他（伊万·麦格雷戈EwanGordonMcGregor饰）是一个影子写手，一如其代号“Ghost（鬼魂）”一般，他深深躲在幕后，为各行各业的名流捉刀撰写回忆录。一日，鬼魂接到一项新的任务，即帮助前英国首相亚当·朗（皮尔斯·布鲁斯南PierceBrosnan饰）的回忆录作润饰工作。此前，该书由亚当·朗在任期间的助手迈克·麦卡拉负责，然而麦卡拉却神秘自杀。看在丰厚报酬的份上，鬼魂接受了这项工作。在写书过程中，亚当受到战争罪的指控，政治风暴近在咫尺。而鬼魂也开始有意探知亚当不为人知的过去以及麦卡拉死亡的原因，却不知此举将他引入险途……本片改编自罗伯特·哈里斯（RobertHarris）的小说《枪手》，并荣获2010年柏林国际电影节银熊奖最佳导演奖

He (Ewan Gordon McGregor played by Ewan McGregor) is a shadow writer, just like his code name "Ghost (ghost)", he is deeply Go behind the scenes and write the memoirs of celebrities from all walks of life. One day, the ghost received a new task, which is to help retouch the memoir of former British Prime Minister Adam Long (Pierce Brosnan). Previously, the book was under the responsibility of Mike McCulla, Adam Long's assistant during his tenure, but McCalla mysteriously committed suicide. For the sake of generous remuneration, Ghost accepted the job. While writing the book, Adam is accused of war crimes and a political storm looms. And the ghost also began to deliberately explore Adam's unknown past and the cause of McCalar's death, but it did not know that this would lead him into danger... Silver Bear Award for Best Director at the Berlin International Film Festival