

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
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.