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Ghost Ship

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14% Tomatometer 128 Reviews 38% Popcornmeter 250,000+ Ratings
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... Go to Full Review
Trevor Johnston Time Out 06/24/2006
The final reel plots a course smack between predictable and sheer idiocy. Go to Full Review
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. Go to Full Review
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. Go to Full Review
Patrick Cavanaugh The Wolfman Cometh Sep 12
1/5
The opening sequence might be an A+, but everything that follows is an F-. Go to Full Review
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. Go to Full Review
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Nancy O @Nancypo 3d 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 See more 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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more 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. See more Nick C. @dmcrra35 Nov 7 Too gory and silly plot. Pass See more hector g Nov 4 It’s a good movie and it might even be alot better in 4k version .. I enjoyed it See more jim m Oct 29 This is a great movie with a clever ending. Wonderful actors and no clue as to why it has such a low % rating. See more Read all reviews
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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)
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