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The Ghost Writer

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6.8/10 • 2.3K

2010-02-122h 8m

ThrillerMystery

Read between the lies.

A writer stumbles upon a long-hidden secret when he agrees to help former British Prime Minister Adam Lang complete his memoirs on a remote island after the politician's assistant drowns in a mysterious accident.

Directors
Roman Polanski
Editors
Hervé de Luze

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  1. Ewan McGregor

    Ewan McGregor

    The Ghost

  2. Pierce Brosnan

    Pierce Brosnan

    Adam Lang

  3. Kim Cattrall

    Kim Cattrall

    Amelia Bly

  4. Olivia Williams

    Olivia Williams

    Ruth Lang

  5. Tom Wilkinson

    Tom Wilkinson

    Paul Emmett

  6. Timothy Hutton

    Timothy Hutton

    Sidney Kroll

  7. Jon Bernthal

    Jon Bernthal

    Rick Ricardelli

  8. Tim Preece

    Tim Preece

    Roy

  9. Robert Pugh

    Robert Pugh

    Richard Rycart

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Renovatio

Apr 11, 2017

7/10

Such an eerie and haunting movie… I expected just another political thriller, but this is so much more interesting… The remote setting, the media storm… the layered motivations of the characters, sexual, financial, political etc… It was also great to see cinematography that wasn’t just close ups of talking heads, which is the norm for these kinds of movies… I also liked the parallels to the real world, the Blair-esque prime minister, the Middle Eastern wars and such, but also that it really is it’s own movie and is more concerned with painting a certain world than with commenting on current events…

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$45,000,000.00
Revenue
$60,300,000.00
Keywords
london, englandcentral intelligence agency (cia)based on novel or bookpoliticswar crimesmassachusettsauthormartha's vineyard