Offers an exquisite tour of the twilight zone between high school and the so-called real world, as well as between bohemian subculture and the even stranger culture of America at large.
100
VarietyKen Eisner
VarietyKen Eisner
By sharp turns poignant, disturbing and hysterically funny.
90
Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern
Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern
Smart, surpassingly odd, extremely funny and mysteriously endearing at the same time.
90
L.A. WeeklyManohla Dargis
L.A. WeeklyManohla Dargis
Zwigoff pulls off something in Ghost World that seems a minor miracle -- he creates someone with a complex inner life.
88
Boston GlobeJay Carr
Boston GlobeJay Carr
Whatever portion of the alienated teen angst championship Thora Birch left unclaimed after ''American Beauty,'' she nails down brilliantly in Ghost World.
88
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
Funny, insightful, unpredictable and blessed with pitch-perfect performances, Ghost World is one of the year's best movies.