Monday Morning Maybe

Add your email and we'll match picks to the services you stream at home.

Poster for A Ghost Story

A Ghost Story

Seen it?

2017 | 93 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Sunday Safe Bet

Why it’s a Sunday Safe Bet

Critics loved it (91% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had a box office flop. A safe bet when you want something reliable.

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

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for romantics and fantasy fans. If you loved Ghost or It's a Wonderful Life, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
The mood
Emotional (bring tissues), warm and romantic.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 33 min.
What might put you off
  • Rated R: meant for adults.
  • Audiences were cooler on it than critics.

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.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsVery strong

    91% on Rotten Tomatoes, 84 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesSolid

    7.1 out of 10

  • AwardsSolid

    Won 1 Independent Spirit Award: Independent Spirit Awards: Best Original Song. Plus 7 other awards.

  • Box office & staying powerWeak

    $2 million worldwide on a $100K budget

  • Buzz & cultural impactSolid

    About 210K people sought it out in the past year

Trailer

More like this

Want more like this, picked just for you? Get my picks

Cast & crew

Directed by David Lowery

  • Casey AffleckC
  • Rooney MaraM
  • McColm Cephas Jr.Little Boy
  • Kenneisha ThompsonDoctor
  • Grover CoulsonMan in Wheelchair
  • Liz CardenasLinda
  • Barlow JacobsGentleman Caller
  • Richard KrauseMover
  • Dagger SalazarMover
  • Sonia AcevedoMaria