Ghost Town
2008 · Movie · PG-13 · 102 min · ★ 6.5 · 79% critics
A cranky Manhattan dentist suddenly gains the ability to see the dead, who are anything but helpful. Pulled into a strange romantic scheme and ongoing otherworldly demands, he finds himself stuck in a hilarious predicament that tangles the present with the hereafter.
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Details
- Years
- 2008
- Release date
- 2008-09-19
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Critic score
- 79/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (1,060 votes)
About
If you want a feel-good romantic comedy with ghosts and a sensitive heart, Ghost Town delivers laughs and charm; Not for you if you dislike rom-coms, want consistently strong humor, or prefer the more original approach of As Good as It Gets or Ghost.
Pros: funny and witty; heartwarming romance; lively premise | Cons: mixed humor; uneven story focus; divisive reviews
Themes
- dying and death
- adultery
- new york city
- egypt
- life and death
- winter
- widow
- bus
- museum
- surgeon
- anti-social
- lawyer
- +21 more
Cast & crew
Ricky Gervais
as Dr. Bertram Pincus
Greg Kinnear
as Frank Herlihy
Téa Leoni
as Gwen Herlihy
Billy Campbell
as Richard
Aasif Mandvi
as Dr. Jahangir Prashar
Dana Ivey
as Marjorie Pickthall
Kristen Wiig
as Surgeon
Michael-Leon Wooley
as Hospital Lawyer
Alan Ruck
as Ghost Dad
Jordan Carlos
as Young Husband
Directed by David Koepp