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The Ghost Writer (2010)
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Ratings: 7.4/10 from 70,367 users
Metascore:
77/100
Reviews: 305 user | 314 critic | 35 from Metacritic.com A ghostwriter hired to complete the memoirs of a former British prime minister uncovers secrets that put his own life in jeopardy. Director:Roman Polanski |
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Tim Preece | ... | |
| James Belushi | ... | ||
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Yvonne Tomlinson | ... | |
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Milton Welsh | ... |
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Tim Faraday | ... | |
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Kate Copeland | ... | |
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Soogi Kang | ... | |
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Lee Hong Thay | ... | |
| Olivia Williams | ... | ||
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Storyline
An unremarkable ghost-writer has landed a lucrative contract to redact the memoirs of Adam Lang, the former UK Prime Minister. After dominating British politics for years, Lang has retired with his wife to the USA. He lives on an island, in luxurious, isolated premises complete with a security detail and a secretarial staff. Soon, Adam Lang gets embroiled in a major scandal with international ramifications that reveals how far he was ready to go in order to nurture UK's "special relationship" with the USA. But before this controversy has started, before even he has closed the deal with the publisher, the ghost-writer gets unmistakable signs that the turgid draft he is tasked to put into shape inexplicably constitutes highly sensitive material. Written by Eduardo Casais <casaise@acm.org>
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Read between the lies.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for language, brief nudity/sexuality, some violence and a drug reference (cut version) See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Budget:
$45,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$183,009 (USA) (21 February 2010) (4 Screens)Gross:
$73,741,549 (Worldwide) (6 May 2011)Company Credits
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The Ghost: You realize I know nothing about politics.
Rick Ricardelli: You voted for him, didn't you?
The Ghost: Adam Lang? Of course I did, everyone voted for him. He wasn't a politician, he was a craze.
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Trivia
Some part of the movie was filmed on the German island of Sylt as a stand in for Martha's Vineyard. To look more American it was dressed up with an attention to details: American style cars, US signage, added telephone poles (phone and energy lines run mostly underground in Germany), wooden houses, American extras, etc. See more »Goofs
Continuity: When the Ghost gets dressed after the night with Ruth he puts on a solid ivory-colored shirt. He then leaves the house in the host's BMW. When he is seen checking the manuscript just outside Emmet's house, he is wearing a patterned (checked) shirt. See more »Quotes
[first lines]The Ghost: You realize I know nothing about politics.
Rick Ricardelli: You voted for him, didn't you?
The Ghost: Adam Lang? Of course I did, everyone voted for him. He wasn't a politician, he was a craze.
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