The Canterville Ghost

'The Canterville Ghost' is a British animated comedy directed by Kim Burdon and Robert Chandler. The script, signed by Cory Edwards, Giles New and Keiron Self, is an adaptation of the classic story of the same name by Oscar Wilde published in 1987. It stars Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie.

The Otis are an American family who has just moved to England after buying an old mansion, Canterville Chase. They arrive with the intention to modernize the home and install electricity, until they discover it is inhabited by a ghost: Sir Simon of Canterville (Fry), a Duke who has been terrorizing all who has lived there for over 300 years.

However, the Otis seems to be the exception. The eldest daughter, Virginia, isn't afraid of him, and least are the two young twin boys, Ken and Luis, who don't stop playing pranks to the ghost. Finally, Virginia ends up asking the ghost to help her scare her parents to move out from the house, but then she also starts falling in love with young Duke of Cheshire, old owner of the house and now neighbor.

The original cast is completed with Freddie Highmore, Miranda Hart or Imelda Staunton. The film was released in 2023 Halloween season, and has received mixed reviews by critics.