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City of Ghosts

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48% Tomatometer 65 Reviews 46% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings
Waiting for the heat to cool from a failed U.S. insurance scam, Jimmy (Matt Dillon) grows restless in Bangkok. When he hears rumors that his partner and mentor Marvin has surfaced in Cambodia, he sets off to get his promised cut. What he finds there is a mysterious and hostile environment where even the most polished criminal can end up on deadly ground. The further Jimmy gets in his search for Marvin, the deeper he plunges himself into a predicament from which he may not return.
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Atmospheric, but that's about it.

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Michael Booth Denver Post Jun 28, 2003
2.5/4
There is so much to admire in Matt Dillon's City of Ghosts that the feeling left over after watching it is an unsettling sense of disappointment and unfairness. Go to Full Review Gary Dowell Dallas Morning News Jun 14, 2003
B
While it won't be remembered as great cinema, it is actually a tight piece of film noir. Go to Full Review Terry Lawson Detroit Free Press Jun 5, 2003
2/4
While the film is not short on ideas or implications, none of them is fully developed, leaving us little but atmosphere and warm whiskey to drink in. Go to Full Review Film Threat Dec 6, 2005
3/5
Dragan Antulov Draxblog Movie Reviews Sep 16, 2005
6/10
can be criticised of many things, but wasting locations and local talent is not one of them Go to Full Review Jordan Hiller Bangitout.com Dec 27, 2004
3
The surprise is not necessarily that Dillon has a unique voice, but rather that the voice is so bizarrely dark and uninhibitedly exotic. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Robert P @Superbad Sep 15, 2026 City of Ghosts = a *2.5* star Movie... See more Max M. @Househuntermax Apr 18, 2026 Great camerawork and performances. Good story premise too. Just too long. This would have been a tight, intense thriller at 90 minutes. But at 2 hours it just wanders at times. It reminded me of Saint Jack but better. See more jwcdood @jwcdood Dec 16, 2023 CITY OF GHOSTS is nothing monumental, but it's a decent thriller/suspense type flick that I even might watch again sometime [so that says something]. ✨🥴👍✨ See more Mary H @RT60739245 Apr 13, 2022 The moral of the story is that contrary to Marvin's belief, people can in fact change from immoral to moral behavior; the right people can inspire someone to trust in the goodness of others and possibility of goodness in the self. The acting is great, the setting and scenery are beautiful, and the story is unique and interesting. Definitely recommend this movie! 10/10! See more May 2, 2021 This movie set in Cambodia and Thailand was had a a great message of redemption of sorts. The good that was portrayed in this film between at least two of the random interaction of characters appears to be the entire point of the film. Righting a wrong. I gave four stars because it was not long enough to develop all the main characters. This is a redemptive story. See more May 13, 2020 Why anyone would go to Cambodia to invest is beyond me. Like many Asian countries, it's full of corruption, meaning you'll be paying a lot of money for protection and just to get a business established. If you're running from the law, mafia, Russians, it's the last country you'd go to. If you've got money you're an easy target for corruption, westerners the main target. That being said, the film is a basic crime drama, nothing outstanding. Relationships are all very much placeholders to move the story along, nothing of depth established. Overall, good movie but nothing exceptional See more Read all reviews
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Matt Dillon

Director

Matt Dillon

Jimmy

James Caan

Marvin

Natascha McElhone

Sophie

Gérard Depardieu

Emile

Sereyvuth Kem

Sok

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Synopsis Waiting for the heat to cool from a failed U.S. insurance scam, Jimmy (Matt Dillon) grows restless in Bangkok. When he hears rumors that his partner and mentor Marvin has surfaced in Cambodia, he sets off to get his promised cut. What he finds there is a mysterious and hostile environment where even the most polished criminal can end up on deadly ground. The further Jimmy gets in his search for Marvin, the deeper he plunges himself into a predicament from which he may not return.
Director
Matt Dillon
Producer
Willi Bär, Michael Cerenzie, Deepak Nayar
Screenwriter
Matt Dillon, Barry Gifford
Distributor
United Artists, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co
Sud-Est Productions, Kintop Pictures, United Artists, Living Films, Mainline Pictures Inc., Banyan Tree, Eternity Pictures
Rating
R (Some Violence|Language)
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 10, 2002, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 16, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA)
$325.5K
Runtime
1h 56m
Sound Mix
Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Surround, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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