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Ghost World

Comedy Enid and Rebecca are best friends having difficulties with the social attitudes of other people. After graduating high school, they decide to get a job and rent a house of their own. However, Enid needs to attend Arts summer school to graduate but her anti-social behavior makes her lose her job. Meanwhile, Enid and Rebecca play a prank on Seymour, a middle-aged collector of vinyl records that also has difficulties with relationships. ... [+]
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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
"It creates specific, original, believable, lovable characters, and meanders with them through their inconsolable days, never losing its sense of humor (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"  POS
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The New York Times
The New York Times
"It's surely the best depiction of teenage eccentricity since 'Rushmore,'"  POS
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Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly
"A buoyant, funny, and disarmingly humane comedy of beautiful losers in revolt." POS
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The Wall Street Journal
"Smart, surpassingly odd, extremely funny and mysteriously endearing at the same time." POS
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Chicago Reader
Chicago Reader
"If, like me, you've been wondering how Terry Zwigoff, the brilliant documentary filmmaker who made 'Crumb,' would negotiate his shift to fiction filmmaking, here's your answer: brilliantly." POS
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New York Daily News
New York Daily News
"Funny, insightful, unpredictable and blessed with pitch-perfect performances, Ghost World is one of the year's best movies." POS
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Empire
Empire
"A true original, with sharp humour, subtle detail and painfully realistic characters" POS
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
"A singularly unsettling portrait of a culture in the grip of the mediocre." POS
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Slant
Slant
"An ironic, humorous, painful and never pandering account of the ghostly nature that accompanies loss, hurt, regret, love and, ultimately, memory itself." POS
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