Ghost in the Shell (2017)

Ghost in the Shell rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.3/10· 239K votes

Rotten Tomatoes43%

Metacritic52%

TMDb6.108/10· 9K votes

With 43% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.3/10 on IMDb and 52/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.

About Ghost in the Shell

In the near future, Major is the first of her kind: a human saved from a terrible crash, then cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world's most dangerous criminals.

Cast of Ghost in the Shell

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  Scarlett Johansson

  as Major Mira Killian / Motoko Kusanagi

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  Takeshi Kitano

  as Aramaki

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  Pilou Asbæk

  as Batou

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  Michael Pitt

  as Kuze

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  Chin Han

  as Togusa

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  Juliette Binoche

  as Dr. Ouelet

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  Peter Ferdinando

  as Cutter

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  Rila Fukushima

  as Red Robed Geisha

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  Daniel Henshall

  as Skinny Man

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  Yutaka Izumihara

  as Saito

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  Anamaria Marinca

  as Dr. Dahlin

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  Kaori Momoi

  as Hairi

Ghost in the Shell facts

Budget

$110M

Box office

$169.8M

Our take on Ghost in the Shell

Rupert Sanders's 2017 science-fiction film, set in the near future, follows Major, a human saved from a devastating crash and then cyber-enhanced into a supposedly perfect soldier tasked with stopping the world's most dangerous criminals. Built around sleek, neon-soaked visuals and questions of memory, identity and what remains human inside a manufactured body, it favours moody spectacle and existential musing over relentless action. It suits viewers drawn to cyberpunk atmosphere and philosophical genre fare, especially those curious about a live-action take on this material. Expect a stylish, contemplative future-noir where the biggest battles are fought over who the protagonist really is beneath the enhancements.