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The Ghost Writer

Read between the lies.

2010 · PG-13 · 2h 8m

Directed by Roman Polanski

6.8

TMDB audience score
2,566 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

A writer stumbles upon a long-hidden secret when he agrees to help former British Prime Minister Adam Lang complete his memoirs on a remote island after the politician's assistant drowns in a mysterious accident.

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Cast

  • Ewan McGregor
    The Ghost

  • Pierce Brosnan
    Adam Lang

  • Kim Cattrall
    Amelia Bly

  • Olivia Williams
    Ruth Lang

  • Tom Wilkinson
    Paul Emmett

  • Timothy Hutton
    Sidney Kroll

  • Jon Bernthal
    Rick Ricardelli

  • Tim Preece
    Roy

  • Robert Pugh
    Richard Rycart

  • David Rintoul
    Stranger

  • Eli Wallach
    Old man

  • Jim Belushi
    John Maddox

  • Anna Botting
    SKY TV newsreader

  • Yvonne Tomlinson
    Stewardess

  • Milton Welsh
    Taxi Driver

  • Alister Mazzotti
    Protection Officer Nº1

  • Tim Faraday
    Barry

  • Kate Copeland
    Alice