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Mostly Ghostly

Mostly Ghostly

Family · Fantasy · Horror · 2008

Based on the successful book series by R.L. Stine, this spooky tale finds 11-year-old Max making a deal with the ghosts who haunt his home. If Max helps them find what was responsible for their parents' disappearance, they'll help him transform from a social nobody to the most popular kid in school.

Movie details

Mostly Ghostly

“From the creator of Goosebumps!”

2008 Family · Fantasy · Horror 1h 33m

Critical arithmetic

One number, for now.

TMDB

6.1 / 10

Community rating

Based on the successful book series by R.L. Stine, this spooky tale finds 11-year-old Max making a deal with the ghosts who haunt his home. If Max helps them find what was responsible for their parents' disappearance, they'll help him transform from a social nobody to the most popular kid in school.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Mostly Ghostly?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Rich Correll

Written by

Rich Correll · Pat Proft

Madison Pettis

Madison Pettis

Tara Roland

Sterling Beaumon

Sterling Beaumon

Max Doyle

Luke Benward

Luke Benward

Nicolas "Nicky" Roland

Brian Stepanek

Brian Stepanek

Phears

David DeLuise

David DeLuise

John Doyle

Kim Rhodes

Kim Rhodes

Harriett Doyle

Adam Hicks

Adam Hicks

Colin Doyle

Court is in session

Put Mostly Ghostly on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“It owes the canon nothing.”

The movie pursues immediacy and audience pleasure without begging institutions to certify its worth.

The prosecution The Big-Idea Head

“Easy pleasure, short half-life.”

It moves efficiently through the moment but offers little reason to keep arguing once the credits end.