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Ghost Dad

1990 · 84 min

A lightweight, silly family comedy with a sentimental core, mixing ghostly slapstick with earnest lessons about prioritizing loved ones.

Directed by
Sidney Poitier
Genres
Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Tagline
He's been walking through doors. He's been falling through floors. He's been going through a lot lately, but he's still Dad.
Overview
Elliot Hopper, a widower with three children, is working on a business deal to get his family out of financial straits when he is suddenly killed in a taxi accident. With the aid of a paranormal researcher, Elliott attempts to complete the deal from the beyond, ensuring his family will be taken care of.

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Directed by
Sidney Poitier
Genres
Comedy, Family, Fantasy
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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • parenthood
  • death
  • love
  • work
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • hospital
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour7
Realism3
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Genres
comedy, family, fantasy
Directed by
Sidney Poitier
Written by
Brent Maddock, Phil Alden Robinson, S.S. Wilson
Starring
Bill Cosby, Kimberly Russell, Denise Nicholas, Ian Bannen, Christine Ebersole, Barry Corbin, Salim Grant, Brooke Fontaine
Music
Henry Mancini
Cinematography
Andrew Laszlo
Runtime
84 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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