We Have a Ghost

We Have a Ghost is 2023 American supernatural horror comedy film written and directed by Christopher Landon, based on the 2017 short story "Ernest" by Geoff Manaugh. It stars David Harbour, Jahi Winston, Tig Notaro, Jennifer Coolidge, and Anthony Mackie. It was released on February 24, 2023, by Netflix and received mixed reviews from film critics. Plot The Presleys purchase a cheap and abandoned house. Kevin, the youngest, records a video of a ghost in the attic. The ghost is mute and does not remember his past life. The ghost's shirt says 'Ernest,' so Kevin calls him Ernest. Kevin is resolved to help Ernest discover his past, while his father Frank publishes the video of Ernest on YouTube to become famous. At high school Kevin meets his neighbor Joy. They discover a photo of Ernest posing with an Ernest S., the previous house owner. (Ghost) Ernest has flashbacks of his daughter. Horror writer Dr. Leslie Monroe previously ran a CIA program for capturing ghosts. She and the CIA break into the Presley home to capture Ernest, but Kevin, Joy and Ernest have already left to find Ernest S. in Oklahoma. Ernest S. identifies the ghost as Randy. He claims that after Randy's wife died, Randy left his daughter June with Ernest S. and disappeared. The CIA arrive in Oklahoma and capture Randy.