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2001
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Positive Reviews
80
Negative reviews
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Average Rating
3.9
/5
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3.0
Director Terry Zwigoff, who made Crumb, folds several of that films obsessions into a winsome adaptation of Daniel Clowes graphic novel.
EW
5.0
Ghost World isnt a formula romance where opposites attract and march toward the happy ending.
Rogerebert
4.5
It isnt a perfect film, but its never less than strikingly original.
Time Out
5.0
Which isnt to say that we dont form a relationship with these creatures.
4.5
One of the best portraits of teen anomie this side of Catcher in the Rye.
5.0
Amidst all the fakery, Ghost World sits like a pair of jeans on the sidewalk, just waiting to be discovered.
E Film Critic
4.0
Another whiny white suburban teen chick anthem film, I thought. And then, I found myself pleasantly surprised that it was something more than that.
E Film Critic
5.0
If more people appreciated stories like this, movies and comic books would be better off.
E Film Critic
3.8
An impassioned collector of rare blues and jazz records, Seymour doesnt cotton to conformity, either.
San Francisco Chronicle
4.0
his is teen comedy of startling sophistication with horribly funny bits as well. A true original, with sharp humour, subtle detail and painfully reali ..
4.5
Check it out if youre looking for a sardonic flick with a unique point of view, some great performances, fun dialogue, a catchy soundtrack, many cleve ..
JoBlo
4.5
The best comedy of the year so far...a witty look at an adolescent rebels attempts to be an authentic person in a bogus culture of trivial pursuits.
Spirituality And Practice
3.0
Will provide modest enjoyment for viewers who like a challenge and dont go expecting too much.
One Guys Opinion
3.8
Of course, Seymour doesnt represent the typical male half of a romantic pairing hes emotionally withdrawn, painfully shy, and inexperienced with women ..
ReelViews
4.5
But its also a collection of found art, like the astonishing opening number, a clip from a 1965 Bollywood rock n roll movie that really, truly wails.
Combust Ible Celluloid
3.8
On a more complicated level, Enid and Seymour provide a study of individuals who dont want to or simply cannot let go.
Mark Reviews Movies
3.0
Bob Balaban plays Enids dad as a clueless dolt who doesnt understand anything about his daughter.
4.4
This film combines the outrageous originality of Chuck & Buck, the quirky humor of Rushmore and the cheeky satire of Heathers.
Usa Today
3.8
Story is weak and bleak ... but enjoyable because the characters are so interesting and so loaded with human frailties ...
Lariat
3.0
It is to the films credit that it treats Enid more seriously than she treats herself, eventually developing her as a dynamic, sympathetic character.
Eric Ds Nider
4.0
The inventiveness and unpredictability of Zwigoff and Clowes script is Ghost Worlds greatest virtue.
News Review
4.5
Thankfully, thats not the case with this picture thats based on Daniel Clowes graphic comic book of the same name.
Screen It
3.5
But theres enough originality and insight to make this worth seeing anyway.
Shadows On The Wall
5.0
Poignant, insightful, wryly humorous portrait of American teenage non conformity a wonderful, distinctive film, with a great soundtrack and terrific p ..
View London
3.8
The slasher movie genre may never die, but cant its perpetrators think up variations more clever than this by the numbers rehash Staff 1/2 Gruesome, n ..
Cs Monitor
4.5
An irreverently humorous and original portrait of teenage girlhood and the strange world that the lead characters mockingly observe.
Film Journal International ..
4.5
Its one of those rare occasions when a film manages to surpass its source material in terms of quality.
Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
3.8
Although I liked it and, indeed, recommend it, it is a candidate for my list of the most overrated films of the year.
Internet Reviews
3.8
An admirable blending of humor and poignance makes Ghost World the kind of teen movie that adults want to see.
Internet Reviews
1.5
The Princess Diaries is directed by Garry Marshall, which should make any thinking gal run screaming from the multiplex.
3.0
Based on Clowes underground comic book, this is a tale of how the mediocrity of American subsurbs can suffocate its creative denizens, all misfits of ..
Emanuellevy
5.0
An often funny, often painful portrait of the abyss that is postadolescence.
Q Network
1.5
Even when she somewhat redeems herself, shes still impossible to root for.
Cinema Crazed
4.5
His doesnt simply throw a couple of outcasts together and wish them happiness as they embark on a kooky life together.
3.0
Every performance in the film is perfect, from the leads to the smaller characters.
Flim Threet
5.0
When its all said and done, this pan to the losers, misfits, outcasts and obsessives of the world proves to be nothing less than haunting.
Flim Threet
4.0
Recounting the Ghost World plot, such as it is, doesnt do the film justice.
Bbc
3.8
Specifications: 1.50:1 non anamorphic widescreen; English 5.1 Surround; English Dolby Surround.
Mr Brown Movies
4.4
One of the best films of the year, a movie that takes a painstakingly realistic look at the difficulties of growing up...Thora Birch is a revelation.
The Movie Boy
4.0
A singularly unsettling portrait of a culture in the grip of the mediocre.
Calendar Live
3.0
Skillfully and uncompromisingly creates its own world and uniquely pessimistic vision.
Seattle Pi
3.0
...satisfying in ways that more than compensate for the films soft ending.
Coles Mithey
5.0
Its a sneaky, snide and cynical masterpiece of urban dystopia seen through the eyes of youth and ranks as one of the best American films so far this y ..
Movie Freak
1.5
But if you cant synchronize your inner clock with Zwigoffs and co screenwriter Daniel Clowes hangdog sense of rhythm, youll be in for a long ride.
Cnn
3.8
Whats refreshing about Ghost World is that its not a pat depiction of adolescent aimlessness or angst.
Spliced Wire
4.5
Misfits of all stripes (and who doesnt secretly feel like one) will find that this film is spot on.
Boxoffice Magazine
4.5
Its moments of stylish cinematography and sarcastic humor give Ghost World a spirit thats difficult to resist.
E Online
2.5
The lack of good characters and decent writing is a familiar enough complaint about the movies, but whats really gone missing is a sense that anyone h ..
La Weekly
2.5
interesting characters with juicy interplay early on, but proves trying later.
Ross Anthony
5.0
Teen films rarely tackle loneliness as lyrically as 2001s Ghost World, Terry Zwigoffs directorial debut on a fictional film.
The Filmy Ap
4.4
At one low point, Enid explains to Seymour, I just dont understand what Im feeling.
Big Picture Big Sound
2.0
Enid, meanwhile, fumbles a popcorn vender job in a movie theater by mistreating the customers and spends the summer mischievously searching for someth ..
Dennis Schwartz Reviews
4.5
A sympathetic, poignant portrait of a girl who is going through a confusing and hurtful time.
Window To The Movies
4.5
For all its weirdness and weightless suburban ennui, this is actually a very plausible, understated account of late adolescent pain.
Film Guardian
4.5
Ten Years Later doesnt quite recapture the magic, but has one of the funniest series endings Ive ever seen.
Polygon
4.5
The greatest distinction of Ghost World is its singular spirit. Heres a dark, deadpan comedy about alienated kids that manages to be smart, surpassing ..
Wsj
4.4
Ghost World is very funny but also very perceptive, and it offers Steve Buscemi one of the defining roles of his career.
Clclt
3.0
The better, unpretentious version of The Catcher in the Rye that Salinger never wrote.
Film Blather
3.5
Final Thoughts: Although a decade has passed since Zwigoffs last theatrical feature, Art School Confidential (2006), with a little luck, Criterions re ..
Ion Cinema
4.0
Finally provides an original mood to the misunderstood teen genre.
Filmcritic.com
4.5
If Heathers was the last word in angry teen movies back in 1989, Ghost World is its perfect contemporary companion piece.
James Sanford on Film
4.4
In Terry Zwigoffs stridently astute Ghost World, he examines the nature of youth oriented alienation with offbeat poignancy and supportable depth.
Movie Eye
4.5
Turn off their stupid sports until hes done playing, the purist protests.
Nitrate Online
3.0
Here, the fantasy is self actualization and it creates an obsacle for the audience. Not to mention that this story settles in a place that essentially ..
Films Nobs
5.0
Still, the failures of My First Mister are outweighed by its success, even if it isnt quite as resonate as Ghost World.
Movie Martyr
3.8
The movie is a very distinctive, offbeat and poignant endeavor, steeped in rich performances and characterizations and bursting with inevitable wisdom ..
Cinema Phile
3.8
In his first fiction feature, Zwigoff doesnt forget to bring the funny.
Articles Baltimore Sun
5.0
A blend of old and new leaves the film with a timeless feel, one that emphasizes that no matter what significant changes society undergoes people are ..
FanboyNation.com
4.5
A tale of teen angst that manages to be artfully stark and uproariously funny at the same time.
Premiere Magazine
5.0
A noir ish thriller with the heart of a social drama, making for a fascinating genre hybrid that showcases Fullers innate ability to make films that w ..
From the Front Row
4.5
That theyre being cruel doesnt occur to them until mid assignation.
The Nation
4.5
A dry, witty examination of adolescent oddballs and suburban alienation.
Boston Phoenix
2.0
Though heartbreaking, Ghost World has also a sublime sense of dark humor...
About Film
4.3
What makes the movie special is the way it critiques the central characters, Enid and Rebecca, as harshly as the pair critiques the world around them.
Apollo Guide
3.0
The funniest, saddest, most astute movie of the year so far. Rarely has adolescent ennui been so rewarding.
Deep Focus
3.0
A masterpiece that is the most astute film about post teenage distress since Mike Nicholss The Graduate
4.4
The perfect antidote to the brainless, brutally stereotyped teen agers of most Hollywood youth movies.
4.5
It has qualities a ferocious wit and a youthful snap and savvy that can make it irresistible to sophisticated older moviegoers and intelligent teenage ..
Sacramento Bee
1.5
I didnt expect Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, but theres a limit to the mean spiritedness one can endure in a character one is supposed to find delightfu ..
Ny Observer
0.5
The stiff postured tableaux ring true to Clowes original black and 50s mint green strips.
Bfi
1.5
They show up at the diner to gawk at the loser who thinks hes headed for a date.
Phantom Tollbooth
4.4
By exaggerating the foibles of modern life only slightly, Zwigoff and Clowes have made a satire that thankfully has more than ridicule on its mind.
Lawrence Journal-World
4.5
Like its heroine, Ghost World dares to drop its defenses, deepening as it shifts from evoking sympathy for the judgmental misanthrope to saluting the ..
City Pages
4.5
Zwigoffs movie isnt as wistful as its cinematic predecessor; Henry Orients world no longer exists.
In These Times
4.5
Never predictable, this movie is often hilarious as well as touching, subtly adapting the mise en scene of Clowess original without being fancy or obt ..
4.0
An emotionally subtle film with tender moments between very strange, yet very real people.
Scott Mantz' Movie Reviews ..
3.8
A touching study of alienation that comes with no easy answers or excuses for those who cannot seem to connect in life.
4.5
Ghost World, like the best of Ozus cinema, has captured the shadow of time passing.
5.0
A gentle, nuanced film about an oft ignored section of the population.
4.5
Director Terry Zwigoff, who made the documentary Crumb, understands embittered outsiders who claim to be contemptuous of the world that ignores them.
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