When will 'We Have a Ghost' release on Netflix? All you need to know about 'heartfelt and goofy' horror movie

Netflix Original horror movie 'We Have a Ghost' is directed by Christopher Landon and stars Anthony Mackie, David Harbour and Jennifer Coolidge
PUBLISHED FEB 20, 2023
Anthony Mackie and Jennifer Coolidge in Netflix's 'We Have a Ghost' (YouTube/ Netflix)
Anthony Mackie and Jennifer Coolidge in Netflix's 'We Have a Ghost' (YouTube/ Netflix)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Horror movies with a spine-chilling plot are always an amazing cinematic experience. Movies like the universally acclaimed 'Conjuring' franchise, the compelling 'A Quiet Place' and the recent terror flick 'Skinamarink' are some examples to prove this. While watching an excellent, scary movie with the perfect amount of jumpscares is good, watching a movie with a ghost-ridden house where one can sit and relax and root for the ghost and not worry about throwing out the popcorn while watching the movie is great.

And Netflix is gearing up to release such a family-friendly ghost movie, titled 'We Have a Ghost'. 'We Have a Ghost' is based on the 2017 short story by Geoff Manaugh named 'Ernest'. The movie is directed by Christopher Landon, who is known for his writing on 'Disturbia', 'Freaky' and 'Paranormal Activity'. Starring David Harbour, Anthony Mackie and Jennifer Coolidge, 'We Have a Ghost' deals with a family moving into a new shady house, only to find it haunted by a not-so-harmful ghost. 

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The trailer for 'We Have a Ghost' was recently released by Netflix and has been receiving enthusiastic reactions from fans. Many of the fans are also excited about the star cast of the film.



 

When will 'We Have a Ghost Premiere'?

'We Have a Ghost' is set to premiere exclusively on Friday, February 24. The runtime of this movie is said to be of 2 hours and 7 minutes.

How to watch 'We Have a Ghost'?

'We Have a Ghost' is a Netflix original movie that would premiere exclusively on the streaming platform. Apart from the Netflix platform, the Netflix app is available to download from Google's Play Store and Apple's App Store. Netflix is also available on Roku, PlayStation, Xbox, Google Chromecast, Amazon Fire TV Stick, Apple TV, Smart TVs, YouView, BT TV Box, Now TV, Sky Q, and web browsers to stream.

What is the plot of the movie 'We Have a Ghost'?

Netflix has categorized the movie as a Family Feature and described the movie as being "Heartfelt, Goofy and Exciting". The streamer's logline for the movie adds, "After finding a ghost with a murky past haunting their new house, a family becomes internet sensations — and the targets of a shadowy government agency." Netflix's description for the movie reads, "Teenager Kevin (Winston) is bummed to be moving into a rundown house that his parents got a suspiciously good deal on until he discovers a ghost (Harbour) in the attic. Calling the ghost Ernest, Kevin sees he needs a friend. Ernest can’t talk or seem to remember much about himself, and Kevin offers help in resolving some unfinished business. But when Kevin’s dad, Frank (Mackie), finds out about Ernest, he sees an opportunity to make money and posts a video of Ernest online that goes viral."



 

Cast of  'We Have a Ghost'

The upcoming horror-comedy has an incredible cast including David Harbour as Ernest, Anthony Mackie as Frank, Jahi Di'Allo Winston as Kevin and Erica Ash and Jennifer Coolidge in an unnamed role. The cast also includes Tig Notaro as Dr Leslie Monroe, Tom Bower as Scheller, Niles Fitch as Fulton Presley, Jophielle Love as Junebug, Sarah Voigt as Undercover Agent, Jackson Kelly as Nerdy Freshman, Sherri Eakin as Young Ramona Scheller and Faith Ford and Steve Coulter in unnamed roles.

What is the latest buzz around 'We Have a Ghost'?

During a recent interview at Late Night with Seth Meyers, Harbour confirmed that he has no lines in 'We Have a Ghost', despite being one of the leads. And Harbour was particularly delighted at this notion and remarked this movie was an "easy gig". He further went on to praise his co-stars in the movie including Anthony Mackie, Jahi Di'Allo Winston and particularly Jennifer Coolidge. Harbour noted his scenes with Coolidge "was an acting class".

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