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A Ghost Story

A Ghost Story

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A Ghost Story

"It's all about time."

2017

1h 33m

7.1(2528 votes)

Drama

Fantasy

Romance

Overview

Recently deceased, a white-sheeted ghost returns to his suburban home to console his bereft wife, only to find that in his spectral state he has become unstuck in time, forced to watch passively as the life he knew and the woman he loves slowly slip away.

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Sailor Bear

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Casey Affleck

Casey Affleck

C

Rooney Mara

Rooney Mara

M

McColm Cephas Jr.

McColm Cephas Jr.

Little Boy

Kenneisha Thompson

Kenneisha Thompson

Doctor

Grover Coulson

Grover Coulson

Man in Wheelchair

Liz Cardenas

Liz Cardenas

Linda

Barlow Jacobs

Barlow Jacobs

Gentleman Caller

Richard Krause

Mover

Dagger Salazar

Dagger Salazar

Mover

Sonia Acevedo

Sonia Acevedo

Maria

Creative team

Directed by: David Lowery
Written by: David Lowery
Produced by: James M. Johnston
Toby Halbrooks

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