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The Ghost Writer
Read between the lies.
Read between the lies.
Mystery, Thriller - 2010
7.2
84%
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A writer stumbles upon a long-hidden secret when he agrees to help former British Prime Minister Adam Lang complete his memoirs on a remote island after the politician's assistant drowns in a mysterious accident.
Director:
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Rated:
PG-13
Runtime:
128 min
Release date:
12 Feb 2010
Country:
FR, DE, GB
Languages:
English
Budget:
$45,000,000
Revenue:
$60,300,000
Awards:
34 wins & 57 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
The thread of black humour that runs throughout the film compensates for its occasional moments of madness. It's a film just silly enough to be taken deadly seriously.
– Dave Calhoun,
Time Out,
15 Apr 2010
rotten:
The result is a political thriller refreshingly long on grown-up dialogue yet lamentably shy on, well, thrills. This chatty thing does go on.
– Rick Groen,
Globe and Mail,
5 Mar 2010
fresh:
The swirl of visual poetry, political intrigue and personal zeal that Polanski creates gets under your skin and brings an icy hand up your back. This is moviemaking.
– Tom Long,
Detroit News,
5 Mar 2010
fresh:
Polanski is in total command of his medium, something that hasn't been a sure thing since the 1970s, The Pianist notwithstanding.
– Peter Howell,
Toronto Star,
5 Mar 2010
fresh:
So elegant, so deliciously scary, so masterfully controlled that you feel tingles of bliss even as your skin crawls.
– Colin Covert,
Minneapolis Star Tribune,
4 Mar 2010
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