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Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
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Metascore
67 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 31 Critics What's this?

User Score
8.2 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 30 Ratings

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  • Starring: Forest Whitaker, Henry Silva
  • Summary: Jarmusch's spiritual gangster film tells the story of an inner-city hit man (Whitaker) who lives on a rooftop, training himself as a samurai in the strictest sense. He communicates primarily by carrier pigeon, while remaining loyal to a gangster (Tormey) who once saved his life.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 31
  3. Negative: 2 out of 31
  1. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Bob Graham
    100
    Jim Jarmusch has come up with something strange and amazing.
  2. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: J. Hoberman
    60
    A movie as laconic as its hero, Ghost Dog is nonetheless diminished by its most un-Zen-like attachment to this underlying sentimentality.
  3. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Stephen Hunter
    30
    It's too bloody to be funny and too silly to be dramatic and too self-indulgent to be anything other than what it is, one more bad movie.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 17
  3. Negative: 1 out of 17
  1. MarkK.
    10
    Go see it. Enough said.
    • 1 of 2 users said yes
  2. StevenS.
    10
    Great philosophical dialogue, honorable characters, intriguing plot line among Samurai-Warriors, and was I believe Forest Whittaker's finest acting performance prior to his recent Award win. His breathtaking performance had me convinced that someday he would win an Oscar for best actor, and it all starts in the beginning. Also, props to Rza for being in this film and for producing such a killer soundtrack. One of the better underrated indy films I have seen, and is better than most over-produced studio films.… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  3. grandpajoe6191
    7
    Despite its B-flick movie poster, Jim Jarmusch's mash-up movie "Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai" is a surprisingly well structured samurai-gangster movie you would definitely watch when having extra time to spend.… Expand
    • 2 of 2 users said yes

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