Ghost Town

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

Sep 19 2008 PG-13 1h 42m
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

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!

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Plot

Bertram Pincus is a man whose people skills leave much to be desired. When Pincus dies unexpectedly, but is miraculously revived after seven minutes, he wakes up to discover that he now has the annoying ability to see ghosts. Even worse, they all want something from him, particularly Frank Herlihy who pesters him into breaking up the impending marriage of his widow Gwen. That puts Pincus squarely in the middle of a triangle with spirited result.

Written by

David Koepp, John Kamps

Directed by

David Koepp

Cast

Ricky Gervais, Greg Kinnear, Téa Leoni

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

DreamWorks Pictures, Pariah, Spyglass Entertainment

Languages

English, Español

Awards

3 wins & 2 nominations total

Trailers
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# of Votes
79,133
Average Rating
6.7 out of 10
Metascore
72
Popularity
NA