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City of Ghosts

2002, Crime/Drama, 1h 56m

66 Reviews 2,500+ Ratings

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Movie Info

Waiting for the heat to cool from a failed U.S. insurance scam, Jimmy (Matt Dillon) grows restless in Bangkok. When he hears rumors that his partner and mentor Marvin has surfaced in Cambodia, he sets off to get his promised cut. What he finds there is a mysterious and hostile environment where even the most polished criminal can end up on deadly ground. The further Jimmy gets in his search for Marvin, the deeper he plunges himself into a predicament from which he may not return.

Rating:

R (Some Violence|Language)
Genre:

Crime, Drama
Original Language:

English
Director:

Matt Dillon
Producer:

Willi Bär, Michael Cerenzie, Deepak Nayar
Writer:

Matt Dillon, Barry Gifford
Release Date (Theaters):

Sep 10, 2002 original
Release Date (Streaming):

Sep 16, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA):

$325.5K
Runtime:

1h 56m
Distributor:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, United Artists
Sound Mix:

Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Surround, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio:

Flat (1.85:1)

Cast & Crew

Matt Dillon
Jimmy

James Caan
Marvin

Natascha McElhone

Natascha McElhone
Sophie

Gérard Depardieu

Gérard Depardieu
Emile

Sereyvuth Kem

Sereyvuth Kem
Sok

Stellan Skarsgård

Stellan Skarsgård
Kaspar

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Critic Reviews for City of Ghosts

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Audience Reviews for City of Ghosts

Jul 20, 2011

Matt Dillion starred in and directed this atmospheric and interesting noir piece. It has many good moments, seemingly promising more than it ultimately delivers. The biggest drawback is it's meandering nature, never quite hitting the notes it wants to. A multitude to plots are served up, but never satisfactorily seen through. Still, I really enjoyed the film's sense of place, captured through some great cinematography.

Jeffrey M Super Reviewer
Nov 21, 2006

There were some good elements to this film ? yet it didn?t quite work for me. Enjoyed Matt Dillan (and of course he Directed this film also), loved the not so typical choice of using Cambodia as the backdrop to the story and really enjoyed the music too. Pretty natural performances all around. For me the downfall lay not in the actual plot, but in the actual story of corruption ? I felt it was weak, confusing and slow moving at times, it was more of a working progress.

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