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A Ghost Story

Name: A Ghost Story
Director: David Lowery
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Released: 2017-04-24
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Casey Affleck, Rooney Mara, McColm Cephas Jr., Kenneisha Thompson, Grover Coulson

2017 · 1h 33m · Drama, Fantasy, Romance

IMDb 6.8 Metacritic 84 RT 91%

A Ghost Story is a haunting, meditative masterpiece that demands your full attention—critics adore it, and even though IMDb skews lower (likely due to its deliberately slow pace), the weight of critical acclaim is undeniable. Watch it tonight if you're in the mood for something poetic and profound, but skip it if you need plot momentum or easy catharsis.

Plot

Recently deceased, a white-sheeted ghost returns to his suburban home to console his bereft wife, only to find that in his spectral state he has become unstuck in time, forced to watch passively as the life he knew and the woman he loves slowly slip away.

Director: David Lowery

Cast: Casey Affleck, Rooney Mara, McColm Cephas Jr., Kenneisha Thompson, Grover Coulson

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