Ghost World, trailer

Terry Zwigoffs first fiction film, adapted from a cultclassic comic by Daniel Clowes, is an idiosyncratic portrait of adolescent alienation that is at once bleakly funny and wholly endearing. Set during the malaisefilled months following highschool 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 sadsack record collector many years her senior (Steve Buscemi). With its parade of oddball characters, quotable, Oscarnominated script, and eclectic soundtrack of vintage obscurities, Ghost World is one of the twentyfirst centurys most fiercely beloved comedies. directed by Terry Zwigoff, 2001