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Summary
When single mom Callie and her two kids Trevor and Phoebe arrive in a small Oklahoma town, they begin to discover their connection to the original Ghostbusters and the secret legacy their grandfather left behind.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Skip it if
- You want dark or edgy material
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+20)
Critics 54Audiences 74GoodWatch 64
Tomatometer63%
Metascore45
Audience score90%
User score7.6
IMDb7.0
Letterboxd · 407 K ratings3.0/5
Box office
2.7×its budget
- Budget
- $75 M
- Worldwide
- $204 M
Worldwide it earned $129 M more than it cost.
Running time
2 h 4 min
Longer than most fantasy movies, +24 min on the typical 100
typical 100124Half of all fantasy movies run 91–114 min.
Reach
Streams in 61 countries, rent or buy in 56 more
+51Released
2021
November 18, 2021
5 years ago
Genres
FantasyComedyAdventureLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
Canada- United States
Rated
- PG-13United States
Yes: it's rated PG-13 in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure Escapism24 of 34
Mckenna GracePhoebe
Finn WolfhardTrevor
Carrie CoonCallie
Paul RuddGrooberson
Logan KimPodcast
Celeste O'ConnorLucky
Bill MurrayPeter Venkman
Dan AykroydRay Stantz
Ernie HudsonWinston Zeddemore
Annie PottsJanine Melnitz
Sigourney WeaverDana Barrett
Bob GuntonThe Ghost Farmer
J.K. SimmonsIvo Shandor
Shawn SewardSkittles
Billy BrykZahk
Sydney Mae DíazSwayze
Hannah DukeReseda
Bokeem WoodbineSheriff Domingo
Paulina AlexisBunny
Marlon KazadiThick Neck- CPChiara PetersenBurner Girl
Danielle KennedyRoller Granny
Artoun NazarethRufus
Crystal RoseboroughCrystal
Directing · 2
- Jason Reitman Director, Writer
- Brian Smrz Second Unit Director
Writing · 3
- Gil Kenan Writer, Executive Producer
- Dan Aykroyd Original Film Writer, Executive Producer
- Harold Ramis Original Film Writer
Production · 18
- Aaron L. Gilbert Executive Producer
- Jason Cloth Executive Producer
- Tom Pollock Executive Producer
- Joe Medjuck Executive Producer
- Amie Karp Executive Producer
- Michael Beugg Executive Producer
Camera · 2
- Eric Steelberg Director of Photography
- Jason Ellson "A" Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator
Editing · 2
- Dana E. Glauberman Editor
- Nathan Orloff Editor
Sound · 9
- Rob Simonsen Original Music Composer
- Scott Sanders Sound Designer
- Chris Terhune Sound Designer
- Perry Robertson Supervising Sound Editor
- Will Files Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Mckenna Grace Songs
Art · 23
- François Audouy Production Design
- Aaron Becker Main Title Designer
- Seth Kleinberg Main Title Designer
- Scott Meehan Art Direction
- Paul Healy Set Decoration
- Peter Stratford Set Designer
Costume & Make-Up · 6
- Danny Glicker Costume Design
- Joanne Jacobsen Makeup Department Head
- Heba Thorisdottir Makeup Artist
- Vasilios Tanis Makeup Artist
- Carole Griffin Costume Supervisor
- Tracey Graham Set Costumer
Visual Effects · 12
- Alessandro Ongaro Visual Effects Supervisor
- Pier Lefebvre Visual Effects Supervisor
- Aharon Bourland Visual Effects Supervisor
- Sheena Duggal Visual Effects Supervisor
- Sid Jayakar Visual Effects Supervisor
- Chris Van Dyck Visual Effects Supervisor
Other crew · 9
- Guy Bews Stunt Coordinator
- Laura Lee Connery Stunts
- Joe Everett Unit Publicist
- David Kwong Thanks
- Duane Dickinson Stunts
- Sally Bishop Stunt Double
Tropes
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The Ghostbusters series
Film 3 of 4 · after Ghostbusters II · then Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
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GoodWatch score 81Film 1
- Ghostbusters II (1989)
GoodWatch score 61Film 2
- Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)
GoodWatch score 63You're here
- Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024)
GoodWatch score 52Film 4
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