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A Ghost Story

2017 · Film · 93 min

Directed by David Lowery

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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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  1. Neutral542354234235Aug 25, 2025

    >If you like experimental movies and/or are you’re into filmmaking, go for >90% critic and 65-85% audience for gems. If you’re not, you will HATE these movies.

    Just checked some random “weird arthouse” movies I liked, mostly horror genre. It holds up pretty well. And I wouldn't in a million years recommend these movies to anyone that I didn't already know liked "these types" of movies.

    The Blackcoat's Daughter: Critic 77%, Audience 52%

    Possessor: Critic 94%, Audience 59%

    The Lighthouse: Critic 90%, Audience 72%

    The Killing of a Sacred Deer: Critic 79%, Audience 63%

    A Ghost Story: Critic 91%, Audience 67%

    Midsommar: Critic 83%, Audience 63%

  2. Positivejs2Nov 29, 2023

    She could write a movie from her story:

    > On 31 August 1997, startled by the news of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, Amélie drops a plastic perfume-stopper, which dislodges a wall tile and accidentally reveals an old metal box which contains childhood memorabilia hidden by a boy who lived in her apartment decades earlier.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Am%C3%A9lie

    > While filing, Craig discovers a small hidden door. He crawls through it into a tunnel and finds himself inside the mind of actor John Malkovich.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Being_John_Malkovich

    > A woman (credited as "M") mentions to her musician husband (credited as "C") that as a child, she moved residences frequently and took to hiding little notes wherever she lived.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Ghost_Story