# Beetlejuice (1988)

> A recently deceased couple enlist an unruly bio-exorcist to reclaim their home from its flamboyant new inhabitants.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/2372

## Facts

- Runtime: 92 min
- Genres: Fantasy, Comedy
- Director: Tim Burton
- Cast: Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Winona Ryder, Catherine O'Hara, Jeffrey Jones, Michael Keaton, Glenn Shadix, Sylvia Sidney
- TMDB rating: 7.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094721/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: irreverent, macabre, whimsical, halloween, group movie night

## Synopsis

A quirky afterlife adventure where the dead seek to reclaim their home from the living.

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