Movie

Casper

1995 · 100 min

A gentle, bittersweet family fantasy that balances silly ghostly slapstick with sincere lessons about loss and letting go.

Tagline: Seeing is believing.
Overview: Casper is a kind young ghost who peacefully haunts a mansion in Maine. When specialist James Harvey arrives to communicate with Casper and his fellow spirits, he brings along his teenage daughter, Kat. Casper quickly falls in love with Kat, but their budding relationship is complicated not only by his transparent state, but also by his troublemaking apparition uncles and their mischievous antics.
How it feels: Warm, melancholic, whimsical and earnest. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Grief, family, friendship, death
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
family
friendship
death
healing
Places: small town
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none