Ghost Ship

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Ghost Ship

R

2002

1h 31m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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In a remote region of the Bering Sea, a boat salvage crew discovers the eerie remains of a grand passenger liner thought lost for more than 40 years. But once onboard the eerie, cavernous ship, the crew of the Arctic Warrior discovers that the decaying vessel is anything but deserted. It's home to something more deadly and horrific than anything they've encountered in all their years at sea.

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Critics Consensus

With a plot as creaky as the boat, Ghost Ship fails to deliver the scares.

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Kim Newman

Empire Magazine

12/30/2006

2/5

Director Beck loses it, with techno-scored flashbacks (note: techno isn't scary) and blow-up-the-place gimmickry...

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Trevor Johnston

Time Out

06/24/2006

The final reel plots a course smack between predictable and sheer idiocy.

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

01/27/2003

2/5

The setting is perfectly promising -- but this is the usual dumbed-down stuff, heading for the video bin.

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Bryce Hanson

Horror Movie Talk

Sep 18

3/10

It’s not a good movie, but it has a good cast, and it is salvaged by the bookends of it’s ridiculous beginning and ending.

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

Sep 12

1/5

The opening sequence might be an A+, but everything that follows is an F-.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

10/03/2020

2/4

As for the "shock" ending, it's the sort of feeble finale that has marred many a horror flick for approximately 40 years.

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Michael M

@RT73961165 Apr 26

My favourite horror movie. The opening sequence so many horror fans love I think is both unnecessary and one of the weaker parts of the film. What is excellent is the careful storytelling and fantastic foreshadowing done subtly but cleverly. Not sure why folks don’t like it but I think it’s one of the best thought out horror films made in the 21st century.

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Jason D.

@drotz Mar 9

Good movie, I enjoyed it.

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Freddy S.

@BartierNBhardonnay Dec 11

Highly slept on paranormal film . Wish they continued it ... that wouldve been beautiful.

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Nancy O

@Nancypo Dec 6

I watch this today for the first time for free on the Tubi channel. Good cast I always love Gabriel Byrne! I think they did a great job with the special effects Etc and script. Lots of twists and turns. Some of these movies can be kind of predictable. Lots of great underwater scenes that I thought they did a good job with. Not really a horror movie as far as some of the really bloody gory stuff. The initial scene with a large group having stuff happened to them was pretty inventive never seen that before! Good movie but not great

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Nov 23

Success in 01 hour, 30 minutes, and 39 seconds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated R for Sexuality, Language and Strong Violence/Gore!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $30,100,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Filmed in color for the October 25th, 2002, release date for this movie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Copyright 2002-2025 Warner Brothers Discovery!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Jack F

@MovieFan111 Nov 17

It's the kind of movie that you've seen randomly on TV as a kid, but long since forgot it. It is not a good movie. It's pretty stooopid.

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Synopsis

In a remote region of the Bering Sea, a boat salvage crew discovers the eerie remains of a grand passenger liner thought lost for more than 40 years. But once onboard the eerie, cavernous ship, the crew of the Arctic Warrior discovers that the decaying vessel is anything but deserted. It's home to something more deadly and horrific than anything they've encountered in all their years at sea.

Director: Steve Beck
Producer: Joel Silver, Robert Zemeckis, Gilbert Adler
Screenwriter: Mark Hanlon, John Pogue
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Warner Bros., Dark Castle Entertainment, Village Roadshow Prod.
Rating: R (Sexuality|Language|Strong Violence/Gore)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 25, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 1, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA): $30.1M
Runtime: 1h 31m
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Surround, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)