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Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie

Seen it?

2015 | 100 min | Science Fiction, Animation

Weeknight Watch

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With a box office flop and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for sci-fi fans and animation lovers. If you loved Upgrade or Terminator 2: Judgment Day, start here.
The mood
Feel-good.
The pace
Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 40 min.
What might put you off
  • No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
  • It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

When a ghost-infecting virus known as Fire-Starter begins spreading through the system resulting in the assassination of the Japanese Prime Minister, Major Motoko Kusanagi and her elite team of special operatives are called in to track down its source.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsSolid

    Generally positive reviews

  • AudiencesSolid

    6.6 out of 10

  • AwardsWeak

    1 win and 0 nominations from smaller awards and festivals

  • Box office & staying powerWeak

    $2 million worldwide

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 61K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Kazuya Nomura, Kazuchika Kise

  • Maaya SakamotoMotoko Kusanagi (voice)
  • Ikkyu JukuDaisuke Aramaki (voice)
  • Kenichirou MatsudaBatou (voice)
  • Tarusuke ShingakiTogusa (voice)
  • Shunsuke SakuyaIshikawa (voice)
  • Takuro NakakuniSaito (voice)
  • Yoji UedaPaz (voice)
  • Kazuya NakaiBorma (voice)
  • Miyuki SawashiroLogicoma (voice)
  • Mayumi AsanoKurutsu (voice)