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Ghostbusters

  • 20162016
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 57m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
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Leslie Jones, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, Chris Hemsworth, and Kristen Wiig in Ghostbusters (2016)
30 years after Ghostbusters took the world by storm, the franchise makes its long-awaited return.
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Following a ghost invasion of Manhattan, paranormal enthusiasts Erin Gilbert and Abby Yates, nuclear engineer Jillian Holtzmann, and subway worker Patty Tolan band together to stop the other... Read allFollowing a ghost invasion of Manhattan, paranormal enthusiasts Erin Gilbert and Abby Yates, nuclear engineer Jillian Holtzmann, and subway worker Patty Tolan band together to stop the otherworldly threat.Following a ghost invasion of Manhattan, paranormal enthusiasts Erin Gilbert and Abby Yates, nuclear engineer Jillian Holtzmann, and subway worker Patty Tolan band together to stop the otherworldly threat.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
236K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,184
841
  • Director
    • Paul Feig
  • Writers
    • Katie Dippold
    • Paul Feig
    • Ivan Reitman(based on the 1984 film "Ghostbusters" directed by)
  • Stars
    • Melissa McCarthy
    • Kristen Wiig
    • Kate McKinnon
  • Director
    • Paul Feig
  • Writers
    • Katie Dippold
    • Paul Feig
    • Ivan Reitman(based on the 1984 film "Ghostbusters" directed by)
  • Stars
    • Melissa McCarthy
    • Kristen Wiig
    • Kate McKinnon
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    • 2.5KUser reviews
    • 703Critic reviews
    • 60Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 24 nominations

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    Ghostbusters (2016)
    Chris Hemsworth in Ghostbusters (2016)
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    Leslie Jones in Ghostbusters (2016)
    Leslie Jones, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, and Kristen Wiig in Ghostbusters (2016)
    Leslie Jones, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, and Kristen Wiig in Ghostbusters (2016)
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    Leslie Jones at an event for Ghostbusters (2016)
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    Melissa McCarthy
    Melissa McCarthy
    • Abby Yates
    Kristen Wiig
    Kristen Wiig
    • Erin Gilbert
    Kate McKinnon
    Kate McKinnon
    • Jillian Holtzmann
    Leslie Jones
    Leslie Jones
    • Patty Tolan
    Zach Woods
    Zach Woods
    • Tour Guide Garrett
    Ed Begley Jr.
    Ed Begley Jr.
    • Ed Mulgrave
    Charles Dance
    Charles Dance
    • Harold Filmore
    John Milhiser
    John Milhiser
    • Higgins Student
    Ben Harris
    Ben Harris
    • Higgins Student
    Karan Soni
    Karan Soni
    • Bennie
    Bess Rous
    Bess Rous
    • Gertrude Aldridge Ghost
    Steve Higgins
    Steve Higgins
    • Dean
    Neil Casey
    Neil Casey
    • Rowan North
    Dave Allen
    Dave Allen
    • Electrocuted Ghost
    • (as Dave Gruber Allen)
    Katie Dippold
    Katie Dippold
    • Rental Agent
    Chris Hemsworth
    Chris Hemsworth
    • Kevin
    Nate Corddry
    Nate Corddry
    • Graffiti Artist
    Daniel Ramis
    • Metal Head
    • Director
      • Paul Feig
    • Writers
      • Katie Dippold
      • Paul Feig
      • Ivan Reitman(based on the 1984 film "Ghostbusters" directed by)
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    • Trivia
      Although Harold Ramis passed away in 2014 and thus could not make a cameo alongside his fellow castmates, there is a bust of Ramis' head just outside of Erin's university office near the beginning of the film. The bust was later donated to the Harold Ramis Film School at Chicago's Second City, where Ramis began his career.
    • Goofs
      When you see the second shot of the outside of the Chinese restaurant/Ghostbusters base of operation (right after the subway train encounter), you can see the Ecto in the garage...this is before they even got the car from Patty. However, this mistake was digitally removed for the Blu-ray release.
    • Quotes

      Cabbie: I don't go to Chinatown, I don't drive wackos, and I ain't afraid of no ghosts!

    • Crazy credits
      In the post-credit scene after the credits are over, you see the girls in their lab. Patty has on a headset and is listening to an audio tape, repeating one section several times. Erin asks if she has something. Patty answers, "What's Zuul?"
    • Alternate versions
      Extended BluRay version is 2hs 13 mins long.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Ellen DeGeneres Show: Zooey Deschanel/Kelly Clarkson/Paul Feig/Bonnie Raitt/Stephen 'tWitch' Boss (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      Ghostbusters
      Written and Performed by Ray Parker Jr. (as Ray Parker, Jr.)

      Courtesy of Raydio Music Corp.

    User reviews2.5K

    Review
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    4/10
    Bad
    I'm afraid this is not a good film.

    I like some things of it. Some people complain about the CGI but I really think the monsters/phantasm were good and it's the only one thing that is better than the OG (obviously due to tech limitations at that time). I also think some of the scenes at the end work even they are merely a copy of the OG and not better than it. I also liked some of the origin details, like the logo or the song.

    However, this film has 4 major issues:

    1st, the cast. Leslie Jones is the best one, she knows when to do her thing, when to stop, when to listen, she is funny, it doesn't feel forced. McKinnon is super praised and I get why. Even if I didn't love her role - sometimes it seems she replaced the lack of any substance by weird expressions all the time - she is charismatic and I can clearly see her working very well with a better plot. But then...Melissa McCarthy is so bland here, so insipid, I can't even remember a single take from her. Wigg, on the other hand...I would prefer to forget what I remember. There is one good moment from her (when she met Hemsworth character) but all the rest is super annoying, super unnatural and not funny. Hemsworth's role is funny (in fact, the funniest when it works) and good to see until...it's too repetitive and more of the same.

    2nd, the plot/story. I'm still trying to find out how do you want to reboot a classic film with this story to tell. It doesn't make sense. It would work potentially as a stand-alone episode if they decided to create a TV series with 12 episodes per season, as a film is not enough. After 15 minutes, I don't even remember the villain and why he did what he did. I don't understand how things scalated so quickly.

    3rd, the editing. What an atrocious thing. This film would work so much better with less 20/25 minutes, with much less stupid (and weak) jokes...sometimes you can even see when they did several takes with scenes not matching from different angles. Yeah, that bad.
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    • PedroPires90
    • Nov 21, 2021

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 15, 2016 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Australia
    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ghostbusters: Answer the Call
    • Filming locations
      • Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • LStar Capital
      • Village Roadshow Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $144,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $128,350,574
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $46,018,755
      • Jul 17, 2016
    • Gross worldwide
      • $229,147,509
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 57 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby Atmos
      • Auro 11.1
      • IMAX 6-Track
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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