Is Ghost Story scary?

Yes, very. More frightening than 95% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Ghost Story end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 95% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes. More sad than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Ghost Story easy watching?

Barely. Less comforting than 86% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Ghost Story violent?

Yes. More violent than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Ghost Story

Name: Ghost Story
Genre: Horror, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1981
Duration: 110 min
Rating: 6
Cast: Fred Astaire, Melvyn Douglas, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., John Houseman, Craig Wasson

The Time Has Come to Tell the Tale

Directed by John Irvin

Produced by Universal Pictures

1981110 min6.0 / 10

A gothic horror meditation on guilt and supernatural retribution, where four elderly men confront the consequences of a dark secret buried for fifty years.

Four successful elderly gentlemen, members of the Chowder Society, share a gruesome, 50-year-old secret. When one of Edward Wanderley's twin sons dies in a bizarre accident, the group begins to see a pattern of frightening events developing.

Clusters

Supernatural Horror Films Grief Turns Into Fear Old Age Stories Violent Revenge Movies Bleak and Despairing Tone

Genres

Horror Drama Thriller

Keywords

Based On Novel Or Book Nightmare Revenge Gothic Horror Guilt New England Ghost Story Elderly 1930s

Questions people ask

Is Ghost Story scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 95% of films.
Does Ghost Story end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 95% of films.
Is Ghost Story sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is Ghost Story easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.
Is Ghost Story violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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