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      City of Ghosts

      R Released Sep 10, 2002 1h 56m Crime Drama List
      48% 65 Reviews Tomatometer 46% 2,500+ Ratings Audience Score Waiting for the heat to cool from a failed U.S. insurance scam, Jimmy (Matt Dillon) grows restless in Bangkok. When he hears rumors that his partner and mentor Marvin has surfaced in Cambodia, he sets off to get his promised cut. What he finds there is a mysterious and hostile environment where even the most polished criminal can end up on deadly ground. The further Jimmy gets in his search for Marvin, the deeper he plunges himself into a predicament from which he may not return. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Feb 20 Buy Now

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      Atmospheric, but that's about it.

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      jwcdood CITY OF GHOSTS is nothing monumental, but it's a decent thriller/suspense type flick that I even might watch again sometime [so that says something]. ✨🥴👍✨ Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 12/16/23 Full Review Mary H The moral of the story is that contrary to Marvin's belief, people can in fact change from immoral to moral behavior; the right people can inspire someone to trust in the goodness of others and possibility of goodness in the self. The acting is great, the setting and scenery are beautiful, and the story is unique and interesting. Definitely recommend this movie! 10/10! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/13/22 Full Review Audience Member This movie set in Cambodia and Thailand was had a a great message of redemption of sorts. The good that was portrayed in this film between at least two of the random interaction of characters appears to be the entire point of the film. Righting a wrong. I gave four stars because it was not long enough to develop all the main characters. This is a redemptive story. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Why anyone would go to Cambodia to invest is beyond me. Like many Asian countries, it's full of corruption, meaning you'll be paying a lot of money for protection and just to get a business established. If you're running from the law, mafia, Russians, it's the last country you'd go to. If you've got money you're an easy target for corruption, westerners the main target. That being said, the film is a basic crime drama, nothing outstanding. Relationships are all very much placeholders to move the story along, nothing of depth established. Overall, good movie but nothing exceptional Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Keith H My favorite movie of all time. Amazing music with exotic captivating visuals. Khmer Rock is so good. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/15/19 Full Review dave j Co-written and directed and starred Mat Billon . Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Empire Magazine Rated: 2/5 Dec 30, 2006 Full Review Michael Booth Denver Post There is so much to admire in Matt Dillon's City of Ghosts that the feeling left over after watching it is an unsettling sense of disappointment and unfairness. Rated: 2.5/4 Jun 28, 2003 Full Review Gary Dowell Dallas Morning News While it won't be remembered as great cinema, it is actually a tight piece of film noir. Rated: B Jun 14, 2003 Full Review Film Threat Rated: 3/5 Dec 6, 2005 Full Review Dragan Antulov Draxblog Movie Reviews can be criticised of many things, but wasting locations and local talent is not one of them Rated: 6/10 Sep 16, 2005 Full Review Jordan Hiller Bangitout.com The surprise is not necessarily that Dillon has a unique voice, but rather that the voice is so bizarrely dark and uninhibitedly exotic. Rated: 3 Dec 27, 2004 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Waiting for the heat to cool from a failed U.S. insurance scam, Jimmy (Matt Dillon) grows restless in Bangkok. When he hears rumors that his partner and mentor Marvin has surfaced in Cambodia, he sets off to get his promised cut. What he finds there is a mysterious and hostile environment where even the most polished criminal can end up on deadly ground. The further Jimmy gets in his search for Marvin, the deeper he plunges himself into a predicament from which he may not return.
      Director
      Matt Dillon
      Screenwriter
      Matt Dillon, Barry Gifford
      Distributor
      Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, United Artists
      Production Co
      Sud-Est Productions, Kintop Pictures, United Artists, Living Films, Mainline Pictures Inc., Banyan Tree, Eternity Pictures
      Rating
      R (Some Violence|Language)
      Genre
      Crime, Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Sep 10, 2002, Original
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Sep 16, 2008
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $325.5K
      Runtime
      1h 56m
      Sound Mix
      Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Surround, Dolby SR
      Aspect Ratio
      Flat (1.85:1)
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