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Better Off Dead 2025

Directed by Kristo Immanuel · 120 mins · 1,748 views

4.3 Letterboxd 3.84(60,441)
Ratings A A F G A J R B K V

Synopsis

After his father's death, Gema, an awkward young man, is surprised by the warmth from his coworkers. When it fades, he begins to wonder who must die next, setting off a chain of lies that spirals into chaos.

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Reviews (134)

  1. A
    Adam Putra 8 月 24, 2026

    it pisses me off how talented kristo immanuel is

    710 1
  2. A
    asianamydunne 8 月 24, 2026

    fleabag if she’s a less horny autistic man (also nirina zubir playing a milf……..i have nothing appropriate to say)

    969 2
  3. F
    Farras❀ 8 月 24, 2026

    a group full of pathological liars and one nepo baby

    919 1
  4. G
    goose 8 月 24, 2026

    bro’s still using facebook as his research source, the one and only reliable source out there

    575 5
  5. A
    Aldrina 8 月 24, 2026

    sebagai org yg (pernah) caper, kesepian, dan addict to something, this one hits like home… mana lucu benerann Nonton aja udah sebelum kehabisan layar.

    549
  6. J
    Ja 8 月 24, 2026

    there is a Gema inside all of us

    1,182
  7. R
    rayicahaaya 8 月 24, 2026

    apapun masalahnya, kucing solusinya

    766
  8. B
    blushtarts 8 月 24, 2026

    saddest kuaci in cinema

    568 4
  9. K
    Kukus dan Mentari 8 月 24, 2026

    inimah bukan film komedi tapi film porno, sepanjang film gua di telanjangin dari trauma yang gua sendiri ga tau. film paling brengsek yang pernah gua tonton, big applause untuk TingNing. idk how you guys do the research for this movie. but damn man, bisa kali ga setajem ini. u guys owe us (people like gema) a counseling session. PERIOD. once again thanks buat kristo, gua jadi lebih paham diri sendiri.

    1,954
  10. V
    Vin. 8 月 24, 2026

    As a shy and introvert person, yes Gema is me. Kalo mau ada yang deketin pasti caper dengan cara yang aneh, i don’t know if i had a bad communication or what but i relate to him jadi geli dan cringe sendiri pas dia ngomong sendiri dan agak thrilling sih ya. Pas nonton sepanjang film cuma ngebatin “ini orang udah stress dan gila gue rasa”, tapi gak kaget sih dia soalnya masa lalu nya udah begitu berpengaruh, tapi this is another BANG from Imajinari good job!

    519 1
  11. B
    Burit(MRA) 8 月 24, 2026

    Debute film kristo bagus banget anjimm

  12. B
    b 8 月 24, 2026

    FRESHHH SIHHH.. I WISH BISA NONTON DI BIOSKOPPPP. MALU BANGET NONTONNYA WKWKW

  13. K
    kindhirawr 8 月 24, 2026

    MARIO CAESARRR😍

  14. ☆
    ☆ moon 8 月 24, 2026

    NONTONNYA DIPAUSE PAUSE SOALNYA THE SECOND EMBARRASSMENT WAS CRAZY. malu dan deg degan dan gregettttt!!!!/!:$:88;&2&:& tapi ending scenenya yang di surga itu agak kurang penting sih. lebih kane kalo filmnya kelar waktu orang orang gaada yang percaya kalau gema meninggal beneran. (tinggal by mawar de jongh enak banget sampe 2 minggu cuma denger lagu itu doang)

  15. N
    nnaisyawnz 8 月 24, 2026

    bayangin aja di bikin sedih plus ngakak dalam satu scene, makanya gemmm yg bener aja lah aku bingung bereaksi😭

  16. J
    Jviesha 8 月 24, 2026

    BIKIN MALUU SEPANJANG FILM

  17. N
    noyAa 8 月 24, 2026

    nda nyaman gitu nontonnya 😭😭😭😭😭 NDA KU TAHAN SKL MALU KU NONTON INI HAHAHAHA lucu sekali tapi deh sedih juga jadi gema

  18. A
    angellovesmiu 8 月 24, 2026

    Gema mah gua kalau lagi ke distract belajarnya

  19. T
    tadpeghost 8 月 24, 2026

    i’m actually so obsessed with this movie, like idk if it’s the actors or the movie itself but they’re all SO cool, i love this sm. thank u kristo. maybe some of y’all can relate

  20. R
    Rzz Die Lit 8 月 23, 2026

    introvert tidur besok ngibul temen lagi 😹

  21. S
    salafin 8 月 23, 2026

    film indonesia dengan plot yang sangat fresh, dengan humor gen z banget, cringe and so ABSURD cinema

  22. T
    tiarasberries 8 月 23, 2026

    suka pengemasan ceritanya, fresh banget ini di film indo

  23. R
    rotiroldaan 8 月 23, 2026

    Te lang maar met een paar grappige momenten.

  24. S
    snyazh 8 月 23, 2026

    Ekspektasi gw dari awal liat trailer tahun lalu ah ini menarik nih keknya. Tp ga sempet ke bioskop….sampe akhirnya tahun ini masuk netflix…masih ga ada waktu jg. Tb tb hari ini mutusin nonton dan JIR KOK LEBIH BAGUS DARI EKSPEKTASI GW SIH?!?! TOLONG BANYAKIN FILM KEK GINI PLSSS PERFILMAN INDO STOP BIKIN FILM HORROR GAJELAS YE

  25. N
    nat 8 月 23, 2026

    malu maluin ajg

  26. L
    Lhamn 8 月 23, 2026

    Gilaaa…. Berasa ikut malu,plot nya unik bikin deg degan

  27. C
    cessomnia 8 月 23, 2026

    istilah kate “melawan arus remake dan melawan arus pasar” tapi efek buruknya yahhhhh gaada untung dari penjualan tiket, kalo perputaran industri film gini gini terus mau kapan film kita keluar dari romansa sma?

  28. S
    sy🅰️kira 8 月 23, 2026

    wow…

  29. S
    sanprtm 8 月 23, 2026

    di kehidupan nyata banyak sih kasus yang kaya begitu, setiap manusia berbohong agar dapat bertahan hidup dan dapat diterima oleh individu individu lain.

  30. K
    khaiyay 8 月 23, 2026

    menurut gue boring bro. dan idk sih the makna gak nyampe di gua

  31. W
    werrenue 8 月 23, 2026

    selama nonton rasa ngga nyamannya ada bgt 😭😭 ngga bayangin kalo nonton di bioskop i’ll be crash out so hard wkwk

  32. A
    Actasi 8 月 23, 2026

    gema literally me

  33. A
    aseta 8 月 23, 2026

    Nonton kedua kalinya second hand embarrassment nya masih kuat banget co 😭😭😭

  34. W
    womide 8 月 23, 2026

    A good movie you must watch it but its weird because the main character always speak by himself and i already watched this movie 10 time

  35. S
    shila tesil 8 月 23, 2026

    it’s like seeing myself in Gema

  36. T
    terobsesy 8 月 23, 2026

    apparently it’s not that bad. gue bisa relate sama banyak hal dari gema cuma gue cepet-cepetin nontonnya hahaha

  37. K
    kaylalynettee 8 月 23, 2026

    gjls

  38. V
    vale 8 月 23, 2026

    gakuat duh, bye 😉

  39. R
    Raiiiisaaa 8 月 23, 2026

    makanya jujur

  40. A
    Anby's 8 月 23, 2026

    Akkhhhh malu ringan gw jir

    1 1
  41. K
    kiaro 8 月 23, 2026

    kok menurut gw better jgn dimatiin ya gema

  42. B
    boo 8 月 23, 2026

    gokil

  43. G
    gray 8 月 23, 2026

    aneh jujur

  44. D
    Dapian 8 月 23, 2026

    Udah gweh bilang jangan nyebrang WKOSKSOAKAK. Anjir visual dari ninja catnya asoy banget, ceritanyamenarikbangett. (Sorezeband soundtrack mantep bet lagi)

  45. A
    aemirabercemooh 8 月 23, 2026

    this movie was actually insane and NOT in a good way. it was weird as hell, unbelievably cringe, lowkey disgusting, and just a COMPLETE MESS. gila sih ini hebat banget para orang-orang dibalik layar (sangking bagusnya, kek kok bisa kepikiran buat film se GONG ini dan eksekusinya mantap bgt), bener-bener bikin gue mix feeling, kek dikit-dikit gue nganga (kaget), trs teriak (kesel), trs mau muntah (jijik), trs mau nangis (sedih), trs diem (kadang relate buat gw *ups* gue jd kebayang”…

  46. ❀
    ❀ this is najwaaa 8 月 23, 2026

    agak rilet yh buat yg ngomong sendiri…

  47. I
    iNHALE28 8 月 23, 2026

    udah ga cihuy lu, bro.

    1
  48. R
    rae 8 月 23, 2026

    INI KOCAK ATAU HUMOR GW YG RUSAK DAH

  49. M
    madmax 8 月 23, 2026

    i understand gemaa sm. tai juga tapi endingnya

  50. F
    feeqs. 8 月 23, 2026

    can we talk about the soundtracks? keren. 🥹✌🏻

  51. I
    Ilove_sunwich 8 月 23, 2026

    I literally cried when i watched this movie 💔❤️ 100% wajib nontoj kakak

  52. A
    Annedetta 8 月 23, 2026

    “WHAT A SHAME, TO BE LIAR FOR HAVING A FRIEND” AS SOMEONE THAT HAVE NO FRIEND I DO REALLY KNOW WHAT IT FELT LIKE AFRAID, SHY, ALONE, STUPID, DUMBASS ALL I THINK WAS MY FAULT, FOR EVERYTHING THAT I FEEL INSIDE MY HEART DEEPEST SOUL. THIS FILLM WAS SOOO PEAK THE WAY HE BECOME A BIG LIAR FOR HAVING AN ATTENTION IT WAS NO WONDERING ON MY HEAD ALL I THINK WAS, HE TRYING TO BE LIVE ON HIS LONELY LIVE…

  53. A
    airr 8 月 22, 2026

    yahh… gema kok jadi meninggal beneran di ending jir

  54. R
    raccc 8 月 22, 2026

    LOVE EVERYONE HERE! they’re so khas in their own way, everyone have their own flaws and accept them at the end. I WAS SO EMBARRASSED IN SOME SPESIFIC SCENES.

  55. Z
    zafouura 8 月 22, 2026

    all we need is just a real friends 😀

  56. A
    ALI. 8 月 22, 2026

    Nggak paham kenapa banyak orang bilang ini film cringe padahal this movie has so much more to it, and it had the potentials kalau aja punya mayoritas audiens yang tepat. This movie captures a sad depiction of humans’ desperations to be seen and to get that sparks to be alive. Good impressions.

    1
  57. A
    Axterry 8 月 22, 2026

    I get it🥲

  58. B
    baldanaa 8 月 22, 2026

    penulise nyimeng

  59. O
    okkiedokkie 8 月 22, 2026

    bagus sih ini film even tho gue sering bgt gue pause krn ngerasa malu WKWKWK tapi endingnya agak gantung jujur…. gur mau tau reaksi temen temen nya kalo gema beneran meninggal ☹️☹️☹️

  60. K
    kaifaou blup 8 月 22, 2026

    mlu

  61. A
    Anira 8 月 22, 2026

    This was a painful watch, in a lot of ways. Proper review when I feel like it -23082026

  62. J
    Jasmine 8 月 22, 2026

    syaang gema

  63. R
    rukenz 8 月 22, 2026

    malu maluin.

  64. A
    acarly 8 月 22, 2026

    tiba tiba bgt nonton ini dan ga nyangka film nya SE ANEH INI, syok sama alurnya, bikin geli geli perut

  65. C
    chrastey 8 月 22, 2026

    turns out ini underrated dan kenapa hypenya baru ada pas baru masuk netflix ya? padahal kristo for a first-timer cukup berhasil ngasih gebrakan dan gunain breaking the fourth wall dengan sangat baik kok

  66. A
    amsterdam__x 8 月 22, 2026

    lies of life bet

  67. T
    TrisnoXina 8 月 22, 2026

    mahi mahi

  68. F
    fivestarlog 8 月 22, 2026

    kok sepi…

  69. S
    syasyaa4 8 月 22, 2026

    wkwkwkwk gema ih gua malu😭😭

  70. C
    Christopher Oliver 8 月 22, 2026

    This happened to my buddy Eric.

  71. M
    meida ໒꒱ ‧ 8 月 22, 2026

    the art of noticing, even the smallest things

  72. K
    kevinaditya 8 月 22, 2026

    Very high joke density and they all land well, even when it gets pretty stretched out in the third act. Cinematically however it’s not doing anything for me, the whole audiovisual experience feels dumbed down the way many Indonesian films are. What it does really well, however, is capturing the social contract of the Indonesian white collar workplace: you are allowed (or even obliged) to be best friends with your colleagues, even if it involves some white lies that are really turning dark after a while. Ah, how I miss working in Jakarta… or do I??

    1
  73. Y
    yaya's! 8 月 22, 2026

    Lah gua tuh

  74. S
    Spoiled Mama’s Boy 8 月 22, 2026

    gem lu stop malu2in ajg 🤸‍♂️

  75. H
    hafidin 8 月 22, 2026

    pretty bad mental

  76. Y

    TINGGAAAAAAAAL 😓💚

  77. H
    hhsisjsjms 8 月 22, 2026

    GA TENANG BANGED NONTONNYA SETANNNNN, demi apapun, gua kadang relate sama ni film wkwk, kayak ngomong sendirii itu, gema tu gua banged, gua tu gema banged wkwk. tapi ngomong sendiri emang enak banged, apalagi kalo di kamar mandi gitu, jadi keinget awal awal gua mpls, gua gaada temen sama sekali, gaberani ajak ngobrol, kalo ada yang ngajak kenalan kek canggung banged, tapi pengen temenan, tapi gatau caranya temenan, jadi suka caper dengan cara jadi orang kutu buku sok pinter gitu…

  78. M
    moviehunterss 8 月 22, 2026

    gua aja yg mati, ga kuat nahan malu

  79. M
    Miro. 8 月 22, 2026

    watch it twice and it’s getting better

  80. T
    tacinoi 8 月 22, 2026

    gue gatahan ikutan nanggung malu

  81. K
    kayel 8 月 21, 2026

    MALU BGT GUA NONTONNYA

  82. E
    eleanorr8 8 月 21, 2026

    lagiann knp ga ditemenin sih jahat bgt lu pada??!

  83. A
    apriandibusyy 8 月 21, 2026

    nyesel ga nonton di bioskop

  84. V
    vousmeveyoz 8 月 21, 2026

    setiap gema boong gua pause 1 menit

  85. I
    indazzled 8 月 21, 2026

    this is for me and the girls who talk to themself

  86. Q
    qiesa 8 月 21, 2026

    GEMAAA SAMPAI LU BOHONG LAGI W PUKUL LU YAAA 🤬🤬🤬

    1
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    NJ 8 月 21, 2026

    I GET IT, GEMA. I GET IT. tp sepanjang film, gw kena second hand embarassment mampus😭

  88. B
    beyiii 8 月 21, 2026

    ni film bikin mental kena jirr, yuyurrr

  89. E
    Ez 8 月 21, 2026

    Bagus & fresh komedinya Plotnya juga menarik Visualisasi oke Mantap lah

  90. F
    flutterpie 8 月 21, 2026

    we need more films like this di industri perfilman Indonesia instead of horrorslop and familysadstoryslop

  91. A
    aloeeverr 8 月 21, 2026

    Freaking relatable 2.0. I know Gema so well, he just like me

  92. A
    aya aya 8 月 21, 2026

    gema ur so me fr i love u

  93. M
    MarqMortdecai_ 8 月 21, 2026

    Relate

  94. S
    stlawbelly 8 月 21, 2026

    anxiety nonton ini wkakkak

  95. Z
    Zahra 8 月 21, 2026

    jujur SEDIH tapi NYEBELIN gitu loh 🙃🙃 TAPI KASIAN JUGA KARNA GAPERNAH DAPET PERHATIAN ATAU KASIH SAYANG TAPI DIA NYA TOO MUCH

  96. M
    mimo 8 月 21, 2026

    YEARN FOR MOVIE LIKE THIS DI INDUSTRI FILM INDO

  97. M
    midnighttought 8 月 21, 2026

    IKUT MALU💔

  98. S
    sikekje 8 月 21, 2026

    i need attention like gema🫪💔

  99. L
    lafbvson 8 月 21, 2026

    aku, kamu dan kuaci

  100. M
    mungkin_radit 8 月 21, 2026

    malu malu pantat

  101. B
    bethinmotion 8 月 21, 2026

    kak kristo bikin film lagi pliss, jalan cerita, karakter, semuanya baguss aku suka bangett🥹

  102. P
    Pelantur 8 月 21, 2026

    Performative jakael vs truecel chud (its over banget sih)

  103. E
    eightsa 8 月 21, 2026

    SUKSES BIKIN GUE MALU NONTONNYA 😭😭😭😭😭😭👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

  104. M
    masalfie 8 月 21, 2026

    sepanjang nih film merinding dan malu sumpah

  105. S
    shanoera 8 月 20, 2026

    Hah

  106. E
    exhwstd 8 月 20, 2026

    MANTAP GW CINTAAAA NI FILM

  107. N
    nadlyaa 8 月 20, 2026

    buat cerita, alur, dan shoot nya unik bngt kyk adhd

  108. A
    Arkxy_ 8 月 20, 2026

    Genuinely got me almost tearing up because of how much it reminds me of how much it hurts to be like this…..

  109. D
    daav 8 月 20, 2026

    jadi ikutan malu gem

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    whatifnadd_ 8 月 20, 2026

    terharu, krn jujur lingkungan kerja si gema nih termasuk positif jir. supportif, pengertian, bosnya juga baik—intinya temen kerjanya pada green flag. minat pls. terharu lagi, karena si gema nih juga tipe temen yang feedback bgt ke temen yang baik sama dia. even dia inget detail-detail kecil dari temennya, terus kasih kado buat detail-detail kecil itu. AND THAT WAS SUPER PRECIOUS. SO SWEET. mungkin ada yang kesel, kenapa sih musti boong buat dpt perhatian? but gema, i got you. dia cuma…

  111. M
    meowmeeong 8 月 20, 2026

    great movie tpi underrated

  112. A
    Ataraxia 8 月 20, 2026

    film gw banget

  113. K
    kingslywatch 8 月 20, 2026

    Peak

  114. R
    rizkyhaikaal 8 月 20, 2026

    8,2/10

  115. U
    ulynn12 8 月 15, 2026

    malu maluin

  116. N
    nevragod 8 月 8, 2026

    bagus banget?? ga expect bakal seseru ini huhuhuhu….. banyak banget moment lucu yang bikin ketawa banget… pokoknya aku suka ini! nanti mau nonton lagi… btw pas opening scene sempet kaget kirain salah mencet film ((aku nonton di netflix))….

  117. I
    iaann aiueo 8 月 2, 2026

    adalah peak

  118. R
    riunaii 5 月 3, 2026

    I think ada masa nya orang mikir kaya Gema

  119. M
    mignonette 4 月 29, 2026

    malu gem tapi gw kesian sih.. fifty fifty lha paham BANGET huhu dgn soundtrack SORE AARRRRGHHHHHHHH

  120. T
    temp3h 4 月 18, 2026

    ah sia goblog malah mati beneran etdah

  121. T
    tayrrua 4 月 16, 2026

    The comedy didn’t really come through, the movie was boring

  122. A
    apricottprinces 4 月 4, 2026

    SAYA YANG MALUUU AKKKKKKK

  123. S
    SeaRyi 3 月 10, 2026

    GEMA ANJJENK GAK TAHAN NONTON SAMPE FULL GARA2 SI GEMAAA😭😭😤😤😤, Tapi yaa ini plotnya bener2 fresh si. Sayangbgttt tayang di bioskop samaan sm film2 yg lebi viral jd ketutup deh bagusnya ini film😭😭 SUMPA NGAKAK BGT CUMAN GA KUAT NONTONN IKUTAN MALU😫😫

  124. R
    reyirori 2 月 22, 2026

    kok ikut BERASA malunya…

  125. A
    adrina 2 月 7, 2026

    gw mw kasih applause for the detailssss kyk cara tidur gema, cara gema ngomong sendiri. sangat mnunjukkan keanxiousannya👏

  126. S
    sahlaaarrr 1 月 21, 2026

    berasa banget maksain diri buat bisa punya temen, tapi makasih krn film ini dapet satu lagu enak

  127. K
    kayla 1 月 10, 2026

    kak gem

  128. K
    khalisa 1 月 7, 2026

    mario caesar world domination

  129. I
    i12rn 1 月 6, 2026

    secara harfiah IYAAA

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  130. H
    Hafiz Hidayat 1 月 5, 2026

    Debut kristo Immanuel, suka semuaa nya, masih banyak kurang, tapi lebih nya juga banyak

  131. S
    Svoloch 12 月 28, 2025

    elu yg bohoh gw yg malu ilfeel bgt selama nonton

  132. C
    cheyi 10 月 17, 2025

    gema ih malu

  133. C
    chiarabaptistav 8 月 23, 2025

    Pertama kalinya nonton film dengan konsep breaking the fourth wall (khususnya di film Indonesia) dan hasilnya gak mengecewakan. Sepanjang nonton rasanya dibikin campur aduk karena Gema, mulai dari kesel, takut, gak nyaman, sampai muntah-muntah. Kok bisa si Gema kepikiran untuk bikin berbagai macam skenario, dari yang normal-normal aja sampe yang tergila sekalipun dia berani lakuin. Ide ceritanya menurutku gila banget sih! Sebagai debut penyutradaraan, Kristo dan Tjiu berhasil menciptakan film yang out of the box. Gak pernah kepikiran ada orang se-ektrim Gema demi mendapatkan perhatian dari orang-orang sekitarnya.

  134. B
    baroq 8 月 18, 2025

    aaaaah shiiit

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O Omara Esteghlal Gema
J Jared Ali Little Gema
N Nirina Zubir Gema's Mother
G Gilbert Pattiruhu Gema's Father
M Muhadkly Acho Mr. Cokro
M Mawar Eva De Jongh Kerin
M Mario Caesar Danu
S Shindy Huang Adriana
A Ardit Erwandha Ilham
N Nada Novia Naya
Y Yono Bakrie Reckless Truck Driver
A Arief Didu Actor for Hire - Priest
A Aganta Ramadaanu Actor for Hire - Crying Guest #1
L Leyla Aderina Actor for Hire - Crying Guest #2
M Marcel Chandrawinata TV Ads - Self
B Boah Sartika TV Ads - Kimberly Washington
D Denny Gitong TV Ads - Ojek Driver
A Aulion Scared Guy on Elevator
A Abah Pican Tire Repairman
A Aurora Ribero Citizen of the Afterlife
Director Kristo Immanuel
Writer Kristo Immanuel, Jessica Tjiu
Producer Dimitri Hariastuti, Ernest Prakasa, Dipa Andika, Kristo Immanuel
Executive Producer Fx Iwan, Yonathan Nugroho, Lisbeth Simarmata, Meira Anastasia, Kristo Immanuel, Ernest Prakasa, Dipa Andika, Sean Kim, Omara Esteghlal, Ardit Erwandha, Arie Kriting, Bene Dion Rajagukguk, Soleh Solihun, Sessa Xuanthi
Editor Ryan Purwoko
Original Music Nic Edwin
Sound Madunazka, Syaifullah Praditya
Stunts Ode Umar, Andriawan, Bobby Witomo, Anggipuri
Art Direction Daniel Galang Perwira
Casting Jahur Ahmad
Synopsis
After his father's death, Gema, an awkward young man, is surprised by the warmth from his coworkers. When it fades, he begins to wonder who must die next, setting off a chain of lies that spirals into chaos.
Director
Kristo Immanuel
Writer
Kristo Immanuel, Jessica Tjiu
Studio
Imajinari, Legacy Pictures, Jagartha, Trinity Entertainment Network
Country
Indonesia
Language
Indonesian, English
Year
2025
Runtime
120 mins

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