1984 · comedy · fantasy
Ghostbusters
Directed by Ivan Reitman1h 45m1984
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.
Our read: Ghostbusters (1984) reads as a cosy, kinetic, inventive comedy · fantasy entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Cosy, kinetic, measured comedy / fantasy, inventive in texture. Redemptive, mid-stakes, tender.
- cosy
- brisk
- inventive
- redemptive
- tender
- funny
Watching Ghostbusters tonight? Spin for your lens.
Everyone on the couch spins once and gets one craft to watch for. After the credits, compare what you caught.
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How Ghostbusters feels to watch.
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What watching it is actually like.
“You want witty 80s comedy with iconic ghosts and Bill Murray at his peak.”
Skip it tonight — Dated effects and silliness aren't your nostalgic comfort zone.
Eight films that feel like this one.
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