Ghost World

3.86
    Ghost World
    2001

    Synopsis

    Two quirky, cynical teenaged girls try to figure out what to do with their lives after high school graduation. After they play a prank on an eccentric, middle aged record collector, one of them befriends him, which causes a rift in the girls' friendship.

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    Cast

    • Thora BirchEnid
    • Scarlett JohanssonRebecca
    • Steve BuscemiSeymour
    • Brad RenfroJosh
    • Illeana DouglasRoberta Allsworth
    • Bob BalabanEnid's Dad
    • Stacey TravisDana
    • Charles C. Stevenson Jr.Norman
    • Dave SheridanDoug
    • Tom McGowanJoe

    Recommendations

    • 100

      Salon

      Offers an exquisite tour of the twilight zone between high school and the so-called real world, as well as between bohemian subculture and the even stranger culture of America at large.
    • 90

      Wall Street Journal

      Smart, surpassingly odd, extremely funny and mysteriously endearing at the same time.
    • 90

      L.A. Weekly

      Zwigoff pulls off something in Ghost World that seems a minor miracle -- he creates someone with a complex inner life.
    • 88

      Boston Globe

      Whatever portion of the alienated teen angst championship Thora Birch left unclaimed after ''American Beauty,'' she nails down brilliantly in Ghost World.
    • 88

      New York Daily News

      Funny, insightful, unpredictable and blessed with pitch-perfect performances, Ghost World is one of the year's best movies.
    • 88

      Philadelphia Inquirer

      There's a loneliness at the heart of this world, and Ghost World, that's really touching -- and a bit scary, too.
    • 80

      TV Guide Magazine

      This mordantly funny, emotionally piquant depiction of post-adolescent angst also has its roots in the graphic novel format.
    • 80

      Variety

      By sharp turns poignant, disturbing and hysterically funny.

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