Exam vs The Ghost
The Ghost has the higher audience score (8/10 against 6.7/10 for Exam). The Ghost is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 37m. Exam is the older of the two (2009 against 2025). Both are mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Exam
The Ghost| Exam | The Ghost | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.7/10 | ★ 8.0/10 |
| Year | 2009 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 37m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Mystery, Thriller | Horror, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Stuart Hazeldine | John Farrelly |
| Main cast | Pollyanna McIntosh, Chukwudi Iwuji, Colin Salmon, Gemma Chan, Luke Mably | Anthony Murphy, Tom Kerrisk, Livvy Hill, Tom Stafford |
Synopsis
Exam
Eight talented candidates have reached the final stage of selection to join the ranks of a mysterious and powerful corporation. Entering a windowless room, where an armed guard keeps watch, they are given 80 minutes to answer one simple question.
The Ghost
Amid the barren landscape of post-famine Ireland, a father and daughter struggle to survive the brutal winter as caretakers of a remote mansion, only to be driven to the edge of sanity by the horrors lurking within.