Storyline
A writer stumbles upon a long-hidden secret when he agrees to help former British Prime Minister Adam Lang complete his memoirs on a remote island after the politician's assistant drowns in a mysterious accident. In director Roman Polanski's tense drama, the author realizes that his discovery threatens some very powerful people who will do anything to ensure that certain episodes from Lang's past remain buried.
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Cast
Eli Wallach, David Rintoul, James Belushi, Jaymes Butler, Tom Wilkinson, Morgane Polanski, Alister Mazzotti, Milton Welsh, Olivia Williams, Jon Bernthal, Marianne Graffam, Ewan McGregor, Jeff Burrell, Pierce Brosnan, Tim Faraday, Glenn Conroy, Robert Pugh, Joel Kirby, Kim Cattrall, Timothy Hutton, Nyasha Hatendi, Tim Preece, Michael S. Ruscheinsky, Eben Young, Robert Seeliger, Anna Botting, Daphne Alexander, Angelique Fernandez, Kate Copeland, Soogi Kang, Clayton Nemrow, Errol Trotman-Harewood, Talin Lopez, Regine Hentschel
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Reviews
88
Rolling Stone
All credit to a finely tuned Brosnan for packing so much intensity and wayward wit into his scenes with McGregor. Their verbal duels make for a dazzling game of cat-and-mouse.
83
Satisfying, melancholy political suspense story.
83
The Ghost Writer may not go down as one of Polanski’s masterpieces, but if it does end up being his swan song, it’s the ideal denouement to a life and career of unsettling resonance.
80
Polanski has made a genre piece with a verve and vitality that’s in sadly short supply.
80
Mr. Polanski’s work with his performers is consistently subtle even when the performances seem anything but, which is true of this very fine film from welcome start to finish.
