A Ghost Story

It reviews better than it plays — admired more than it is enjoyed.

• “David Lowery’s beautifully conceived riff on the haunted-house movie emits an extra glow thanks to challenging but resonant performances from Casey Affleck and Rooney Mara.”

  Tim Grierson, Screen Daily · 100

• “The psychological weight of our certain death and the fact that life will go on long after we are departed is difficult to visually convey, but A Ghost Story is one of the most poignant films to ever grapple with this existential question.”

  Jordan Raup, The Film Stage · 100

• “A Ghost Story is filmmaking that challenges and exhilarates, a potent reminder of how many new places film can still be taken even after a century of people working in the medium.”

  Dominick Suzanne-Mayer, Consequence · 100

• “While at times bleak, A Ghost Story isn't devoid of hope. More essentially, the best film so far this year is a thought-provoking, singularly special masterpiece about love, mortality and how our heart keeps beating even after it stops.”

  Brian Truitt, USA Today · 100

• “I rarely see a movie so original that I want to tell people to just see it without reading any reviews beforehand, including my own. David Lowery’s A Ghost Story is one of those movies.”

  Matt Zoller Seitz, RogerEbert.com · 100