Director: Christopher Landon
A viral ghost video turns a quiet suburban move into a nationwide media circus in "We Have a Ghost," director Christopher Landon's 2023 comedy-horror hybrid.
What is We Have a Ghost about?
Kevin and his family relocate to a run-down house that turns out to be occupied by Ernest, a shy, decades-old spirit who can't remember how he died. Rather than fleeing, Kevin starts filming Ernest's antics and posts the clips online, and the footage explodes overnight. Fame brings crowds, cameras, and eventually federal attention: a CIA unit that studies paranormal activity zeroes in on the house, forcing Kevin and Ernest into an uneasy partnership. Together they set out to piece together fragments of Ernest's forgotten life before the agency can get to him first, turning a haunted-house setup into a road-trip mystery about memory and identity.
Cast & crew
David Harbour plays Ernest largely through physical performance and expression rather than dialogue, working opposite Jahi Di'Allo Winston as Kevin. Anthony Mackie appears as Kevin's father, with Tig Notaro rounding out the cast as a skeptical investigator pulled into the chaos.
Context & significance
Released in 2023 and distributed on Netflix, the film blends family-friendly horror comedy with a media-satire angle, poking fun at how quickly viral fame spreads once a camera phone gets involved. Landon, known for genre mashups, keeps the scares light and the tone closer to adventure than fright, letting the odd-couple friendship between a shy teenager and an even shier ghost carry most of the emotional weight.
Where & how to watch
The film streams on K-Time with a Persian dub and Farsi subtitles, giving Persian-speaking households an easy way to watch it as a family. Access just needs a K-Time account login; the film page itself is free to browse without signing in.