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Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Bron Studios Bron Studios
Columbia Pictures Columbia Pictures
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The Montecito Picture Company The Montecito Picture Company
Ghostbusters Collection Ghostbusters Collection

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

Discover the past. Save the future.

2021 124 min ★ 7.3 (5,322) Released
Adventure Comedy Fantasy

When single mom Callie and her two kids Trevor and Phoebe arrive in a small Oklahoma town, they begin to discover their connection to the original Ghostbusters and the secret legacy their grandfather left behind.

Original title
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Language
EN
Country
US
Budget
$75,000,000
Revenue
$204,445,747
Reviews & Ratings 6
r96sk

r96sk

Feb 8, 2024 · via TMDB

★ 7.0

At last, a <em>'Ghostbusters'</em> movie I actually, kinda, like. I will say that even with that being the case, I still didn't overly enjoy it. I'm not sure what it is exactly, but this franchise just never truly delivers for me personally; I don't rate the original two films, the 2016 reboot is one I found to be better but still not good. The whole concept simply doesn't do anything for me, for some reason. The reason I did just narrowly enjoy this one more is the cast, to be honest. I have similar feelings about everything else here as I do for those aforementioned past instalments, but those onscreen are real positives... well, at least a few of 'em. Mckenna Grace and Logan Kim are the best things about <em>'Ghostbusters: Afterlife'</em>, for my money. Grace portrays her "nerdy" character supremely well, while Kim is amusing; his comedic delivery is absolutely spot on, especially whilst we are introduced to his character at the beginning. The others are alright, whilst it's pleasant to see cameos from the past. The Mini-Pufts are cute, at least. Here's hoping I'll like <em>'Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire'</em> more when that comes out in a few months.

M

Martha

Jul 26, 2022 · via TMDB

★ 8.0

I'm a huge Ghostbusters fan since the first film when I was a little girl. After the all-girl cast Ghostbusters I went into this one with extreme low expectations however I was blown away by how nostalgic, heartfelt, and wonderful this movie ended up being. It felt like coming home again. This is the true sequel to the previous Ghostbusters movies.

D

Dark Jedi

Apr 17, 2022 · via TMDB

★ 8.0

This is a film that I was on one hand looking forward to watch and on another hand feared to watch. I was really hoping that this movie would be able to reboot the franchise after that abysmal piece of woke shit Ghostbusters (2016) had totally ruined it. Looking back at my review of that movie I am actually surprised that I gave it any stars at all but in 2016 the lefts wokeness had not yet reached the psychopath levels that is has today so I guess it didn’t strike me as hard. Anyway, when it was announced that this new movie would ignore previously mentioned atrocity and be a sequel to the original(s) it, of course, became a must watch for me. So, what about this new instalment then? Well, it is almost woke free which is a relief of course. Is it a great movie? No not really but it is good and it is a quite entertaining family movie and, frankly, it gets an added star just for burying the 2016 feminist trash. I think that one will be relegated to the same status as the famous The Scottish Play and, from now on, be referred to as The Woke Trash, if referred to at all. I have to agree with some reviews that think it was a poor choice to make the main protagonists in this movie kids. It might have worked if they had more support from some charismatic adult characters but sadly the two main adult characters are not up to that task. The teacher is somewhat fun but really quite stupid. He is also the subject of the only woke nonsense in the movie. Apparently some green fanatic had to take a stab at America’s energy independence. Now we see how well that worked out. The science hating mother is really just grating on me almost every scene she is in. The three kids are not really bad though. Their different personalities complement them nicely. My favorite character was definitely the science geek. The fourth kid, Lucky, was not really adding much apart from giving Trevor a change to drool all over the place. I would have liked to see more ghosts and stuff though. The special effects were fairly nice when they occurred but a few more ghost rampaging around town would have been cool. The metal munching ghost was rather funny though. The story was working but rather thin and full of stupid plot holes. Given the ease by which the kids got down to that temple or prison or whatever you would want to call it, it is just not reasonable that they would be the first to discover it. If that science hating mother would really have been married to Spengler I doubt that she would really have been as ignorant as she is. Also, when, finally, some supernatural activities happen that stupid teacher is the only one in the entire Walmart store. Seriously? Ran out of money for extras or what? Still, overall I enjoyed the movie. It had a fairly nice mix of mystery, adventure and comedy. It also tied nicely into the original with quite a few throwbacks. It was nice to see the original actors doing a last mission. Especially Bill Murray. I still cannot believe that he accepted to play that bullshit, and short lived, character in The Woke Trash. I cannot really make up my mind if I liked the mini marshmallow men though but then I thought that part was rather silly in the original movie as well. I guess it satisfied quite a few of the original fan base though. So, bottom line, if you liked the original, I think you will probably like this one. It’s not wow great but it was fun and entertaining and, in my opinion, it is good enough to dig the franchise out of the grave that The Woke Trash put it in.

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

Mar 28, 2022 · via TMDB

★ 6.0

"Callie" (Carrie Coon) is a bit short of cash, so must retreat to her late father's dilapidated pile with her son "Trevor" (Finn Wolfhard) and geeky daughter "Phoebe" (Mckenna Grace). When the young girl discovers that she has a chess partner that she cannot see, then a "ghost trap" under their frequently shaking old house, she and her brother - alongside her seismologist teacher "Gary Grooberson" (Paul Rudd) are soon doing what it says on the tin. It takes for ever to get going, this film - far too much time is spent on character development and by the time it actually gets up to speed I was just a little bit bored. It is redeemed by the last ten minutes, to a certain extent, but I could have been doing with a bit more of Rudd's character - and quite a few more ghosts to bust. It looks ok, the effects are fine - there is just a paucity of them - and the two youngsters work well together with a decent (if wordy) script that has some amusing scientist jokes.

DallasBob

DallasBob

Feb 16, 2022 · via TMDB

★ 6.0

This wasn't bad at'all. The kids did very well as far as acting went. The special affects were very reminiscent of the past. (It seems as if they went with the same speical effects company or at least the same format--very good decision) And the story seemed to hold water very well. Personal critiques (possible spoilers ahead) : I wish the kids had busted a few more ghosts. Perhaps make that a montage, while introducing us to what the rest of the OG Ghostbusters were up to in present day. But instead of that, the script had Dan Akroyd's Ray character explain it over the phone. Maybe if the production had used the montage, the OGs' recognize what's going on and decide to show up to help. Or maybe have the girl's teacher, Paul Rudd, try and find the OG's. In short, there didn't seem like there was enough action. The girl was a bit too egg-head smart-alecky for my taste, but that could just be the oily film of identity politics Hollywood likes to smear all over recognized franchises, affecting my view on that notion. I also was kinda expecting Slimer to show up. lol I was a big fan of the cartoon as a kid. All in all they did very good with the film and honoring Harold Ramis in his passing. Depsite my personal wish list, this was a very good film for all audience ages. I gladly give it 3.75/5.

JPV852

JPV852

Feb 8, 2022 · via TMDB

★ 7.0

More than a little heavy in the nostalgia department (not complaining as I got to see the OG there at the end), but as these sequels go I liked it enough, especially the young cast that weren't terribly obnoxious. I will admit that I almost got a tear in my eye when... I heard the Ecto-1 siren go. Not kidding. And CGI Egon wasn't bad either. Definitely better than that 2016 mistake. Chalk it up to a nightmare alternate universe. **3.5/5**

User reviews courtesy of TMDB.

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Cast 33
Mckenna Grace

Mckenna Grace

Phoebe

Finn Wolfhard

Finn Wolfhard

Trevor

Carrie Coon

Carrie Coon

Callie

Paul Rudd

Paul Rudd

Grooberson

Logan Kim

Logan Kim

Podcast

Celeste O'Connor

Celeste O'Connor

Lucky

Bill Murray

Bill Murray

Peter Venkman

Dan Aykroyd

Dan Aykroyd

Ray Stantz

Ernie Hudson

Ernie Hudson

Winston Zeddemore

Annie Potts

Annie Potts

Janine Melnitz

Sigourney Weaver

Sigourney Weaver

Dana Barrett

Bob Gunton

Bob Gunton

The Ghost Farmer

J.K. Simmons

J.K. Simmons

Ivo Shandor

Shawn Seward

Shawn Seward

Skittles

Billy Bryk

Billy Bryk

Zahk

Sydney Mae Díaz

Sydney Mae Díaz

Swayze

Hannah Duke

Hannah Duke

Reseda

Bokeem Woodbine

Bokeem Woodbine

Sheriff Domingo

Paulina Alexis

Paulina Alexis

Bunny

Marlon Kazadi

Marlon Kazadi

Thick Neck

Danielle Kennedy

Danielle Kennedy

Roller Granny

Artoun Nazareth

Artoun Nazareth

Rufus

Crystal Roseborough

Crystal Roseborough

Crystal

Dušan Rokvić

Dušan Rokvić

Landlord

Emma Portner

Emma Portner

Spirit of Gozer

Stella Aykroyd

Stella Aykroyd

Deputy Medjuck

Kim Faires

Kim Faires

Waitress

Josh Gad

Josh Gad

Muncher (voice)

Shohreh Aghdashloo

Shohreh Aghdashloo

Gozer (voice)

Tracy Letts

Tracy Letts

Jack (uncredited)

Olivia Wilde

Olivia Wilde

Gozer the Gozerian (uncredited)

Harold Ramis

Harold Ramis

Dr. Egon Spengler (archive footage) (uncredited)

Oliver Cooper

Oliver Cooper

Elton (uncredited)

Crew 33
Aaron Becker

Aaron Becker

Main Title Designer

François Audouy

François Audouy

Production Design

Eric Steelberg

Eric Steelberg

Director of Photography

Danny Glicker

Danny Glicker

Costume Design

Heba Thorisdottir

Heba Thorisdottir

Makeup Artist

Joanne Jacobsen

Joanne Jacobsen

Makeup Department Head

Guy Bews

Guy Bews

Stunt Coordinator

Sally Bishop

Sally Bishop

Stunt Double

Corry Glass

Corry Glass

Stunts

Duane Dickinson

Duane Dickinson

Stunts

Laura Lee Connery

Laura Lee Connery

Stunts

David Kwong

David Kwong

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Jason Reitman

Jason Reitman

Director

Brian Smrz

Brian Smrz

Second Unit Director

Dana E. Glauberman

Dana E. Glauberman

Editor

Nathan Orloff

Nathan Orloff

Editor

John Papsidera

John Papsidera

Casting

Ashley Levinson

Ashley Levinson

Co-Executive Producer

Aaron L. Gilbert

Aaron L. Gilbert

Executive Producer

Dan Aykroyd

Dan Aykroyd

Executive Producer

Gil Kenan

Gil Kenan

Executive Producer

Jason Cloth

Jason Cloth

Executive Producer

Joe Medjuck

Joe Medjuck

Executive Producer

Tom Pollock

Tom Pollock

Executive Producer

Ivan Reitman

Ivan Reitman

Producer

Rob Simonsen

Rob Simonsen

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Mckenna Grace

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Songs

Steven A. Morrow

Steven A. Morrow

Sound Mixer

Mark Paterson

Mark Paterson

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Dan Aykroyd

Dan Aykroyd

Original Film Writer

Harold Ramis

Harold Ramis

Original Film Writer

Gil Kenan

Gil Kenan

Writer

Jason Reitman

Jason Reitman

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