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Ghost World

Movie · 2001 · 111 min

A wry, bittersweet drift through post-graduation limbo, mixing deadpan humor with a quiet ache of alienation.

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2001 film by Terry Zwigoff
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Year
2001
Runtime
111 min
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Tone
  • cynicalstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • coming-of-age
  • friendship
  • isolation
  • obsession
Places
  • suburbs
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism8
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

Details

Genres
drama, comedy, tragicomedy, comedy drama, teen, female buddy, coming-of-age
Directed by
Terry Zwigoff
Written by
Daniel Clowes, Terry Zwigoff
Starring
Scarlett Johansson, Steve Buscemi, Teri Garr, David Cross, Thora Birch, Brad Renfro, Bob Balaban, Brian George
Music
David Kitay
Cinematography
Affonso Beato
Runtime
111 min
Country
United States, United Kingdom, Germany
Languages
English

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