Recently deceased, a white-sheeted ghost returns to his suburban home to console his bereft wife, only to find that in his spectral state he has become unstuck in time, forced to watch passively as the life he knew and the woman he loves slowly slip away.
Directed by David Lowery
sadness
house
loss
grief
morality
construction
death
ghost
piano
Rank
#66 in 2017·#2330 overall
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Cast
Casey Affleck
C
Rooney Mara
M
McColm Cephas Jr.
Little Boy
Kenneisha Thompson
Doctor
Grover Coulson
Man in Wheelchair
Liz Cardenas
Linda
Barlow Jacobs
Gentleman Caller
Dagger Salazar
Mover
Sonia Acevedo
Maria
Kesha
Spirit Girl
Will Oldham
Prognosticator
Brea Grant
Clara
Crew
David Lowery
Director
David Lowery
Writer
Daniel Hart
Original Music Composer
David Lowery
Editor
Andrew Droz Palermo
Director of Photography
Liz Cardenas
Co-Producer
Adam Donaghey
Producer
Adam Willis
Set Decoration
Ron Gonzalez
Steadicam Operator
Jade Healy
Production Design
Alexi Wasser
Thanks
Shane Carruth
Additional Editor
Popular Reviews
2204 reviews
Hannes
10.0★ · 05/01/26
This is legitimate one of the best films i have ever seen. This film is minimalistic at it's finest, yet it still brought me to tears several times. This one is special for sure
This is legitimate one of the best films i have ever seen. This film is minimalistic at it's finest, yet it still brought me to tears several times. This one is special for sure
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Annabelle
9.0★ · 08/11/25
Flicker
As Rue’s dad said in Euphoria: “Memories exist outside of time and have no beginning or ends.” I didn’t even know it was possible to convey so much emotion through just a simple sheet. Ghost Story feels like that bitter feeling we all know—loving someone so deeply that you just can’t forget them. You’re left both the ghost and the woman—part of you moves on, while another part stays frozen, suspended in time for years. That ghost might just be the part of a loved one we carry with us forever, indelible despite distance and absence.
Flicker
As Rue’s dad said in Euphoria: “Memories exist outside of time and have no beginning or ends.” I didn’t even know it was possible to convey so much emotion through just a simple sheet. Ghost Story feels like that bitter feeling we all know—loving someone so deeply that you just can’t forget them. You’re left both the ghost and the woman—part of you moves on, while another part stays frozen, suspended in time for years. That ghost might just be the part of a loved one we carry with us forever, indelible despite distance and absence.
