Ghostbusters
Reception

Ghostbusters (1984)

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7.8
5 platform(s) · 7 ratings 519,102 votes
6.7/10 18,968 votes Synced 2026-07-22
7.8/10 489,559 votes Synced 2026-08-20
Audience 8.2/10 590 votes Synced 2026-07-21
Critics 7.1/10 Synced 2026-07-21
Audience 8.8/10 Synced 2026-07-21
Critics 9.5/10 Synced 2026-07-21
7.5/10 9,985 votes Synced 2026-09-18

External reviews

Richard Schickel · Time 80.00/100.00

Whoever thought of having evil's final manifestation take the form of a 100-ft. marshmallow deserves the rational mind's eternal gratitude. But praise is due to everyone connected with Ghostbusters for thinking on a grandly comic scale and delivering the goofy goods, neatly timed and perfectly packaged.

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Gene Siskel · Chicago Tribune 88.00/100.00

Ghostbusters is a hoot. It's Murray's picture, and in a triumph of mind over matter, he blows away the film's boring special effects with his one-liners. Spotting a lusty, totally transformed, fire-breathing Slgourney Weaver, whose body has been overtaken by a spirit, Murray walks past her saying, "That's a new look for you, isn't it?" Thank you, Bill. And don't get outta here, you knucklehead. We like you in this kind of movie.

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Arthur Knight · The Hollywood Reporter 70.00/100.00

Although it reunites the comic talents of director Ivan Reitman, writer Harold Ramis and star Bill Murray, the team responsible for the Meatballs phenomenon, their style here is far more laid-back and relaxed. There are still plenty of laughs, but not of the frantic sledgehammer variety.

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Janet Maslin · The New York Times 50.00/100.00

However good an idea it may have been to unleash Mr. Murray in an ''Exorcist''-like setting, this film hasn't gotten very far past the idea stage. Its jokes, characters and story line are as wispy as the ghosts themselves, and a good deal less substantial.

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Roger Ebert · Chicago Sun-Times 88.00/100.00

Ghostbusters is one of those rare movies where the original, fragile comic vision has survived a multimillion-dollar production.

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Staff [Not Credited] · TV Guide Magazine 75.00/100.00

With his deadpan delivery and snide quips, Murray more than holds his own amid the myriad state-of-the-art special effects.

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Staff [Not Credited] · Variety 60.00/100.00

Within the top-heavy cast, it’s Murray’s picture, as the popular comedian deadpans, ad libs and does an endearing array of physical schtick.

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