Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009)

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You can't always run from your past.

Celebrity photographer Connor Mead lives life in the fast lane, committed to lifelong bachelorhood and simultaneous relationships with multiple women. On the eve of his younger brother Paul's wedding, Connor's mockery of love proves a real buzz-kill for everyone - including his childhood crush, Jenny, the one woman who always seemed immune to his considerable charms. Later that night, he gets a wake-up call from the ghost of his late Uncle Wayne, the hard-partying, legendary ladies' man who was Connor's mentor. Uncle Wayne has an urgent message which he delivers through three ghosts who guide Connor on an eye-opening tour of his romantic past, present and future. Along the way, they attempt to discern whether he will ever be able to change his ways -- and if there is any hope of him finding true love.

• Released: 2009-05-01
• Genres: Romance, Comedy, Fantasy
• Runtime: 1h 55m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.0/10 from 2,490 votes

Directed by Mark Waters.

Top cast

• Matthew McConaughey as Connor Mead
• Jennifer Garner as Jenny Perotti
• Michael Douglas as Uncle Wayne
• Breckin Meyer as Paul
• Lacey Chabert as Sandra
• Robert Forster as Sergeant Volkom
• Anne Archer as Vonda Volkom
• Emma Stone as Allison Vandermeersh
• Daniel Sunjata as Brad
• Noureen DeWulf as Melanie

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Ghosts of Girlfriends Past

• United States: stream on Howdy Amazon Channel; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Netflix Standard with Ads, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Amazon Video, Sky Store; buy on Amazon Video, Sky Store
• India: stream on Netflix; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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