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City of Ghosts

City of Ghosts

Thriller · Crime · 2002

A con man who is on the run from law enforcement in the U.S. travels to Cambodia to collect his share in an insurance scam but discovers more than he bargained for.

Movie details

City of Ghosts

“Where you go when you can't turn back.”

2002 Thriller · Crime 1h 56m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

5.9 / 10

6K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

48 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

57 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

5.8 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

A con man who is on the run from law enforcement in the U.S. travels to Cambodia to collect his share in an insurance scam but discovers more than he bargained for.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over City of Ghosts?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Matt Dillon

Written by

Matt Dillon · Barry Gifford

Matt Dillon

Matt Dillon

Jimmy

James Caan

James Caan

Marvin

Natascha McElhone

Natascha McElhone

Sophie

Gérard Depardieu

Gérard Depardieu

Emile

Stellan Skarsgård

Stellan Skarsgård

Joseph Kaspar

Rose Byrne

Rose Byrne

Sabrina

Shawn Andrews

Shawn Andrews

Robbie

Court is in session

Put City of Ghosts on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Adrenaline Seeker

“Restraint trusts the audience.”

It leaves emotional space unlabelled, trusting viewers to notice what the characters cannot say aloud.

The prosecution The Prestige Tourist

“Distance mistaken for discipline.”

The chill may look elegant, but withholding a heartbeat is not the same as having complicated feelings.