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The Ghost Writer
Psychological, Genre Hybrids

The Ghost Writer

2010

Read between the lies.

Directed by Roman Polanski

User Rating

4.0
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Intensity

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.

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Cinematographer
Paweł Edelman
Origin countries
Germany, France, United Kingdom
Runtime
2h 8m
Language
English
Rating
PG-13
Also known as
The Ghost
TMDB
6.8/10 (2,562 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
84% Fresh
Metacritic
77/100
IMDb
7.2/10 (177,658 votes)
Released February 12, 2010·$45,000,000 budget·$60,300,000 revenue

Cast

Crew

Score

Alexandre Desplat

The Ghost Writer (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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