Ghost Town

Sep 19, 2008

1h 42m

★ 6.5

He sees dead people... and they annoy him.

Overview

Bertram Pincus, a cranky, people-hating Manhattan dentist, develops the unwelcome ability to see dead people. Really annoying dead people. Even worse, they all want something from him, particularly Frank Herlihy, a smooth-talking ghost, who pesters him into a romantic scheme involving his widow Gwen. They are soon entangled in a hilarious predicament between the now and the hereafter!

Genres

Comedy

Romance

Drama

Fantasy

Production Companies

Spyglass Entertainment

DreamWorks Pictures

Pariah

Ghost Town Trailers

Cast

Dr. Bertram Pincus

Ricky Gervais

Frank Herlihy

Greg Kinnear

Gwen Herlihy

Téa Leoni

Richard

Billy Campbell

Dr. Jahangir Prashar

Aasif Mandvi

Marjorie Pickthall

Dana Ivey

Surgeon

Kristen Wiig

Hospital Lawyer

Michael-Leon Wooley

Ghost Dad

Alan Ruck

Young Husband

Jordan Carlos

Young Wife

DeQuina Moore

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