Ghost Town is a 2008 American fantasy comedy film directed by David Koepp, starring Ricky Gervais as a dentist who gains the ability to see and communicate with ghosts. It follows the story of Bertram Pincus, an anti-social Manhattan dentist who becomes entangled with the spirit of Frank Herlihy, a smooth-talking ghost seeking help with his unfinished business involving his widow Gwen.