Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- None
- breezy
- witty
- sentimental
- date night
- holiday viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the film as an unoriginal and insufficiently funny retread of A Christmas Carol with limited romantic charm.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Uncle Wayne announces that ghosts of girlfriends past, present, and future will confront Connor with his romantic history and its consequences.
The plot explicitly reworks the ghostly visitation and moral transformation pattern associated with Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol.
Connor's history as a casual-sex-oriented womanizer is contrasted with his childhood crush and enduring connection to Jenny Perotti.
Connor encounters his deceased mentor and the visiting ghosts during his younger brother's rehearsal and wedding festivities.
Films like Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, and why
The Family Man
supernatural romantic comedy using a familiar moral transformation structure and relationship redemption
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
romantic comedy centered on a commitment-averse womanizer confronting the emotional consequences of his choices
The Holiday
fantasy comedy about revisiting romantic regrets through supernatural encounters
Scrooged
modernized Christmas-inflected adaptation of a classic redemption narrative with comic romance
Movie Details
- Director
- Mark Waters
- Release Date
- 2009-05-01
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (2497)
Cast
- Matthew McConaughey
- Jennifer Garner
- Michael Douglas
- Breckin Meyer
- Lacey Chabert
- Robert Forster
- Anne Archer
- Emma Stone
- Daniel Sunjata
- Noureen DeWulf
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Howdy Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Ghosts of Girlfriends Past about?
- A charmingly cynical bachelor is haunted through his romantic past, present, and future until he must choose between perpetual womanizing and genuine commitment.
- What is Ghosts of Girlfriends Past like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Ghosts of Girlfriends Past as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Ghosts of Girlfriends Past violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Ghosts of Girlfriends Past.
- What did critics think of Ghosts of Girlfriends Past?
- Critics broadly regarded the film as an unoriginal and insufficiently funny retread of A Christmas Carol with limited romantic charm.
- Which films are like Ghosts of Girlfriends Past?
- Films with a similar feel include The Family Man, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, The Holiday, and Scrooged.
- How long is Ghosts of Girlfriends Past?
- Ghosts of Girlfriends Past runs 115 minutes.
- Where can I watch Ghosts of Girlfriends Past?
- In United States, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past streams on Howdy Amazon Channel.
