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A Stephen Fry-led reimagining of the same-name short story by Oscar Wilde that screened as an Official Selection of the 2023 Annecy Animation Film Festival, The Canterville Ghost tells the story of a modern American family that moves to their recently purchased country home, Canterville Chase in England, only to find it is haunted by a ghost. Effectively, Sir Simon de Canterville (Fry) has been haunting the grounds of Canterville Chase successfully for over 300 years, but he meets his match when he tries to scare out the new arrivals.

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The Canterville Ghost (2023) | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Jake Wilson The Age (Australia) Technically the animation is about as good as could be hoped for under the circumstances... But none of this erases a sense of the film as a lost cause, which in turn generates a degree of unintended pathos. Rated: 2/5 Jan 18, 2024 Full Review The Canterville Ghost (2023) | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Richard Whittaker Austin Chronicle While the youngest audiences might find some charm in its broader comedy, the version of The Canterville Ghost may be most appreciated by tweens with a flair from romance and grandeur. Rated: 2.5/5 Oct 23, 2023 Full Review The Canterville Ghost (2023) | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Peter Bradshaw Guardian The visuals are not exactly cutting edge but the storytelling has bounce and there’s gusto in the vocal talents. Rated: 3/5 Sep 21, 2023 Full Review The Canterville Ghost (2023) | Rotten Tomatoes (4) James Croot Stuff.co.nz It’s not going to set the world alight, but with plenty of knockabout humour and kinetic set-pieces for the kids and Shakespearean quotes and witty bon mots for the parents, this might just provide the perfect diversion... Rated: 3.5/5 Jan 25, 2024 Full Review The Canterville Ghost (2023) | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Jim Schembri jimschembri.com There are some laughs in the first few reels [but the film] ranks only as a passable lark that starts well but becomes increasingly talky as the story plods on...It’s competent but unexceptional stuff. Advice: wait for it to stream. Rated: 2.5/5 Jan 12, 2024 Full Review The Canterville Ghost (2023) | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Charles Solomon FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles) It never shuts up and the animation is very limited. Dec 12, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Aaron G SHOULDA JUST WATCHED THE TRAILER OVER AND OVER! This is one of those movies were unfortunately all of the highlights and all of the best parts are contained in the trailer, and that truly is the extent of how “good” this movie actually is. The animation is pretty poor and seems like Saturday morning TV caliber. The characters are almost expressionless with confusing dialogue and a subpar plot line. I sat there wondering what I had done that was so wrong that I should be subjected to such punishment for two hours, and wished that I would’ve simply watched the trailer over and over and over again, as that would have been inherently better than sitting there for the full movie. At least the popcorn didn’t suck. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/02/23 Full Review Debra The kids enjoyed the movie it was funny and exciting Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/25/23 Full Review Tammy G Love Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry but movie was kind of boring. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/24/23 Full Review Wanda aka Grandma Precious movie for grands age 8 & 4. Good combo of funny/more surpring than scary moments. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/22/23 Full Review Luis Gerardo O Crítico en audiencia: Al principio podríamos no tomarle sentido, pero una vez que dejamos transformar nuestro pensamiento infantil está película se torna llevadera. Cada personaje tiene casi el mismo protagonismo y se involucran con la misma fuerza para llevar la historia; donde nos dejan ver un fantasma que se queda el lo obsoleto y se percibe algo ridículamente gracioso. Con una resolución del problema total, donde a cada uno de los personajes les termina saliendo todo perfecto, dejando solo la tranquilidad.(19/09/2024) Ig: luis_gerardo.15 Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/19/24 Full Review Derek L Although Stephen Fry's reimagined take on Oscar Wilde's short was an interesting concept, however parts of the story and structure felt rather rushed and bland. In addition, the animation was inconsistent. Rated 2/5 Stars • Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/12/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Kim Burdon Director Stephen Fry Sir Simon de Canterville Hugh Laurie The Grim Reaper Freddie Highmore The Duke of Cheshire Emily Carey Virginia Otis David Harewood Hiram Otis
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Synopsis A Stephen Fry-led reimagining of the same-name short story by Oscar Wilde that screened as an Official Selection of the 2023 Annecy Animation Film Festival, The Canterville Ghost tells the story of a modern American family that moves to their recently purchased country home, Canterville Chase in England, only to find it is haunted by a ghost. Effectively, Sir Simon de Canterville (Fry) has been haunting the grounds of Canterville Chase successfully for over 300 years, but he meets his match when he tries to scare out the new arrivals.

Director
Kim Burdon

Producer
Robert Chandler, Gina Carter, Martin Metz, Adrian Politowski

Screenwriter
Giles New, Keiron Self

Distributor
Blue Fox Entertainment

Production Co
Melmoth Films, Sprout Pictures, Toonz Media Group, Align, Space Age Films

Rating
PG

Genre
Kids & Family, Comedy, Fantasy, Animation

Original Language
English

Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 20, 2023, Limited

Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 5, 2023

Runtime
1h 34m
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