Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- somber
- oppressive
- melancholic
- historical drama night
- serious film viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the film as a poorly received historical drama whose ambitious subject and period setting were undermined by weak execution.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Inés is arrested for heresy by the Spanish Inquisition, making institutional religious authority the central source of conflict.
Francisco Goya’s relationship with Inés and Lorenzo places his artistic world inside the machinery of persecution.
The story connects the Inquisition and Goya’s circle to the political transformation associated with Napoleon Bonaparte.
Goya’s presence and the film’s depiction of Spanish institutions foreground formal period detail and visual artifice.
Films like Goya's Ghosts, and why
The Last Emperor
Historical drama about an artist confronting political and religious persecution in Napoleonic-era Europe.
Amadeus
Miloš Forman historical drama centered on institutional power, artistic figures, and ideological upheaval.
The Name of the Rose
Grim period drama depicting religious authority, social persecution, and moral compromise.
Movie Details
- Director
- Miloš Forman
- Release Date
- 2006-11-08
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (549)
Cast
- Javier Bardem
- Natalie Portman
- Stellan Skarsgård
- Randy Quaid
- José Luis Gómez
- Michael Lonsdale
- Blanca Portillo
- Mabel Rivera
- Unax Ugalde
- Fernando Tielve
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Goya's Ghosts about?
- Francisco Goya is drawn into a brutal collision between artistic loyalty, religious authority, and the political convulsions reshaping Spain.
- What is Goya's Ghosts like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Goya's Ghosts as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Goya's Ghosts violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Goya's Ghosts as moderate.
- What did critics think of Goya's Ghosts?
- Critics broadly regarded the film as a poorly received historical drama whose ambitious subject and period setting were undermined by weak execution.
- Which films are like Goya's Ghosts?
- Films with a similar feel include The Last Emperor, Amadeus, and The Name of the Rose.
- How long is Goya's Ghosts?
- Goya's Ghosts runs 114 minutes.
- Where can I watch Goya's Ghosts?
- In United States, Goya's Ghosts streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
