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      Ghost Dad

      1990, Kids & family/Fantasy, 1h 24m

      32 Reviews 25,000+ Ratings

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      A startlingly misconceived effort from director Sidney Poitier and star Bill Cosby, Ghost Dad is a listless, glacially-paced comedy that's alternately schmaltzy and incomprehensible. Read critic reviews

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      Elliot Hopper (Bill Cosby) is a widowed single dad who is utterly fixated on his family's financial well-being. He spends all his time working to secure a crucial business deal that would put his accounts in the black. However, this leaves his three children pining for his attention. After a fatal car accident, Hopper -- now a ghost -- must clinch the deal from the afterlife to secure his children's futures. Along the way, he discovers all the bonding he'd been missing when he was alive.

      • Rating: PG

      • Genre: Kids & family, Fantasy

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Sidney Poitier

      • Producer: Terry Nelson

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      • Box Office (Gross USA): $20.9M

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      • Production Co: Universal Pictures

      • Sound Mix: Surround

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