Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
Seen it?1999 | 117 min | Crime, Drama
Saturday SpecialWhy it’s a Saturday Special
It earned strong reviews (83% on Rotten Tomatoes) and it made about 5 times its budget. A strong pick for the weekend.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans. If you loved Drive or John Wick: Chapter 4, start here.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 57 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence.
A Black hitman who models after the samurai of old finds himself targeted for death by the mob.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
83% on Rotten Tomatoes, 68 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.3 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$9 million worldwide on a $2 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 191K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Jim Jarmusch
- Forest WhitakerGhost Dog
- John TormeyLouie
- Cliff GormanSonny Valerio
- Frank MinucciBig Angie
- Richard PortnowHandsome Frank
- Tricia VesseyLouise Vargo
- Henry SilvaRay Vargo
- Gene RuffiniOld Consigliere
- Frank AdonisValerio's Bodyguard
- Victor ArgoVinny