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Ghost (1990)

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Reviews Counted:40

Fresh:32

Rotten:8

Average Rating:6.6/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 7 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: After renovating their expensive loft in the TriBeCa section of Manhattan, Molly (Demi Moore) and Sam (Patrick Swayze), a young successful yuppie couple, are walking home one evening when Sam is... After renovating their expensive loft in the TriBeCa section of Manhattan, Molly (Demi Moore) and Sam (Patrick Swayze), a young successful yuppie couple, are walking home one evening when Sam is tragically gunned down by a street mugger. Molly goes into a deep depression, but, unknown to her, Sam has come back as a ghost in order to protect her from danger--although he isn't yet aware who or what means her harm, and he has a lot of learning to do in order to make himself known to her. He teams up with an unwilling psychic, Oda Mae Brown (Whoopi Goldberg), and together they try to convince a very skeptical Molly that Sam was actually murdered and has returned spectrally to complete some unfinished business. Moore and Swayze and are excellent as the couple, and Goldberg won an Oscar for her portrayal of the wild and wacky psychic. GHOST is considered by many to be one of the most romantic films of the 1990s. [More]

Starring: Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, Tony Goldwyn

Starring: Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, Tony Goldwyn, Rick Aviles, Vincent Schiavelli

Director: Jerry Zucker

Director: Jerry Zucker
Screenwriter: Peter Barsocchini, Bruce Joel Rubin
Composer: Maurice Jarre

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03/03/04
Lance Goldenberg
Lance Goldenberg
Weekly Planet (Tampa, FL)

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02/08/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

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11/19/03
Bob Grimm
Bob Grimm
Las Vegas CityLife

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10/17/03
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

a deft blending of comedy and suspense, with some impressive special effects that are incorporated into the film instead of being the center of it.

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08/05/03
James Sanford
James Sanford
James Sanford on Film

A great supernatural thriller and romance. Clever ghost effects, and a believable story about mourning and the afterlife.

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07/14/03
Fred Topel
Fred Topel
About.com

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06/04/03
Audrey Rock-Richardson
Audrey Rock-Richardson
Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah)
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05/20/03
Janet Maslin
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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03/16/03
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

Ghastly treacle that mystifyingly became popular.

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02/16/03
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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01/29/03
Wesley Lovell
Wesley Lovell
Oscar Guy

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01/10/03
Nell Minow
Nell Minow
Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies

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10/05/02
Josh Ralske
Josh Ralske
All Movie Guide

One of the best film's of it's time. Romantic, Thrilling, Funny and Touching.

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09/18/02
Clint Morris
Clint Morris
Moviehole

A touching supernatural romance, highlighted by Whoopi Goldberg's comic Oscar-winning support.

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08/20/02
Bob Bloom
Bob Bloom
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)

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07/27/02
Rob Vaux
Rob Vaux
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07/26/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

Call me corny, but I really dig it. Not without its flaws, "Ghost" still boasts drama, comedy, romance and a bit of the spooky stuff to boot.

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07/25/02
Scott Weinberg
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eFilmCritic.com
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05/12/01
Peter Travers
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Rolling Stone
 
 
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