Ghost Town
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65% Critic Match

Ghost Town

He sees dead people... and they annoy him.

6.5 / 10 2008 1h 42mPG-13 English
ComedyRomanceDramaFantasy

Storyline

Bertram Pincus, a cranky, people-hating Manhattan dentist, develops the unwelcome ability to see dead people. Really annoying dead people. Even worse, they all want something from him, particularly Frank Herlihy, a smooth-talking ghost, who pesters him into a romantic scheme involving his widow Gwen. They are soon entangled in a hilarious predicament between the now and the hereafter!

Cast & Crew

Ricky Gervais

Ricky Gervais

Dr. Bertram Pincus

Lead
Greg Kinnear

Greg Kinnear

Frank Herlihy

Téa Leoni

Téa Leoni

Gwen Herlihy

Billy Campbell

Billy Campbell

Richard

Aasif Mandvi

Aasif Mandvi

Dr. Jahangir Prashar

Dana Ivey

Dana Ivey

Marjorie Pickthall

Kristen Wiig

Kristen Wiig

Surgeon

Michael-Leon Wooley

Michael-Leon Wooley

Hospital Lawyer

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. David Koepp's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Ghost Town is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker