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Ghost in the Shell

Ghost in the Shell

Nov 18, 1995
83 min
ActionAnimationScience Fiction
7.9/ 10
3,660 votes

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.

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TMDB
7.9/10
3,660 votes
IMDB
7.9/10
167,414 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
95%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
76/100
Metascore

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Performance & Recognition

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$3,000,000Production cost
Box Office$10,000,000Worldwide gross
Profit$7,000,000Profitable
ROI
+233.3%Return on investment
US Box Office$889,074Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

5 wins & 7 nominations total

Details

Production information

"It found a voice... Now it needs a body."

Status

Released

Original Language

ja

Budget

$3,000,000

Revenue

$10,000,000

Production Companies

Ghost in the Shell CollectionBandai VisualProduction I.GKodansha

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