The film strains to find a reason for her behavior, or a punchline.

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