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The Ghost Writer (2010)
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Ratings: 7.4/10 from 69,649 users
Metascore:
77/100
Reviews: 305 user | 314 critic | 35 from Metacritic.com A ghostwriter hired to complete the memoirs of a former British prime minister uncovers secrets that put his own life in jeopardy. Director:Roman Polanski |
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Tim Faraday | ... | |
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Kate Copeland | ... | |
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Soogi Kang | ... | |
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Lee Hong Thay | ... | |
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Storyline
An unremarkable ghost-writer has landed a lucrative contract to redact the memoirs of Adam Lang, the former UK Prime Minister. After dominating British politics for years, Lang has retired with his wife to the USA. He lives on an island, in luxurious, isolated premises complete with a security detail and a secretarial staff. Soon, Adam Lang gets embroiled in a major scandal with international ramifications that reveals how far he was ready to go in order to nurture UK's "special relationship" with the USA. But before this controversy has started, before even he has closed the deal with the publisher, the ghost-writer gets unmistakable signs that the turgid draft he is tasked to put into shape inexplicably constitutes highly sensitive material. Written by Eduardo Casais <casaise@acm.org>
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Read between the lies.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for language, brief nudity/sexuality, some violence and a drug reference (cut version) See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Budget:
$45,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$183,009 (USA) (21 February 2010) (4 Screens)Gross:
$73,741,549 (Worldwide) (6 May 2011)Company Credits
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The Ghost: You realize I know nothing about politics.
Rick Ricardelli: You voted for him, didn't you?
The Ghost: Adam Lang? Of course I did, everyone voted for him. He wasn't a politician, he was a craze.
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Trivia
When Roman Polanski was arrested September 2009 in Switzerland, post-production was never put on hold. He saw every step of the film and made all artistic decisions. He finished editing the movie while in a Swiss prison. In December 2009 Polanski was released on bail but placed under house arrest, where he remained when this movie was released. See more »Goofs
Errors in geography: The NHL game being broadcast at the bar is on Rogers Sportsnet which is a Canadian station. This channel isn't offered in New England, unless watched on the NHL Center Ice package. See more »Quotes
[first lines]The Ghost: You realize I know nothing about politics.
Rick Ricardelli: You voted for him, didn't you?
The Ghost: Adam Lang? Of course I did, everyone voted for him. He wasn't a politician, he was a craze.
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Crazy Credits
The credits are written as black-on-white with a typewriter font, like the manuscript shown throughout the movie. See more »
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