Darby and the Dead
2022 · Movie · PG-13 · 100 min · ★ 5.9 · 56% critics
A teen who can see ghosts spends her free time helping local spirits while feeling disconnected from everyday high school life. When she gets pulled into an unlikely alliance with the school’s most popular girl, she starts finding her way back to the living world.
Also known as Darby Harper Wants You to Know
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Details
- Years
- 2022
- Release date
- 2022-12-02
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Critic score
- 56/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.9/10 (83 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you like teen supernatural comedies with a light, heartfelt vibe in the vein of Teen Witch or Haunted Mansion; Not for you if you want grounded realism or intense scares.
Pros: playful supernatural premise; teen comedy energy; light emotional arc | Cons: familiar school drama; broad humor style; very breezy stakes
Themes
- high school
- afterlife
- teenage girl
- ghost
- popular girl
Cast & crew
Asher Angel
as James
Riele Downs
as Darby Harper
Auliʻi Cravalho
as Capri Donahue
Chosen Jacobs
as Alex
Wayne Knight
as Mel
Derek Luke
as Ben
Tony Danza
as Gary
Nicole Maines
as Piper
Kylie Liya Page
as Taylor
Genneya Walton
as Bree
Directed by Silas Howard