The Canterville Ghost

PG

Released Oct 20, 2023

1 hr. 34 min.

Kids & Family

Comedy

Fantasy

Animation

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A Stephen Fry-led reimagining of the same-name short story by Oscar Wilde that screened as an Official Selection of the 2023 Annecy Animation Film Festival, The Canterville Ghost tells the story of a modern American family that moves to their recently purchased country home, Canterville Chase in England, only to find it is haunted by a ghost. Effectively, Sir Simon de Canterville (Fry) has been haunting the grounds of Canterville Chase successfully for over 300 years, but he meets his match when he tries to scare out the new arrivals.

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Aaron G

SHOULDA JUST WATCHED THE TRAILER OVER AND OVER! This is one of those movies were unfortunately all of the highlights and all of the best parts are contained in the trailer, and that truly is the extent of how “good” this movie actually is. The animation is pretty poor and seems like Saturday morning TV caliber. The characters are almost expressionless with confusing dialogue and a subpar plot line. I sat there wondering what I had done that was so wrong that I should be subjected to such punishment for two hours, and wished that I would’ve simply watched the trailer over and over and over again, as that would have been inherently better than sitting there for the full movie. At least the popcorn didn’t suck.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/02/23

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Debra

The kids enjoyed the movie it was funny and exciting

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/25/23

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Tammy G

Love Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry but movie was kind of boring.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/24/23

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Wanda aka Grandma

Precious movie for grands age 8 & 4. Good combo of funny/more surpring than scary moments.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/22/23

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Derek L

Although Stephen Fry's reimagined take on Oscar Wilde's short was an interesting concept, however parts of the story and structure felt rather rushed and bland. In addition, the animation was inconsistent.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/12/24

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SkyRo P

#MovieReview #TheCantervilleGhost This is your typical non-Disney non-DreamWorks movie, meaning it's OK, the storytelling is decent and the graphics are OK But when they're not one of the big companies, the acting seems to always be offputting as well Personally, I didn't like it. I was not a fan of it. I thought it was OK and it was there just to waste time. 10-15 years ago this would've been something to go and see in the theaters just to have that enjoyable moment of being in the theaters but now, with streaming, it's one of those films that will end up sitting there and leaving theaters quicker because nobody's gonna waste money physical money to see this. Theater movies now have to be on their a game in order to get people to spend money and this movie is a streaming movie .

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

10/26/23

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Kim Burdon

Director

Stephen Fry

Sir Simon de Canterville

Hugh Laurie

The Grim Reaper

Freddie Highmore

The Duke of Cheshire

Emily Carey

Virginia Otis

David Harewood

Hiram Otis

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Jake Wilson

The Age (Australia)

Technically the animation is about as good as could be hoped for under the circumstances... But none of this erases a sense of the film as a lost cause, which in turn generates a degree of unintended pathos.

Rated: 2/5

Jan 18, 2024

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Richard Whittaker

Austin Chronicle

While the youngest audiences might find some charm in its broader comedy, the version of The Canterville Ghost may be most appreciated by tweens with a flair from romance and grandeur.

Rated: 2.5/5

Oct 23, 2023

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

The visuals are not exactly cutting edge but the storytelling has bounce and there’s gusto in the vocal talents.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 21, 2023

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James Croot

Stuff.co.nz

It’s not going to set the world alight, but with plenty of knockabout humour and kinetic set-pieces for the kids and Shakespearean quotes and witty bon mots for the parents, this might just provide the perfect diversion...

Rated: 3.5/5

Jan 25, 2024

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Jim Schembri

jimschembri.com

There are some laughs in the first few reels [but the film] ranks only as a passable lark that starts well but becomes increasingly talky as the story plods on...It’s competent but unexceptional stuff. Advice: wait for it to stream.

Rated: 2.5/5

Jan 12, 2024

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Charles Solomon

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

It never shuts up and the animation is very limited.

Dec 12, 2023

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Synopsis

A Stephen Fry-led reimagining of the same-name short story by Oscar Wilde that screened as an Official Selection of the 2023 Annecy Animation Film Festival, The Canterville Ghost tells the story of a modern American family that moves to their recently purchased country home, Canterville Chase in England, only to find it is haunted by a ghost. Effectively, Sir Simon de Canterville (Fry) has been haunting the grounds of Canterville Chase successfully for over 300 years, but he meets his match when he tries to scare out the new arrivals.

Director: Kim Burdon
Executive Producer: Bob Benton, Paul Cummins, Stephen Fry, Paul Grindey
Screenwriter: Giles New, Keiron Self
Distributor: Blue Fox Entertainment
Production Co: Sprout Pictures, Align, Space Age Films, Melmoth Films, Toonz Media Group
Rating: PG
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Fantasy, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 20, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 5, 2023

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