A Ghost Story
A Ghost Story
A Ghost Story
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2017
1h 33m
7.1(2426 votes)
Drama
Fantasy
Mystery
Romance

Overview

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.

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Sailor Bear

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Cast & Crew

73 members
Acting

Casey Affleck

C

Casey Affleck
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Rooney Mara

M

Rooney Mara
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McColm Cephas Jr.

Little Boy

McColm Cephas Jr.
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Kenneisha Thompson

Doctor

Kenneisha Thompson
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Grover Coulson

Man in Wheelchair

Grover Coulson
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Liz Cardenas

Linda

Liz Cardenas
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Barlow Jacobs

Gentleman Caller

Barlow Jacobs
Production

Richard Krause

Mover

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Dagger Salazar

Mover

Dagger Salazar
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Sonia Acevedo

Maria

Sonia Acevedo
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Carlos Bermudez

Carlos

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Yasmina Gutierrez

Yasmina

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Kimberly Fiddes

Making Out

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Daniel Escudero

Making Out

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Kesha

Spirit Girl

Kesha
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Jared Kopf

Magician

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Afomia Hailemeskel

Just Wants to Dance

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Will Oldham

Prognosticator

Will Oldham
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Brea Grant

Clara

Brea Grant
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Augustine Frizzell

Clara's Wife Who is Writing a Book

Augustine Frizzell
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Jonny Mars

Oversharing Man

Jonny Mars
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Rachel Ballard

Patient Woman

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Bryan Pitts

Chairman

Bryan Pitts
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Rob Zabrecky

Pioneer Man

Rob Zabrecky
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Sara Tomerlin

Pioneer Woman

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Margot Tomerlin

Pioneer Children

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Sylvie Tomerlin

Pioneer Children

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Savanna Walsh

Pioneer Children

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Derrick Halverston

At the Hospital

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David Miller

At the Hospital

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Hector Escalante

At the Hospital

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Randy E. Aguebor

At the Hospital

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Joel David Taylor

At the Hospital

Joel David Taylor
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Monalisa Amidar

At the Hospital

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Phillip Amidar

At the Hospital

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Stan Sanders

At the Hospital

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Marcella Langdon

At the Hospital

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CG. Lewis III

At the Hospital

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Alvis Lewis

At the Hospital

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David Fraga

At the Hospital

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Kimberly Gail Williams

At the Hospital

Kimberly Gail Williams
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Tanya Foster

At the Hospital

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Giovannie Cruz

At the Hospital

Giovannie Cruz
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Paulie Killgore

At the Hospital

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Otis Harris

At the Hospital

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Kathy Jordan

At the Hospital

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Crew

Scooter Walsh

At the Hospital

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William Sydney

At the Hospital

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David Helms

At the Party

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Jordan Jett Raines

At the Party

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Kelli Holdridge

At the Party

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Production

Taylor Anne Ramsey

At the Party

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Alexis Fleisig

At the Party

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Kris Youmans

At the Party

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Da-Voncia Hendricks

At the Party

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Neken Williams

At the Party

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Kevin Jacobs

At the Party

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Chris Gardner

At the Party

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Nainoa McKeague

At the Party

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Savanna Sears

At the Party

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Andrew Tinker

At the Party

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Juan Fiol

In the Boardroom

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Constance Jones

In the Boardroom

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Rachel Chambers

In the Boardroom

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Jacie Scott

In the Boardroom

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Nikita Patel

In the Boardroom

Nikita Patel
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Brandi Price

In the Boardroom

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David Keller

In the Boardroom

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Jim Johnson

In the Boardroom

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Aaron Roberts

In the Boardroom

Aaron Roberts
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Branton Ellerbee

In the Boardroom

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Art

David Pink

Ghost Stage 2

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Directing

David Lowery

Neighbor's Ghost (uncredited)

David Lowery

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