Film

Ghost World 2001

Directed by Terry Zwigoff

  • Comedy, Drama
  • 111 min
  • R

Accentuate the negative.

Two quirky, cynical, teenaged girls try to figure out what to do with their lives following 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.

ComedyDramafemale friendshipbased on comichigh school graduationbest friendhigh school friendssocial outcastart classrecord collectorplasterpersonal adblues musicnunchaku

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Character

Spare, classical in form, intimate and character-led.

  • sparerichly built
  • classical in formformally daring
  • intimateepic
  • character-ledplot-driven
  • contemplativerelentless

Who loves it, who doesn't

The ProvocateurThe Provocateur: loved by 55The ArchivistThe Archivist: loved by 33The Prestige HunterThe Prestige Hunter: loved by 33The IronistThe Ironist: loved by 2The Ironist: disliked by 12 / 1The Comfort SeekerThe Comfort Seeker: disliked by 20 / 2The Thrill ChaserThe Thrill Chaser: loved by 11The EmpathThe Empath: loved by 11The FormalistThe Formalist: loved by 11loved (4★+)disliked (2.5★ or less)

34 profiled raters. Loved most by The Provocateurs; disliked most by The Comfort Seekers.

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  • “Is Thora Birch the best thing in Ghost World?”

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  • “Does the smallness hold it back?”

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  • “Is it funnier than it is smart?”

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