The Ghostmaker

"Life is Good When You're Dead"

2011 1h 31m EN

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5.2

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★5.2TMDB · 93

HorrorScience FictionThriller

Synopsis

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A group of college friends discover a 15th century coffin that allows them to experience the world as ghosts. While their first adventures in the spirit world are playful and innocent, the "Box of Shadows" soon brings out the group's most dangerous impulses and desires. The friends find themselves pulled into a world of evil where they learn the line between life and death is there for a reason.

“Life is Good When You're Dead”

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Cast

Aaron Dean Eisenberg
Kyle
Liz Fenning
Julie
J. Walter Holland
Sutton
Jared Grey
Platt
Domiziano Arcangeli
Marcus
Jeffrey Damnit
Jerrod
Hans Uder
Armaddan
Greg Maness
Reaper (as Chandler Maness)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mauro Borrelli
Writers: Scott Svatos, Mauro Borrelli
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mauro Borrelli, shot by Eric Gustavo Petersen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Christopher Young. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Charles Bornstein shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Aaron Dean Eisenberg and Liz Fenning and J. Walter Holland carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Life is Good When You're Dead".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1462757 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 93 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Mauro Borrelli directs. Eric Gustavo Petersen behind the camera. Christopher Young scores. Charles Bornstein cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 15 years ago.
2Directed by Mauro Borrelli, shot by Eric Gustavo Petersen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Christopher Young. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Charles Bornstein shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Aaron Dean Eisenberg and Liz Fenning and J. Walter Holland carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Life is Good When You're Dead".
7IMDB entry: tt1462757 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 93 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.