Ghostbusters (1984)

Ghostbusters rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.8/10· 487K votes

Rotten Tomatoes95%

Metacritic71%

TMDb7.5/10· 10K votes

With 95% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.8/10 on IMDb and 71/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.

About Ghostbusters

After losing their university jobs, three parapsychologists start a ghost-catching business in New York City and uncover a supernatural threat that could destroy the world.

Cast of Ghostbusters

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  Bill Murray

  as Dr. Peter Venkman

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  Dan Aykroyd

  as Dr. Raymond Stantz

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  Sigourney Weaver

  as Dana Barrett

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  Harold Ramis

  as Dr. Egon Spengler

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  Rick Moranis

  as Louis Tully

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  Annie Potts

  as Janine Melnitz

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  William Atherton

  as Walter Peck

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  Ernie Hudson

  as Winston Zeddemore

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  David Margulies

  as Mayor

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  Steven Tash

  as Male Student

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  Jennifer Runyon

  as Female Student

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  Slavitza Jovan

  as Gozer

Ghostbusters facts

Budget

$30M

Box office

$296.6M

Collection

Ghostbusters Collection

Our take on Ghostbusters

Ivan Reitman's 1984 comedy-fantasy follows three parapsychologists who, after losing their university jobs, open a ghost-catching business in New York City and stumble onto a supernatural threat big enough to endanger the world. Its lasting charm comes from mixing deadpan wit with big-scale spookery, letting quotable banter carry the plot as much as the special effects. The tone stays wry rather than frightening, favouring laughs over scares even as the stakes climb. It suits viewers who love character-driven comedy, a distinctly retro New York atmosphere, and inventive practical effects from the era. A durable crowd-pleaser and a fine introduction to a certain vein of 1980s Hollywood humour.