Up To Date 39+ Enid Thora Birch Ghost World. Johansson plays black widow in marvel films 'iron man 3' and 'the avengers. Misanthrope86 and jlhfan624 like this. It has been almost 15 years since ghost world became every social outcast's comfort movie, and it still has the power to resonate with awkward millennials everywhere. Ghost world is a 2001 indie film, directed by terry zwigoff, adapted from the comic series of the same name.