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Ghost in the Shell

2017 · Movie · PG-13 · 107 min · ★ 6.1 · 48% critics

Science FictionDramaAction

In a near-future city, a cyber-enhanced soldier created from a rescued human mind works with an elite unit to hunt dangerous criminals. As new threats emerge, unsettling glitches and unanswered questions push them to confront what it means to be human inside a manufactured body.

Based on Ghost in the Shell

Also known as Ghost in the Shell 3D

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Streaming on Crunchyroll.

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Details
Years
2017
Release date
2017-03-29
Language
English
Rated
PG-13
Runtime
107 min
Critic score
48/100
TMDB rating
6.1/10 (8,575 votes)
Box office
$169,801,921
Budget
$110,000,000
About

You’ll likely enjoy this if you want glossy, fast-paced sci‑fi action with big ideas about identity, in the vein of I, Robot or Transcendence; Not for you if you need deep characters or subtle storytelling.

Pros: striking futuristic visuals; slick action set pieces; intriguing sci‑fi premise | Cons: shallow story; heavy exposition; thin character development

Themes

  • strong woman
  • hacker
  • philosophy
  • cyborg
  • dystopia
  • investigation
  • based on comic
  • female protagonist
  • cyberpunk
  • transhumanism
  • terrorism
  • evolution
  • +6 more

Cast & crew

Directed by Rupert Sanders