The Ghost Writer (2010)
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Read between the lies.
A writer stumbles upon a long-hidden secret when he agrees to help former British Prime Minister Adam Lang complete his memoirs on a remote island after the politician's assistant drowns in a mysterious accident.
- Released: 2010-02-12
- Genres: Thriller, Mystery
- Runtime: 2h 8m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10 from 2,568 votes
Directed by Roman Polanski.
Top cast
- Ewan McGregor as The Ghost
- Pierce Brosnan as Adam Lang
- Kim Cattrall as Amelia Bly
- Olivia Williams as Ruth Lang
- Tom Wilkinson as Paul Emmett
- Timothy Hutton as Sidney Kroll
- Jon Bernthal as Rick Ricardelli
- Tim Preece as Roy
- Robert Pugh as Richard Rycart
- David Rintoul as Stranger
Where to watch The Ghost Writer
- United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Starz Apple TV channel; watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla, The Roku Channel, The CW, Fandango at Home Free, YouTube Free, Plex, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Tubi TV, Amazon MX Player; 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 Studiocanal Presents Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, YouTube
- India: stream on Movie Sphere+
- Canada: stream on Crave, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
- Australia: stream on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel; rent on JustWatch TV Store, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV
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