Blithe Spirit (1945)
"Elvira is the kind of gal who can turn an evening into a night you'll never forget!"
ThumbScore
👍 83%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 78%
(RT: 78%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Constance Cummings as Ruth Condomine
Kay Hammond as Elvira Condomine
Hugh Wakefield as Dr. George Bradman
Joyce Carey as Violet Bradman
Jacqueline Clarke as Edith
Marie Ault as Cook (uncredited)
Is Blithe Spirit good?
Most people think so. 83% audience score, estimated from 173 TMDB ratings. Critics agree, scoring it 78%.
Overview
While holding a séance for skeptical novelist Charles Condomine, self-proclaimed 'spiritualist medium' Madame Arcati inadvertently summons the spirit of his deceased first wife Elvira, leading to an increasingly complex love triangle with Ruth, his current wife of five years. Wikipedia ↗
