The Canterville Ghost

"It's his house, not yours."

2023 1h 29m EN

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5.9

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★6.7TMDB · 64🍅60%Rotten Tomatoes★5.9IMDB · 1,667

AnimationComedyFamilyFantasyTV Movie

Synopsis

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An American family moves in to the Canterville Chase, a London mansion that has been haunted by ghost Sir Simon De Canterville for 300 years.

“It's his house, not yours.”

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Cast

Stephen Fry
Sir Simon de Canterville (voice)
Hugh Laurie
Grim Reaper / Gardener / Swordsman / Monster / Old Duke (voice)
Freddie Highmore
Henry, Duke of Cheshire (voice)
Emily Carey
Virginia Otis (voice)
Imelda Staunton
Mrs Umney (voice)
Meera Syal
Lucretia Otis (voice)
David Harewood
Hiram Otis (voice)
Miranda Hart
Algernean Van Finchley (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kim Burdon
Writers: Giles New, Keiron Self, Oscar Wilde
Languages: English
Countries: Canada, United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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89 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Earned back only 39% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Canada, United Kingdom.

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DIRECTOR

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

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DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie and Freddie Highmore carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "It's his house, not yours.".

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The take

Kim Burdon directs. Eímear Noone scores. Ronnie Quinlan cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Canada, United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Earned back only 39% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
3Released 3 years ago.
4International production across 2 countries: Canada, United Kingdom.
5Original score by Eímear Noone. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Ronnie Quinlan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie and Freddie Highmore carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "It's his house, not yours.".
9IMDB entry: tt2403439 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 64 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
11Classified under 9 themes, including "based on novel or book", "halloween", "haunted house", "family".

The technical file

Original score: Eímear Noone
Editing: Ronnie Quinlan
Sound: Ellis Burman III
Runtime: 89 min · 1h 29m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $10,000,000
Box office: $3,902,737
Return: 39% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: The Canterville Ghost (2023)
Rotten Tomatoes: 60% 🍅 Fresh
IMDB rating: 5.9/10 · 1,667 votes
MPAA: PG

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CinemaSerf2023-10-20
★ 6/10
Well there's never going to be a better version of this than Charles Laughton's 1944 iteration, but this is still actually quite a watchable adaptation of Oscar Wilde's short story. It centres around an American family who relocate to creaky and spooky old "Canterville Chase" - a stately pile that is reputedly haunted by a menacing spectre. The "Otis" family have three children and after the odd eerie visitation, they become distinctly unafraid of their haunting buddy - indeed they are soon trying to find some way of helping "Sir Simon" to lift the curse that has trapped him in limbo for some three hundred years and also to reunite him with his long lost love before the Grim Reaper wins the day. The animation is adequate and there are plenty of whimsical goings on - it's just that the story is over-stretched, there's way too much dialogue and I actually find this works better with real people/scenarios. Animation offers too few limitations on the creative ghostliness and so at times this looks a little too much like an episode of "Scooby Do". Maybe daft to write, but it isn't quite real enough for me! Still, it's good that this story is still doing the rounds - it's a fun tale of true love that's stood the test of time well.

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