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65% Critic Match
Ghost Town
“He sees dead people... and they annoy him.”
6.5 / 10• 2008• 1h 42m•PG-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
Dr. Bertram Pincus
Lead
Greg Kinnear
Frank Herlihy
Téa Leoni
Gwen Herlihy
Billy Campbell
Richard
Aasif Mandvi
Dr. Jahangir Prashar
Dana Ivey
Marjorie Pickthall
Kristen Wiig
Surgeon
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.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Ghost Town is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
