Two generations of men find themselves haunted by the presence of a spectral woman. When the son of one of the elderly men returns to his hometown after his brother's mysterious death, they attempt to unravel her story.
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- RWentworthMay 30, 2025A truly weird film, veering wildly in style from scene to scene, pastoral Yankee winter vibes aplenty. Vaseline smeared lenses and a procedural pace blunt any real scares, while the TV movie-level score can't seem to decide if the film needs nostalgia or Hermann-esque jump scares. Still, there are a few sublime gems scattered throughout, like some profoundly creepy FX work by Dick Smith, and a sultry, spooky, spectrally unsettling performance from Alice Krige. Not unhappy that I watched it, but what a strange mess!
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Ghost Story was released on December 18, 1981.
Ghost Story was directed by John Irvin.
Ghost Story has a runtime of 1h 50m.
Ghost Story was produced by Burt Weissbourd.
Two generations of men find themselves haunted by the presence of a spectral woman. When the son of one of the elderly men returns to his hometown after his brother's mysterious death, they attempt to unravel her story.
The key characters in Ghost Story are Ricky Hawthorne (Fred Astaire), Dr. John Jaffrey (Melvyn Douglas), Edward Charles Wanderley (Douglas Fairbanks Jr.).
Ghost Story is rated R.
Ghost Story is a Horror, Drama, Thriller film.
Ghost Story has an audience rating of 4.6 out of 10.
Ghost Story has made $23.4M at the box office.