Less ghost story than romantic fantasy of impossible love, this moody classic from director Joseph Mankiewicz is a refreshingly mature and down to earth bittersweet romance.

| Mar 2, 2024

Joseph Mankiewicz directs a film that effortlessly switches between gentle comedy and pathos, melodrama and fantasy. It’s a beguiling charmer.

| Apr 5, 2023

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir is one of the most passionately romantic motion pictures I’ve ever seen.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Oct 2, 2022

The third act is astounding - a heavy-hitting, emotional, dreamy conclusion on par with epic romances like "Wuthering Heights."

| Original Score: 10/10 | Jan 2, 2022

The direction is smooth and the script has a relaxed good taste as it deals with piquant situations. Even the bit parts are played with distinction.

| Mar 11, 2020

The film's whimsy is a bit heavy-handed and it is short on wit, style and ingenuity. Yet most of it is pleasant enough fun, and pretty to watch.

| Mar 2, 2018

'The Ghost and Mrs. Muir' easily could have stumbled into melodrama or dramedy. It works as well as it does because of understatement, and it's still a charming and captivating film more than 60 years later.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Dec 10, 2013

[Tierney's] her somewhat stiff presence seems appropriate to the formality of the period while her astonishing beauty is only enhanced by the many layers of clothing women were expected to wear at the time.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Jul 3, 2012

Charming family classic is also thought-provoking.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Jan 2, 2011

It didn't move me as much as I think it should have.

| Original Score: B- | Mar 31, 2010

Top fantasy film of any time; featuring Rex Harrison, Gene Tierney.

Full Review | Original Score: 5/5 | Mar 14, 2009

Classic fantasy with charming, haunting performances

Full Review | Original Score: 5/5 | Mar 31, 2006

[A] charming tale of two lost and lonely souls, one of which just happens to be dead, who take some grudging comfort in each other's presence.

| Oct 31, 2005

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 22, 2005

An out-of-this world love story; Tierney was never more beautiful; Harrison never as rugged or handsome. A timeless treasure.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | May 2, 2004

Full Review | Original Score: 5/5 | Mar 29, 2004

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Mar 28, 2004

Lyrical, touching romance, charmingly old-fashioned

Full Review | Original Score: 5/5 | Sep 21, 2003

Most notable for its effortless shifts in tone, starting out as a charming comedy before segueing into a melodrama ... and finally erupting as a deeply affecting tragedy capped by a redemptive ending.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Apr 16, 2003

While a product of the Hollywood studio system, the film is a remarkable piece of thoughtful moviemaking for adults.

| Apr 7, 2003