Better Off Dead... (1985)

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.

Genres: Comedy, Romance

What to watch after Better Off Dead...

• Grosse Pointe Blank (1997) — John Cusack appears in both
• One Crazy Summer (1986) — Savage Steve Holland directed both
• Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
• Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982) — Same feel: whimsical, fun
• The Sure Thing (1985)
• Drowning by Numbers (1988)