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Ghostbusters

Ghostbusters

Comedy · Fantasy · 1984

After losing their university jobs, three parapsychologists start a ghost-catching business in New York City and uncover a supernatural threat that could destroy the world.

Movie details

Ghostbusters

“They're here to save the world.”

1984 Comedy · Fantasy 1h 45m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

7.5 / 10

Community rating

After losing their university jobs, three parapsychologists start a ghost-catching business in New York City and uncover a supernatural threat that could destroy the world.

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 Ghostbusters?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Ivan Reitman

Written by

Harold Ramis · Dan Aykroyd

Bill Murray

Bill Murray

Dr. Peter Venkman

Dan Aykroyd

Dan Aykroyd

Dr. Raymond Stantz

Sigourney Weaver

Sigourney Weaver

Dana Barrett

Harold Ramis

Harold Ramis

Dr. Egon Spengler

Rick Moranis

Rick Moranis

Louis Tully

Annie Potts

Annie Potts

Janine Melnitz

William Atherton

William Atherton

Walter Peck

Court is in session

Put Ghostbusters on trial.

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

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.