Synopsis
When a single mom and her two kids arrive in a small town, they begin to discover their connection to the original Ghostbusters and the secret legacy their grandfather left behind.
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Cast
- Mckenna GracePhoebe Spengler
- Finn WolfhardTrevor Spengler
- Carrie CoonCallie Spengler
- Bokeem WoodbineSheriff Domingo
- Paul RuddGary Grooberson
- Logan KimPodcast
- Celeste O'ConnorLucky
- Bill MurrayPeter Venkman
- Dan AykroydRay Stantz
- Ernie HudsonWinston Zeddemore
Recommendations
- 90
IGN
Director Jason Reitman does his father and fans proud with a funny, sweet, and spooky family movie that proudly takes on the legacy of Ghostbusters, while also introducing something exciting and new. - 88
New York Post
[Reitman] finds the perfect tone here . . . He’s also skilled at getting genuine performance out of young actors, as he proved in “Juno,” and balancing humor with stakes — essential for comedy-horror like “Ghostbusters.” The jokes are very funny and Wolfhard and Grace make life-threatening peril look like a ball. - 80
Empire
It’s always fun, inventive and full of charm. If you have any concerns that Jason Reitman’s film might sully the legacy of his dad’s greatest creation, there’s nothing to be afraid of. - 80
The Hollywood Reporter
As franchise update, origin story, coming-of-age movie, comedy and indulgent f/x extravaganza, the feature, written by the director and Gil Kenan (Monster House), hits all its marks. - 80
Total Film
Warm, witty and full of wonder, Afterlife reanimates a franchise without spitting on its grave. - 71
TheWrap
Reitman’s direction may be sharp and professional, but that’s only in the service of familiar material, so it falls to an excellent cast to make the most of a very repetitive situation. - 70
Variety
The good news for “Ghostbusters” fans is that “Afterlife” does nothing to tarnish what has come before. - 58
Entertainment Weekly
There are some jokes here — Paul Rudd brings a little lightness to the proceedings as the kids' science teacher, Mr. Grooberson — but it's hard to escape the overall sensation of, well, a corpse being exhumed.
