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
- 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.
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.
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.
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.
The Ghost Writer had a budget of $45M.
The Ghost Writer has made $60.3M at the box office.