Bertram Pincus, a cranky, people-hating Manhattan dentist, develops the unwelcome ability to see dead people. Really annoying dead people. Even worse, they all want something from him, particularly Frank Herlihy, a smooth-talking ghost, who pesters him into a romantic scheme involving his widow Gwen. They are soon entangled in a hilarious predicament between the now and the hereafter!
Acting
Gervais's misanthropic dentist perfection.
Writing
David Koepp balances snark and sincerity deftly.
Director
David Koepp
Ricky Gervais
Dr. Bertram Pincus
Greg Kinnear
Frank Herlihy
Téa Leoni
Gwen Herlihy
Billy Campbell
Richard
Aasif Mandvi
Dr. Jahangir Prashar
Dana Ivey
Marjorie Pickthall
Kristen Wiig
Surgeon
Michael-Leon Wooley
Hospital Lawyer
Alan Ruck
Ghost Dad
Jordan Carlos
Young Husband
DeQuina Moore
Young Wife
Brian Hutchison
Accident Bystander #2
Julia K. Murney
Sneezy Lady
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ricky Gervais was nearly unknown in America when this released—The Office UK fame hadn't fully crossed over.
Koepp wrote Jurassic Park and Spider-Man but this remains his most personal directorial work.
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