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- 1984
- PG
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 45 m
- 1984
- PG
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 45 m
Summary Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, and Ernie Hudson lead the cast as the “Ghostbusters,” spirit-exterminators who fearlessly take on the other-worldly evil infiltrating Manhattan, whether it manifests itself as wicked green slime or an ancient tyrant back from the dead to take over the world. The spooktacularly successful franchise ...
Directed By: Ivan Reitman
Written By: Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis
- 1984
- PG
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 45 m
- 1984
- PG
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 45 m
Ghostbusters
71
8.3
Where to Watch
Summary Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, and Ernie Hudson lead the cast as the “Ghostbusters,” spirit-exterminators who fearlessly take on the other-worldly evil infiltrating Manhattan, whether it manifests itself as wicked green slime or an ancient tyrant back from the dead to take over the world. The spooktacularly successful franchise ...
Directed By: Ivan Reitman
Written By: Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 8 Critic Reviews
71
75% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
25% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 8 Critic Reviews
71
75% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
25% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Ghostbusters is a hoot. It's Murray's picture, and in a triumph of mind over matter, he blows away the film's boring special effects with his one-liners. Spotting a lusty, totally transformed, fire-breathing Slgourney Weaver, whose body has been overtaken by a spirit, Murray walks past her saying, "That's a new look for you, isn't it?" Thank you, Bill. And don't get outta here, you knucklehead. We like you in this kind of movie.
Ghostbusters is one of those rare movies where the original, fragile comic vision has survived a multimillion-dollar production.
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 561 User Ratings
8.3
87% Positive
486 Ratings
486 Ratings
7% Mixed
42 Ratings
42 Ratings
6% Negative
33 Ratings
33 Ratings
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 561 User Ratings
8.3
87% Positive
486 Ratings
486 Ratings
7% Mixed
42 Ratings
42 Ratings
6% Negative
33 Ratings
33 Ratings
I watched this movie as a kid and I rewatched it countless of times...even to this day the plot, the jokes, the action feels amazing! A total masterpiece
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For me, Ghostbusters is a bold comedy that has all you need to laugh and catch ghosts with
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Whoever thought of having evil's final manifestation take the form of a 100-ft. marshmallow deserves the rational mind's eternal gratitude. But praise is due to everyone connected with Ghostbusters for thinking on a grandly comic scale and delivering the goofy goods, neatly timed and perfectly packaged.
Although it reunites the comic talents of director Ivan Reitman, writer Harold Ramis and star Bill Murray, the team responsible for the Meatballs phenomenon, their style here is far more laid-back and relaxed. There are still plenty of laughs, but not of the frantic sledgehammer variety.
Judged by the standards of the comedies that preceded it (and only by those standards), Ghostbusters is relatively sophisticated: it substitutes the silly for the gross, and even manages at the odd moment to take silliness into the sublime. [9 June 1984]
Within the top-heavy cast, it’s Murray’s picture, as the popular comedian deadpans, ad libs and does an endearing array of physical schtick.
However good an idea it may have been to unleash Mr. Murray in an ''Exorcist''-like setting, this film hasn't gotten very far past the idea stage. Its jokes, characters and story line are as wispy as the ghosts themselves, and a good deal less substantial.
This is one of my favorite movies of all time because of such a memorable cast and ghosts.
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Watched it for the very first time, and honestly I can't understand what is so great about this mess. If this is some childhood nostalgia, you should grow up already and see how childish and bland it is. It's embarrassing to see 40-year-old nerds posting memes and singing its cringy song. It didn't even age well comparing to other 80s movies like The Terminator or E.T.I know most of who will read it are fanboys, but if you are one of those few who didn't see it yet, only watch it if it's for free and if you have two hours to kill like being in a plane or waiting at the laundromat.
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Went into it with an open mind having never seen it before and walked away feeling largely indifferent. The humour was hit and miss (often missing) and the story just utterly falling apart in the second half when it became less focused on the characters and more on poorly setting up the situation where they have to save the day.
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Production Company
Columbia Pictures,
Delphi Films,
Black Rhino Productions
Release Date Jun 8, 1984
Duration 1 h 45 m
Rating PG
Tagline Here to save the world again. [re-release]
Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 3 Nominations
Academy Awards, USA
• 2 Nominations
Online Film & Television Association
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
