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The Ghost Writer

Read between the lies.

6.8(2,560)20102h 8m6

A writer stumbles upon a long-hidden secret when he agrees to help former British Prime Minister Adam Lang complete his memoirs on a remote island after the politician's assistant drowns in a mysterious accident.

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Status
Released
Budget
$45M
Box office
$60.3M
Language
English
  • london, england
  • central intelligence agency (cia)
  • based on novel or book
  • politics
  • war crimes
  • massachusetts
  • author
  • martha's vineyard

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Produced in

France, Germany, United Kingdom

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Release dates

  • IndiaIN

    • Theatrical16 Jul 2010
  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalPG-1312 Feb 2010
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1516 Apr 2010
  • United Arab EmiratesAE

    • PhysicalBlu-ray1 Feb 2014
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalMA15+7 Apr 2010
  • CanadaCA

    • TheatricalPG5 Mar 2010
  • ArgentinaAR

    • PremiereBuenos Aires11 May 2010
    • Theatrical13 May 2010
  • AustriaAT

    • Theatrical19 Feb 2010
  • BelgiumBE

    • Theatrical163 Mar 2010
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical1228 May 2010
  • BulgariaBG

    • Theatrical1 Oct 2010
  • ChileCL

    • Theatrical26 Aug 2010

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The Ghost Writer was released on 12 February 2010.

Audience reviews

2
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    Renovatio

    4/11/2017

    7/10

    Such an eerie and haunting movie… I expected just another political thriller, but this is so much more interesting… The remote setting, the media storm… the layered motivations of the characters, sexual, financial, political etc… It was also great to see cinematography that wasn’t just close ups of talking heads, which is the norm for these kinds of movies… I also liked the parallels to the real world, the B…

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    4/14/2024

    7/10

    It's quite difficult to watch this in the UK and not draw parallels with a certain real former Prime Minister - especially given the way "Lang" is rather chummily played by Pierce Brosnan. He is trying to have his memoirs written, and after an accident robs him of the incumbent, his team alight on a man who shows no interest in or has any knowledge of politics. This nameless character (Ewan McGregor) is given strict …

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