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Also known as Ghost Story

2017 film by David Lowery

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A Ghost Story is a 2017 American film directed, written, and edited by David Lowery. The movie features a cast including Rooney Mara, Casey Affleck, Will Oldham, and David Lowery. It was produced by A24, Sailor Bear, Zero Trans Fat Productions, and Ideaman Studios. The narrative is set in Dallas and explores themes of sadness, loss, grief, and morality. The film is categorized as a melodrama, fantasy, drama, and supernatural film.

The production had a budget of 100,000. It was distributed via video on demand and released on April 24, 2017, and December 7, 2017. The runtime is listed as 93 minutes or 92 minutes. The film was shot with an aspect ratio of 4:3 by director of photography Andrew Droz Palermo. It was originally in English.

Critical reception included a review score of 91%, 8/10, and 84/100. Audience ratings were 7.068 on TMDb and 6.8 on IMDb. The film grossed 1,951,683 or 1,929,659 in box office revenue. It has been assessed under the Bechdel test.

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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.

Released: 2017-04-2493 minDir: David LoweryDrama, Fantasy, RomanceBudget: $100,000Box office: $1.9M

Cast

  • Casey Affleck as C
  • Rooney Mara as M
  • McColm Cephas Jr. as Little Boy
  • Kenneisha Thompson as Doctor
  • Grover Coulson as Man in Wheelchair
  • Liz Cardenas as Linda

Themes

  • sadness
  • house
  • loss
  • grief
  • morality
  • construction
  • death
  • ghost
  • piano

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Ratings

IMDb

6.8/10

86,826 votes

Year
2017
Runtime
92 min
Genres
Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

via IMDb

Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Director
David Lowery
Screenwriter
David Lowery
Cast member
Kesha
Composer
Daniel Hart
Production company
A24
Cinematographer
Andrew Droz Palermo
Narrative location
Dallas
Duration
92
FilmAffinity ID
802633
Distribution format
video on demand
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distributed by
A24
publication date
2017-12-07
title
A Ghost Story
Commons category
A Ghost Story
capital cost
100000
film editor
David Lowery
aspect ratio (W:H)
4:3
social media followers
2659
assessment
Bechdel test
review score
84/100
box office
1951683
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