Fresh
For sheer mind-expanding sci-fi strangeness this is hard to beat
Tom Huddleston, Time Out
Ghost in the Shell
It found a voice... Now it needs a body.
1995 · 1h 23m · TV-MA
Action, Animation, Science Fiction
Directed by
Mamoru Oshii
Overview
In the year 2029, the barriers of our world have been broken down by the net and by cybernetics, but this brings new vulnerability to humans in the form of brain-hacking. When a highly-wanted hacker known as 'The Puppetmaster' begins involving them in politics, Section 9, a group of cybernetically enhanced cops, are called in to investigate and stop the Puppetmaster.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
95%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Mamoru Oshii's direction deftly merges gritty realism with a dreamlike quality.
Laura Evenson, San Francisco Chronicle
Fresh
I enjoyed its visuals, its evocative soundtrack (including a suite for percussion and heavy breathing), and its ideas.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Rotten
Conjures up a dazzling, futuristic cityscape that, sadly, is not matched by the human landscapes at the heart of the story.
Time Out
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