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The Ghost Writer

Movie · 2010 · 128 min

A slow-burning, paranoid puzzle that keeps you leaning in, with a chilly atmosphere and a lingering sense of unease.

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2010 film by Roman Polanski
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Year
2010
Runtime
128 min
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • conspiracy
  • deception
  • power
  • politics
  • corruption
Places
  • single country house
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity8
Emotional weight6

Details

Genres
drama, crime, political thriller
Directed by
Roman Polanski
Written by
Roman Polanski, Robert Harris
Starring
Pierce Brosnan, Ewan McGregor, Eli Wallach, Tom Wilkinson, Jim Belushi, Timothy Hutton, Kim Cattrall, Jon Bernthal
Music
Alexandre Desplat
Cinematography
Paweł Edelman
Runtime
128 min
Country
France, United Kingdom, Germany
Languages
English

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