# City of Ghosts (2002)

> A distrustful con man enters a treacherous Cambodian underworld to collect his share of a failed scam and uncover who betrayed him.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/20024

## Facts

- Runtime: 116 min
- Genres: Thriller, Crime
- Director: Matt Dillon
- Cast: Matt Dillon, James Caan, Natascha McElhone, Gérard Depardieu, Stellan Skarsgård, Rose Byrne, Shawn Andrews, Christopher Curry
- TMDB rating: 5.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0164003/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: brooding, atmospheric, paranoid, late night viewing, moody weekend

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- [Hard Eight (1997)](https://ember.film/movie/3931)
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- [The Good Thief (2003)](https://ember.film/movie/3368)
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- [The Spanish Prisoner (1997)](https://ember.film/movie/17955)

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