Two friends struggle with life after high school. Criterion Collection Year 2001 Theatrical Release 2001-08-03 Video Release 2002-02-05 Studio MGM Genre Comedy MPAA Rating R CARA strong language and some sexual content Color Color Runtime 111 Animated Live-Action Full Synopsis Terry Zwigoff's first fiction film, adapted from a cult-classic comic by Daniel Clowes, is an idiosyncratic portrait of adolescent alienation that is at once bleakly funny and wholly endearing. Set during the malaise-filled months following high-school graduation, Ghost World follows the proud misfit Enid Thora Birch , who confronts an uncertain future amid the cultural wasteland of consumerist America. As her cynicism becomes too much to bear even for her best friend, Rebecca Scarlett Johansson , Enid finds herself drawn to an unlikely kindred spirit a sad-sack record collector many years her senior Steve Buscemi . With its parade of oddball characters, quotable, Oscar-nominated script, and eclectic soundtrack of vintage obscurities, Ghost World is one of the twenty-first century's most fiercely beloved comedies. Director Terry Zwigoff Cast Terry Zwigoff; Thora Birch; Scarlett Johansson; Steve Buscemi; Brad Renfro; Ileana Douglas; Bob Balaban; Teri Garr; Stacey Travis; Dave Sheridan; Debra Azar