Oliver's Ghost
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The premise
When a young boy discovers his new home is inhabited by a ghost, he unravels the mystery behind the ghost's existence.
How unusual is it?
Very. Ghosts/spirits, an actual miracle and an enemies-to-lovers arc all turn up in one movie — the strangest 3% of everything we've logged.
A rare specific
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Who’s in it
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Every trope, all in one place
Here’s everything this one has going on, from the setting to the way it wraps up. Tap any of the 28 to find more movies that do the same thing.
Setting2
Time & season3
Characters5
Romance5
Tone & quirks2
Why we’d put this one on
A young boy discovers the new family home comes with a ghost, and he sets out to unravel the mystery of why the spirit is still there. Martin Mull plays Clive in this 2011 Halloween outing, with Cameron Daddo and Bridget White as the parents. Weirdness 9, leaning on a friendly-haunting hook and a secret from the past tied to the house. At 5.9 it is a lighter, kid-friendly ghost story rather than anything spooky. If you want a gentle October watch that a younger viewer can handle, Oliver and his ghost make pleasant, low-stakes company.
Did you know?
A few things that make this one stand out once you stack it up against every other Hallmark movie.
At a weirdness score of 9, it lands among the strangest 3% of Hallmark movies we've scored.
Top 3% weirdest
Out of every Hallmark movie we've scored, this one lands among the strangest 3%.
How it stacks up
Where this one’s rating lands against every other rated Hallmark movie.
Higher-rated than 15% of every rated Hallmark movie. The median is 6.4.
Where this one fits
The corners of the catalog Oliver's Ghost belongs to — handy if you’re after more of the same.
- Weirdest Hallmark MoviesScores 9/10 on our weirdness scale — comfortably in the strange end.
- Craziest Hallmark MoviesWild enough in premise to make the all-time list.
- Hallmark Halloween MoviesA Halloween-set title.
- Hallmark Fall MoviesCozy autumn setting.
- Hallmark Supernatural MoviesHas a supernatural element.
- Hallmark Ghost MoviesA ghost plays a part.
Meet the characters
Who’s who before you press play. Nothing here gives the ending away.
Oliver McCaffrey
LeadYoung boy
curiousbravekindClive
SupportingGhost
The ghost Oliver befriends
wistfulmysteriousDoug McCaffrey
SupportingOliver's father
Father
lovingKaren McCaffrey
SupportingOliver's mother
Mother
lovingJenny McCaffrey
SupportingOliver's sister
Sister
sisterTony
SupportingFriend
Oliver's friend
Questions people ask about Oliver's Ghost
How long is Oliver's Ghost?
Oliver's Ghost runs about 1 hour and 22 minutes, and was released in 2011.
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