Film

Ghostbusters 1984

Directed by Ivan Reitman

  • Comedy, Fantasy
  • 105 min
  • PG

They're here to save the world.

After losing their university jobs, three parapsychologists start a ghost-catching business in New York City and uncover a supernatural threat that could destroy the world.

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Comic, resolved, classical in form and epic.

  • gravecomic
  • resolvedopen-ended
  • classical in formformally daring
  • intimateepic
  • effortlessdemanding

Who loves it, who doesn't

The Prestige HunterThe Prestige Hunter: loved by 1313The Comfort SeekerThe Comfort Seeker: loved by 11The Comfort Seeker: disliked by 111 / 1The Genre DevoteeThe Genre Devotee: loved by 6The Genre Devotee: disliked by 36 / 3The ProvocateurThe Provocateur: loved by 4The Provocateur: disliked by 44 / 4The SincereThe Sincere: loved by 77The EmpathThe Empath: loved by 5The Empath: disliked by 25 / 2The CartographerThe Cartographer: loved by 5The Cartographer: disliked by 15 / 1The Thrill ChaserThe Thrill Chaser: loved by 66loved (4★+)disliked (2.5★ or less)

120 profiled raters. Loved most by The Prestige Hunters; disliked most by The Provocateurs.

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  • “Is it funnier than it is smart?”

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