Event Horizon

R

1997

1h 35m

Sci-Fi

Horror

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A spaceship missing for seven years finally re-emerges and sends out a distress signal. But when a team is sent out to investigate, they discover that something sinister has taken over the craft.

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Critics Consensus

Despite a strong opening that promises sci-fi thrills, Event Horizon quickly devolves into an exercise of style over substance whose flashy effects and gratuitous gore fail to mask its overreliance on horror clichés.

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

The pits.

Dec 15, 2018

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Ryan Gilbey

Independent (UK)

A loud and nasty hunk of science-fiction horror.

Dec 15, 2018

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Bob Thomas

Associated Press

Climax follows climax until the weary viewer wants to cry, "Stop, already!"

Dec 15, 2018

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Joshua Polanski

Boston Hassle

With inspirations varying from Hieronymus Bosch and Warhammer 40,000 to the literal architecture of the Notre Dame Cathedral and Fritz Lang, Paul WS Anderson’s ... Event Horizon [is] one of the great 20th-century space-horror films.

Jul 22, 2024

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

... he screenplay is not nearly as inventive as the production design and it turns into a woefully inconsistent psychic monster movie that sacrifices mood for tepid shocks.

Mar 9, 2024

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

[Production designer Joseph Bennett's] sets never fail to give Event Horizon’s audience the willies. His work is good enough to surpass Anderson’s substandard direction, demand that viewers overlook the plot, and watch simply for the visual artistry.

Rated: 3/4

Aug 30, 2023

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Justin D

Nostalgia maybe, but I really enjoy this movie. So much grit in this haunted house style movie set in space. It's hard to believe this movie is disliked so much but it does demonstrate to me that we all get different things from different stories.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/05/24

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Asma A

I recently watched "Event Horizon," and I think it is a true masterpiece. Everything in the movie is outstanding and ahead of its time.It's about a spaceship that had travelled to another chaotic dimension. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. I highly recommend this film. i wish there was another part and they continued this series. THIS movie deserves an ocean full of praise and fame. i have lost faith in critics when i saw people critcising this masterpiece

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/29/24

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Joe F

The only negative was the lack of a sequel. A Sci Fi psychological thriller which no other film in the genre has come close to in the 26 years that have passed.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/18/24

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Audience Member

This was hypes up by some people, and the hype completely killed it. Calling this a horror classic is completely wrong

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

09/09/24

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dave e

This wasn't a terrible film, it was a terrible story! The acting was fine, the special effects were okay, but the storyline was garbage imo. I was waiting for something to really grab me as the audience reviews claimed, but it was just a bunch of garbage. Don't waste your time, watch a film that is a 4 star rating at least!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

09/08/24

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Jithin K

A haunted house movie set in a spaceship. Even though I thought similarly about Alien, this is way more proper haunted house stuff with a lot of cliches. The production design and cinematography are the best thing about this movie for me. The psychological aspects of the film felt criminally underutilized as it didn't really feel like going anywhere after the initial one or two scenes. Altogether felt like it would've been better if some aspects were more developed and others trimmed down. It would be good to see how it would've been if we ever got the original director's cut.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/31/24

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Paul W.S. Anderson

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Laurence Fishburne

Capt. Miller

Sam Neill

Dr. William Weir

Kathleen Quinlan

Peters

Joely Richardson

Lt. Starck

Richard T. Jones

Cooper

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Synopsis

A spaceship missing for seven years finally re-emerges and sends out a distress signal. But when a team is sent out to investigate, they discover that something sinister has taken over the craft.

Director: Paul W.S. Anderson
Producer: Lawrence Gordon, Lloyd Levin, Jeremy Bolt
Screenwriter: Philip Eisner
Production Co: Impact Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Sci-Fi, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $26.7M
Runtime: 1h 35m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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