{{Infobox Film
|DT = Nur über ihre Leiche - Meine himmlische Verlobte
|OT = Over Her Dead Body
|PL = USA
|PJ = 2008
|LEN = 
|OS = Englisch
|AF = 
|REG = Jeff Lowell
|DRB = Jeff Lowell
|PRO = Paul Brooks, <br/> Scott Niemeyer, <br/> Peter Safran, <br/> Norm Waitt
|MUSIK = David Kitay
|KAMERA = John Bailey
|SCHNITT = Matt Friedman
|DS = 
*Eva Longoria Parker: Kate 
*Paul Rudd: Henry 
*Lake Bell: Ashley 
*Jason Biggs: Dan 
*Lindsay Sloane: Chloe 
*Stephen Root: Bildhauer 
*William Morgan Sheppard: Pater Marks 
*Wendi McLendon-Covey: Lona 
*Ali Hillis: Karen 
*Deborah Theaker: Mary 
}}
'''Nur über ihre Leiche - Meine himmlische Verlobte''' ist eine US-amerikanische Fantasykomödie aus dem Jahr 2008. Regie führte Jeff Lowell, der auch das Drehbuch schrieb.

== Handlung ==
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Die mit Henry verlobte Kate wird am Tag ihrer geplanten Hochzeit von einer Skulptur aus Eis erschlagen. Henry ist nach ihrem Tod niedergeschlagen. Seine Schwester Chloe überredet ihn, sich an die als Medium tätige Ashley zu wenden. Henry findet Ashley attraktiv und kommt ihr näher. In Ashley ist ebenfalls der befreundete Dan verliebt, der zur Tarnung Homosexualität vorgaukelt.

Der Geist von Kate versucht, die neue Beziehung zu sabotieren. Er erscheint Ashley bei verschiedenen Gelegenheiten, darunter beim Sex mit Henry.

== Hintergründe ==

Der erste Titel des Filmprojekts lautete ''How I Met My New Boyfriend's Dead Fiancee or: Ghost Bitch''.<ref>[http://german.imdb.com/title/tt0785007/trivia Dies und das für Over Her Dead Body, abgerufen am 29. Januar 2008]</ref> Der Film wurde in Los Angeles gedreht.<ref>[http://german.imdb.com/title/tt0785007/locations Drehorte für Over Her Dead Body, abgerufen am 29. Januar 2008]</ref> Seine Produktionskosten betrugen schätzungsweise 10 Millionen US-Dollar.<ref>[http://german.imdb.com/title/tt0785007/business Box office / business für Over Her Dead Body, abgerufen am 29. Januar 2008]</ref> Der Film startet in den britischen und in den US-amerikanischen Kinos am 1. Februar 2008.<ref>[http://german.imdb.com/title/tt0785007/releaseinfo Premierendaten für Over Her Dead Body, abgerufen am 29. Januar 2008]</ref>

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| image          = Overherdeadbodyeva.jpg
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| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = Jeff Lowell
| producer       = Scott Niemeyer, Norm Waitt, Paul Brooks
| writer         = Jeff Lowell
| narrator       = 
| starring       = Eva Longoria Parker<br />Paul Rudd<br />Lake Bell<br />Jason Biggs<br />Lindsay Sloane
| music          = 
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| editing        = 
| distributor    = New Line Cinema
| released       = February 1, 2008
| runtime        = 
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| budget         = $10,000,000
| gross          = $17,935,784   
| preceded_by    = 
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| website        = http://www.overherdeadbodymovie.com
| amg_id         = 1:356874
| imdb_id        = 0785007
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'''''Over Her Dead Body''''' is a comedy film starring Eva Longoria Parker, Paul Rudd, Lake Bell, Jason Biggs, Lindsay Sloane, Colin Fickes and Stephen Root. It was written and directed by Jeff Lowell. Kate (Eva Longoria Parker) dies on the day of her wedding to fiancé Henry (Paul Rudd). He subsequently begins a relationship with psychic Ashley (Lake Bell) who becomes haunted by Kate trying to sabotage their relationship.

The film was released in the United States and Canada on February 1, 2008.

==Plot== 
Kate (Eva Longoria Parker) and Henry (Paul Rudd) are about to be married, but on the day of their wedding, Kate is accidentally killed by an ice sculpture of an angel, after an argument with the sculptor about the lack of wings. After a year Henry reluctantly agrees to consult a psychic named Ashley (Lake Bell) at the urging of his sister Chloe, arguing that Kate may tell him to get on with his life. Chloe gives Ashley Kate's diary, so that Ashley learns information about Kate which seemingly demonstrates psychic abilities. Despite his initial skepticism over these abilities, Henry is impressed. Moreover, Henry and Ashley fall in love. However, Kate's ghost, who only  Ashley can see, is jealous and harasses Ashley to force her to break up with Henry. Ashley persists, but Henry discovers the fraud with the diary and breaks up the relationship.

The ghost of the sculptor who created the angel that killed Kate helps her decide that she wants Henry to be happy after all. The movie ends with Henry and Ashley getting married and Kate going back to heaven.

An extra storyline is about Ashley's assistant Dan (best friend without sexual connotations. She is upset when Dan confesses to be heterosexual, and to have lied to her because he liked the intimacy, even though it was non-sexual. Nevertheless they go on holiday together after Ashley and Henry break up. Being in love with her, Dan is disappointed that Ashley chooses for Henry. However, Dan and Chloe fall in love.

==Critical reception==
The film received generally negative reviews from critics. As of February 1, 2008, the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 14% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 73 reviews.<ref></ref> Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 31 out of 100, based on 27 reviews.<ref></ref>

The film received an overall "C" grade from critics on Yahoo! Movies. Matt Pais of the ''Chicago Tribune'' called it "The kind of movie that wouldn't even hold your attention mid-flight." A.O. Scott of the ''New York Times'' said "...could be much worse. But it also could have been, with a little more effort, a lot better."