The Ghost Writer
Directed by Roman PolanskiA 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.
The Ghost Writer Ratings & Reviews
- Mairi KrausseNovember 17, 2025Very tense and somewhat confusing movie, but a dramatic ending!
- LORCAN KILROYAugust 27, 2025This is one of the best movies ever made.On a par with Citizen Kane or Lawrence of Arabia or On The Waterfront. Perfect casting, acting, direction, art design, script/story. Polanski's under appreciated masterpiece.
- mandersoOctober 9, 2025Book was pretty good. This was as good, if not better. This trimmed down the fat considerably and I enjoyed the ending more than the books. Also great casting.
- Luke MacLennanOctober 4, 2025The Ghost Writer is an uneventful movie about a man revising a rather tedious manuscript. He spends most of the movie worrying about grammar errors and chapter structures made by his predecessor. This is a good movie for people who think semi colons are high drama. Luckily I am such a person. The third act includes a compelling argument between our hero, the ghost writer, and the villain, his client's wife. The row between this about whether or not its a good idea to use incomplete sentences for dramatic effect. Riveting stuff. I rate this movie a 4 out of 5 stars. Frankly the subplot about the CIA and terrorism was a bit of a bore. The film needed less politics and more prose.
- George BananzaSeptember 27, 2025James Bond writes a memoir with the help of a nosy ghost.
- StairwaytothestarsAugust 2, 2025The Ghost Writer has nothing on the book that it's meant to be writing, and has empty pages flying high until it hits the ground.The movie's slow pace makes its billing as a thriller deceiving. A slog from Roman Polanski's Nog!
- SoranIsOnNovember 14, 2024Not sure why there's so many glowing reviews of this movie. It's a bit of a slog, not a huge sense of stakes and the finale is quite underwhelming.
The Ghost Writer Trivia
The Ghost Writer was released on February 18, 2010.
The Ghost Writer was directed by Roman Polanski.
The Ghost Writer has a runtime of 2h 8m.
The Ghost Writer was produced by Robert Benmussa, Roman Polanski, Alain Sarde.
The key characters in The Ghost Writer are The Ghost (Ewan McGregor), Adam Lang (Pierce Brosnan), Amelia Bly (Kim Cattrall).
The Ghost Writer is rated PG-13.
The Ghost Writer is a Thriller, Mystery, Drama film.
The Ghost Writer has an audience rating of 7 out of 10.