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A Ghost Story
Directed by David Lowery
Recently deceased, a white-sheeted ghost returns to his suburban home to console his bereft wife, only to find that in his spectral state he has become unstuck in time, forced to watch passively as the life he knew and the woman he loves slowly slip away. From TMDB
102 reactions from 4 sources (Bluesky, Mastodon, TMDB reviews, Lemmy) · newest Nov 1, 2026 · last updated Nov 2, 2026 · How this works
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| Bluesky * | 10 | 4 | 75 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| TMDB reviews * | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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A Ghost Story is a 2017 drama fantasy romance film, directed by David Lowery, starring Casey Affleck, Rooney Mara and McColm Cephas Jr..
- 90 people have posted about this film on Bluesky, Mastodon, TMDB reviews, Lemmy
- posts span Jan 12, 2018 to Nov 1, 2026
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60 of 102 · most liked firstToday I’m off on a road trip with Mark Gatiss. If this was for Doctor Who rather than A Ghost Story for Christmas, BBC Studios would film it as an extra and we’d stop halfway to make, I dunno, Signalman cookies or something.
neutral · AI labelView post →John Langan's award winning horror novel THE FISHERMAN is getting a film adaptation. David Lowery (A Ghost Story, The Green Knight, Mother Mary) will direct for Focus Features. A tale of dark pacts, buried secrets, and a mysterious figure known as the Fisherman. Source: @thr.com
neutral · AI labelView post →i used to make fake movie posters for each completed chapter of "A Ghost Story" but due to "going through it", i never made one for the last chapter...until today. it can be downloaded by patreon members at full size for free www.patreon.com/aghoststory/... my comic: www.aghoststorycomic.com
neutral · AI labelView post →Old Fox's Christmas Film Advent Calendar. Day Eighteen: A Ghost Story for Christmas (1971 to 1978; 2005 to the present).
neutral · AI labelView post →Writer/Director Mark Gatiss is back this holiday season with his 7th feature for BBC's annual A GHOST STORY FOR CHRISTMAS anthology series, this time with an adaptation of E. Nesbit's "Man-Size in Marble" titled WOMAN OF STONE: bloody-disgusting.com/movie/384553...
neutral · AI labelView post →This week's film study is from A Ghost Story. I never watched it, but the wikipedia page made me a bit curious to. #aghoststory #art #artstudy
neutral · AI labelView post →I watched and loved A Ghost Story last night. I bought it cos I watched and loved The Green Knight, so I reckon David Lowery is in my sweet spot. Looked his filmography up on IMDb and EVERY film gets 6 out of 10. Another reason not to ever hand over art to algorithms.
positive · AI labelView post →If they have to make an Elden Ring, and if it ended up an American production, my pick for director would be David Lowery. I think THE GREEN KNIGHT and A GHOST STORY tap into very similar melancholy that an Elden Ring movie would need.
neutral · AI labelView post →'Boo, Forever' linocut print Inspired by the Richard Brautigan poem of the same name, David Lowery's film 'A Ghost Story' (2017), Brian Eno's 'An Ending (Ascent)', existential unrest in turbulent times; a sense of watching and drifting and it all passing you by, the crushing weight of loneliness..
neutral · AI labelView post →TONIGHT at The Beacon in Seattle my film plays w/ the rarely-screened SCHALCKEN THE PAINTER (1979) one of several terrific seasonal ghost stories that surrounded the original BBC series A GHOST STORY FOR CHRISTMAS and were subsequently adopted into the canon. thebeacon.film/calendar/mov...
neutral · AI labelView post →Inspired by the Richard Brautigan poem of the same name, David Lowery's film 'A Ghost Story', Brian Eno's 'An Ending (Ascent)', existential unrest in turbulent times; a sense of watching and drifting and it all passing you by, the crushing weight of loneliness and the abject horror of a sheet ghost.
neutral · AI labelView post →MOVIES BBC Anthology Series ‘A Ghost Story for Christmas’ to Continue with Eerie ‘Woman of Stone’ bloody-disgusting.com/movie/384553...
neutral · AI labelView post →In case anyone who watched ‘A Ghost Story for Christmas: Woman of Stone’ wondered where it was filmed, it was Shottesbrooke, Berkshire. The church does have medieval effigies but not those shown in the film! The actual effigies which inspired Edith Nesbit are in the church at Brenzett, Kent.
neutral · AI labelView post →Hey #horrorwatch, if you loved the movie, check out both the short story it's based on - Casting the Runes by MR James, and another adaptation of that story for BBC's A Ghost Story for Christmas very interesting takes on the same thing
neutral · AI labelView post →How to Film a Ghost Story.
neutral · AI labelView post →🧡A GHOST STORY HAS UPDATED ON PATREON!🧡 donate as little as $1 a month to get pdf copies of my bad movie review book, a WIP of my bloodborne lore explainer, and a re-draw/re-write of chapter 1! plus new pages! 🧡 new page: www.patreon.com/aghoststory/... 🧡 sign up!: www.patreon.com/aghoststory/...
neutral · AI labelView post →FILM FREAK FRIDAY #FilmFreakFriday THE SIGNALMAN (1976) A short film, part of the British supernatural anthology series A GHOST STORY FOR CHRISTMAS. Based on the classic story by Charles Dickens. With Denholm Elliott as a man haunted by a vision of doom. Wonderfully eerie. Available on YouTube.🎥
neutral · AI labelView post →David Lowery (with scenes from his film "A Ghost Story") - BOTD
neutral · AI labelView post →Halloween film fest: 15 classic ghost stories. From "The Uninvited" and "The Haunting" to Crimson Peak and "A Ghost Story," these films will help you set the tone for the spooky season. arstechnica.com/features/202...
neutral · AI labelView post →I love The Green Knight so I thought "hmm I should watch David Lowery's other films" and I started with A Ghost Story and lo and behold, I love it too. Love the way he stays on a shot. The movie has a lot to say about something I think about a lot in regard to art, which is ...+
positive · AI labelView post →THE EX: A Ghost Story (kindle or paperback) "Like reading a '70s Hammer film" "as if Harold Lloyd had strayed into The Omen" "a delicious blend of spookiness, social satire, terrifying apparitions, binge drinking, sexy interludes, and a fine cat"
neutral · AI labelView post →This dog is dressed up as Casey Affleck in A GHOST STORY. In addition to being more entertaining than that godawful movie, this dog is advertising BOOKS ON SALE AT MZS PRESS! Books! Get 'em while they're hot and on sale! All kinds of books! Books with covers! Books with chapters! Don't miss out!
negative · AI labelView post →My ★★★ review of A Ghost Story boxd.it/8ku8Sf Arthouse experiment. Largely silent, mostly still, this existential meditation on grief & loss is not for everyone. With patience, there are rewards. But I admired more than I enjoyed. For me, would work better in short film format. #filmsky 📽🎥🎬🎞
neutral · AI labelView post →#NowWatching A GHOST STORY (2017). Director: David Lowery. Casey Affleck, Rooney Mara. Existential loss...should be cheery. #filmsky 📽🎥🎞🎬
neutral · AI labelView post →MOVIE #6 - LETTERS TO THE POSTMAN (2022) A gorgeous ode to BBC's A Ghost Story for Christmas and a rare adaptation of the work of Robert Aickman.
neutral · AI labelView post →🎞️ Teefa’s Movie Night — Wednesday, February 11 🎟️ Doors open 7:00 PM CST 👻 A Ghost Story (2017, dir. David Lowery, 92 min) — 7:45 PM CST 🌠 The Namesake (2006, dir. Mira Nair, 122 min) — 9:30 PM CST
neutral · AI labelView post →THE EX: A Ghost Story (kindle or paperback) "Like reading a '70s Hammer film" "as if Harold Lloyd had strayed into The Omen" "a delicious blend of spookiness, social satire, terrifying apparitions, binge drinking, sexy interludes, and a fine cat"
neutral · AI labelView post →🧡A GHOST STORY HAS UPDATED ON PATREON!🧡 donate as little as $1 a month to get pdf copies of my bad movie review book, a WIP of my bloodborne lore explainer, and a re-draw/re-write of chapter 1! plus new pages! 🧡 new page: www.patreon.com/aghoststory/... 🧡 sign up!: www.patreon.com/aghoststory/...
neutral · AI labelView post →“It is the communal experience.” ❤️📽️ See movies (like MOTHER MARY) in movie theaters‼️ And see filmmaker David Lowery (A GHOST STORY, PETE’S DRAGON, THE GREEN KNIGHT) on a new episode of The American Cinematheque Podcast — out now!
neutral · AI labelView post →UPDATED SCREENINGS! More screenings for THE OCCUPANT OF THE ROOM added: Dec 6th at @triskelartscentre.bsky.social w BLACK CHRISTMAS, Dec 23 at the Beacon in Seattle w A GHOST STORY FOR CHRISTMAS, and Dec 30 at Stray Cat Film Center in KCMO w/ Sean Hogan's "To Fire You Come at Last"
neutral · AI labelView post →Found a Letterboxd account that logged one film ever, A GHOST STORY, in September of 2017, and only follows one person: me. IT'S A G-G-G-G-GH
neutral · AI labelView post →been watching A Ghost Story while I practice anatomy. Holy shit this movie is depressing. Very good but incredibly sad.
neutral · AI labelView post →QTP with 10 media to get to know you. Doctor Who Hammer films Twin Peaks Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (BBC version) Blakes Seven A Ghost Story for Christmas The Shining (Kubrick film) Quatermass I Claudius Test Match Special
neutral · AI labelView post →My Intro to Cinema classes had the chance to vote on which genre (film noir or horror) we’ll be studying, and they chose horror. What awaits: Psycho, Get Out, Alien, Rosemary’s Baby, A Ghost Story, Jaws, The Shining, It, The Witch, and Sinners. #FilmSky #AcademicSky
neutral · AI labelView post →On a movie kick, just watched A Ghost Story, forgot how much that one made me cry the first time
positive · AI labelView post →#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge #MusicSky Day 27: From a Movie you saw in the Cinema I posted this before regarding film music, but it's my favourite film theme song: David Hart / Dark Rooms "I Get Overwhelmed" from “A Ghost Story” www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVOb...
neutral · AI labelView post →My ghostly Saturday ends here, with @folklorepod.bsky.social’s Mark Norman interviewing the (always dapper) film & TV archive writer @accordingtojond.bsky.social about his forthcoming book on the BBC’s A Ghost Story for Christmas.
neutral · AI labelView post →Pick a movie, keep one actor. The rest are Muppets. A Ghost Story Casey Affleck
neutral · AI labelView post →every day of 2026, I'll post a story from an anthology film or series. 2️⃣8️⃣2️⃣ A GHOST STORY FOR CHRISTMAS (1971–) "Lost Hearts" D: Lawrence Gordon Clark W: Robin Chapman An orphan's older cousin, an alchemist, plans for the boy's birthday on Halloween. The boy also sees visions of two dead kids.
neutral · AI labelView post →I never watched this so my intro to Lowery was A Ghost Story, which I caught at my first Chicago Critics Fest. Felt very exciting to be there, a packed house, this is why I moved to Chicago etc. and then the movie started and it got bad fast and soon I realized it could not get better.
negative · AI labelView post →What’s your favorite movie about ghosts? A Ghost Story
neutral · AI labelView post →i remember when i saw that movie A Ghost Story i was like "holy hell this is boring" and it was.
negative · AI labelView post →Getting our indie cred as we cover A Ghost Story! A movie about what happens after we leave this earth and give you the same feels as 2001: a Space Odyssey! #aghoststory #rooneymara
neutral · AI labelView post →The characters and the world never quite live up to the promise of the symbolism. That's not always a bad thing, but it's not the film you think it is. I went in expecting Mother Suspiria, what I got was a Ghost Story. But that's how I felt with 'Green Knight' I came out surprised at the very least.
neutral · AI labelView post →Watching Mother Mary Every director should make a shonky pop star movie, but what I didn't expect of David Lowery was a two act two handed play that turned into a mini Amicus portmanteau horror movie. Or ghost story because, despite the poster stating otherwise, This Is A Ghost Story I loved it.
neutral · AI labelView post →Now headed out to see "Mother Mary"! 💃 This one looks interesting and apparently has a supernatural element to it even though says "This Is Not A Ghost Story" right there on the movie poster. Welp, I'm going to find out what heck that means... 👻 #MotherMary #Filmsky
neutral · AI labelView post →This night was a night of drinks, watching car crashes on YouTube, the movie A Ghost Story (good, but not fun), and the movie Peter Pan (not good, but amazingly fun)
neutral · AI labelView post →It's a quiet afternoon here in Japan, so I'm #nowwatching A Warning to the Curious (1972). A TV movie based on the M.R. James story that was part of the series A Ghost Story for Christmas. #horrorsky
neutral · AI labelView post →You ever seen A Ghost Story? Great film, pretty similar to what you're dealing with. Maybe it can help. The ghost never talked by the way.
neutral · AI labelView post →the final piece from my 2021 #inktober / #rnadtober DAY 30: FAVOURITE & DAY 31: GHOST a still from one of my favourite movies, A Ghost Story. oil on canvas #oilpainting #AGhostStory #A24 #MastoArt
neutral · AI labelView post →M : What is it you like about this house so much? C : History. 🎞 #OTD in #Film #History 7 July 2017, #DavidLowery's moving supernatural drama A GHOST STORY, starring #CaseyAffleck and #RooneyMara, was released in 🇺🇸
neutral · AI labelView post →Side note, Pine: A Story Of Loss reminded me of that movie A Ghost Story. Not because they’re both about grief and being left behind in a sense, but bc they both have a start that kinda made me want to tap out before hitting the parts where Im like “well there we go, where was that earlier?”
neutral · AI labelView post →Just watched Pig. Fantastic movie. Reminds me of A Ghost Story, another fine film. Both recommended.
positive · AI labelView post →once again this movie really just sounds like a less good version of A Ghost Story
neutral · AI labelView post →Rebleet your 4 favorite A24 films 🎥📽️ Here's all I've seen: EEAAO🩷 A Ghost Story💕 The Lighthouse👍 The VVitch🩷 Green Room👎 Hereditary🩷 The Green Knight👎 It Comes At Night👎 Midsommar🩷 The Hole in the Ground👍 The Blackcoat's Daughter👎 Tusk👍
neutral · AI labelView post →Okay, let see. Vampire Movie: tie, Near Dark and Byzantium Zombie Movie: Dawn of the Dead remake Haunting Movie: A Ghost Story Creature Feature: tie, Dog Soldiers and The Company of Wolves Found Footage: Ghostly Encounters Slasher: Fear Street Part 2: 1970
neutral · AI labelView post →I just checked my OST playlist and the “worst” movies I could find are: * Eye in th Sky * Hold the Dark * A Ghost Story
negative · AI labelView post →I knew I would NEVER trust a film critic again after folks started heralding A GHOST STORY. I think that's the movie for which I coined my Twitter phrase "critics are dancing the Hucklebuck over a movie."
negative · AI labelView post →Some movies haunt you forever — like ‘A Ghost Story’. #LooseLips20 #AGhostStory loose-lips.com/index.php/20...
neutral · AI labelView post →i know i will probably never ever get another chance to see my Favorite movie A Ghost Story in theaters again but idk if i have it in me to drive and hour each way again today it was an hour each way to my appt earlier and if i’m diving 4 hours in one day it is usually only to kiss a dude in ohio.
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