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  1. Nov 1, 1993 · Ghost Mom: Directed by Dave Thomas. With Jean Stapleton, Geraint Wyn Davies, Shae D'lyn, Denis Akiyama. A mother returns from the dead to help her son, a surgeon, find a stone with magical powers before he is killed by a vicious Japanese gang, looking for the same stone.

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    • Action, Comedy, Fantasy
    • Dave Thomas
    • 1993-11-01
  2. A recently deceased busybody continues to meddle in her son's life after she is dead. Her ghost joins forces with her son in solving an international gem caper.

    • Dave Thomas
    • Jean Stapleton
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    • Antichrist (2008) Controversial Danish writer-director Lars von Trier is notorious for his misanthropic and depressing yet visually stunning films. Antichrist discusses themes of original sin and misogyny, exploring the journey of an unnamed woman (Charlotte Gainsbourg) and her husband (Willem Dafoe) dealing with her grief and guilt over the death of her son.
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  3. Mama is a 2013 supernatural horror film directed and co-written by Andy Muschietti in his directorial debut and based on his 2008 Argentine short film Mamá. The film stars Jessica Chastain, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Megan Charpentier, Isabelle Nélisse, Daniel Kash, and Javier Botet as the title character. The film follows two young ...

  4. A meddling mother (Jean Stapleton) comes back as a ghost to help her doctor son (Geraint Wyn Davies) solve a Japanese gem caper in Niagara Falls. Streaming on Roku.

  5. Ghost Mom. 42. NR. Genre (s): Action-Adventure Comedy Fantasy Romance. Release year: 1993. Running time: 92 min.