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7.1Two quirky, cynical teenaged girls try to figure out what to do with their lives after high school graduation. After they play a prank on an eccentric, middle aged record collector, one of them befriends him, which causes a rift in the girls’ friendship.
Cast
- Thora Birch as Enid
- Scarlett Johansson as Rebecca
- Steve Buscemi as Seymour
- Brad Renfro as Josh
- Illeana Douglas as Roberta Allsworth
- Bob Balaban as Enid's Dad
Themes
- female friendship
- based on comic
- high school graduation
- best friend
- high school friends
- social outcast
- art class
- record collector
- plaster
- personal ad
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Ratings
IMDb
7.3/10
131,043 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
93%
Metacritic
90/100
- Year
- 2001
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 28 wins & 56 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Terry Zwigoff
- Screenplay by
- Daniel Clowes Terry Zwigoff
- Based on
- Ghost World , by Daniel Clowes
- Produced by
- Lianne Halfon John Malkovich Russell Smith
- Starring
- Thora Birch Scarlett Johansson Brad Renfro Illeana Douglas Steve Buscemi
- Cinematography
- Affonso Beato
- Edited by
- Carole Kravetz-Aykanian Michael R. Miller
- Music by
- David Kitay
- Production companies
- Advanced Medien Granada Film Jersey Shore Mr. Mudd
- Distributed by
- United Artists (United States; through MGM Distribution Co. ) Icon Film Distribution (United Kingdom) Advanced Film (Germany)
- Release dates
- June 16, 2001 ( 2001-06-16 ) ( SIFF ) July 20, 2001 ( 2001-07-20 ) (United States) October 18, 2001 ( 2001-10-18 ) (Germany) November 16, 2001 ( 2001-11-16 ) (United Kingdom)
- Running time
- 112 minutes
- Countries
- United States United Kingdom Germany
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $7 million
- Box office
- $8 million
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 111
- FilmAffinity ID
- 247353
- Official website
- www.ghostworld-the-movie.com
Show 5 more facts
- publication date
- 2001-00-00
- title
- Ghost World
- capital cost
- 7000000
- box office
- 8764007
- review score
- 7.3/10
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Ghost World is a 2001 black comedy film co-written and directed by Terry Zwigoff. Based on the 1990s comic book of the same name by Daniel Clowes, the story focuses on the lives of teenage outsiders Enid (Thora Birch) and Rebecca (Scarlett Johansson), who face a rift in their friendship as Enid takes an interest in an older man named Seymour (Steve Buscemi), and becomes determined to help his romantic life.
Ghost World debuted at the Seattle International Film Festival in 2001. It had little box office impact but received critical acclaim. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and has become a cult film.