Ghostwritten

2021

1 hr. 20 min.

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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6 Reviews

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A one-hit novelist stumbles onto a decades-old murder in his winter residency... maybe.

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Philip S

A refreshing twist on the suspense/thriller genre that doesn't take itself too seriously. Worth a second viewing for all the clues you might miss the first time.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/28/24

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Connor M

Ghostwritten had me from the beginning. Jay Duplass delivers a quirky, tormented performance consistent with the tone filmmaker Thomas Matthews delivers across the film through sound, editing, and visual effects. World-weary Guy Laury (Jay Duplass) refuses to confront the plainness of his life and instead suppresses his self-disdain behind belief that he can resurrect his once-promising writing career. Eventually, his internal demons and delusions catch up to him in the claustrophobic isolation of a dreary New England island town. The story itself is a haunting and original take on mid-life crisis and a reminder to pursue life for the love of life itself. This is a worthy film on its own, and I want to see more from this promising young filmmaker.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/27/24

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Paul-Newell R

Ghostwriting fee was unrealistic. As a professional ghostwriter, no one would accept as payment their mere soul, I can tell you that.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/27/24

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Sarah S

If you're up for a moody thriller, this is for you. The setting is perfect for a ghost story - a remote, desolate island off the coast of New England in the dead of winter. Great acting and perfect, fast pacing. Lots of suspense and will keep you guessing until the end.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/21/24

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Thomas Matthews

Director

Maria Dizzia

Julie

Jay Duplass

Guy Laury

Declan Eells

Young Marty

Lena Hudson

Lucy

Thomas Jay Ryan

Martin

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Tina Kakadelis

Beyond the Cinerama Dome

Ghostwritten is a Faustian horror story about the lengths a human will go to in order to be remembered.

Feb 23, 2024

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Jackie K. Cooper

jackiekcooper.com

Jay Duplass can't inject the quirky energy this film needs.

Rated: 4/10

Feb 18, 2024

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Kurt Halfyard

ScreenAnarchy

It is a short but slow burner of a film, one that feels like it was made in the early 90s Sundance boom-era, but possesses shadows of a premonition of the 21st century streaming micro-budget digital world that would follow.

Feb 9, 2024

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MontiLee Stormer

MovieReelist.com

I couldn’t spoil the ending if I wanted to because the mumbled and mixed soundscape made the revelation impossible to understand. I watched the last 30 minutes twice and couldn’t make heads nor tails of it.

Rated: 2/5

Feb 8, 2024

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Josh Bell

Crooked Marquee

For much of its running time, Ghostwritten gets by on that abstract weirdness.

Rated: B

Feb 7, 2024

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Nathaniel Muir

AIPT

Ghostwritten may have one twist too many, but great acting and a gripping old school ghost story will keep audiences watching.

Feb 5, 2024

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Synopsis

A one-hit novelist stumbles onto a decades-old murder in his winter residency... maybe.

Director: Thomas Matthews
Screenwriter: Thomas Matthews
Distributor: Cranked Up Films
Production Co: Matthews Brothers
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 9, 2024

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