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Thirteen Ghosts

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Thirteen Ghosts

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Released Oct 26, 2001

1h 31m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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A state-of-the-art remake of the classic William Castle horror film about a family that inherits a spectacular old house from an eccentric uncle. There's just one problem: the house seems to have a dangerous agenda all its own. Trapped in their new home by strangely shifting walls, the family encounters powerful and vengeful entities that threaten to annihilate anyone in their path.

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Critics Consensus

The production design is first-rate, but 13 Ghosts is distinctly lacking in scares.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Brutally violent horror remake is a huge waste.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 26, 2010

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William Thomas

Empire Magazine

Director Beck discards Castle's signature cheeky verve, saddling the film with a poor script rife with hilarious exposition, a literally painful sound design and uniformly bad acting.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 30, 2006

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Rick Groen

Globe and Mail

By any objective accounting, Thirteen Ghosts is exactly a baker's dozen too many -- this is a zero of a film.

Rated: 0/4

Mar 22, 2002

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Emilie Black

JoBlo's Movie Network

... the most 2001 movie that ever 2001’d.

Rated: 9/10

Sep 21, 2023

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Cassondra Feltus

Black Girl Nerds

Yes, it’s schlocky with a clunky narrative, terrible ADR, and nonsensical editing. But for the early aughts, it’s an inventive film with top talent creating mind-blowing effects and designs.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 28, 2022

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Stephanie Archer

Film Inquiry

No this is not the best horror film, but it is definitely an enjoyable one, and Thirteen Ghosts is sure to have a little something for all horror fans to enjoy.

Sep 18, 2021

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Mark J

Firmly lands in my it’s so bad it’s good territory. Really like the mixture of ghosts and the glass building is a cool idea. Just lacks anything to elevate it.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/26/25

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Warren Y

I don’t get why the other reviewers thank this is “too violent.” That’s what makes a horror movie a good horror movie. It’s supposed to scare you. This movie was very good. I loved how the ghosts were so lifelike, and their stories were incredible.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/10/25

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Federico F

How this movie has such a low rating is beyond me. It's a very creative story with great acting and amazing gory scenes and the effects are done very well for the time period.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/12/25

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Annie T

I absolutely love 90s-2000s horror and this one is always a good time. Matthew Lillard is a fun campy actor that I always enjoy in any film. Not something that actually delivers scares, but more just fun. Of course the Princess is also a big favorite of mine. Give it a watch for the nostalgia.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/10/25

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Hussain S

This movie is great, rotten tomatoes has to be the worst place for movie ratings, useless platform, only created this account to mention how sh*t rotten tomatoes is

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/23/24

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Sarah G

I think this movie is highly underrated, but maybe it's nostalgia for me. This was my FIRST horror movie, and it remains in my top 5.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/06/24

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Synopsis

A state-of-the-art remake of the classic William Castle horror film about a family that inherits a spectacular old house from an eccentric uncle. There's just one problem: the house seems to have a dangerous agenda all its own. Trapped in their new home by strangely shifting walls, the family encounters powerful and vengeful entities that threaten to annihilate anyone in their path.

Director: Steve Beck
Producer: Gilbert Adler
Screenwriter: Neal Marshall Stevens, Richard D'Ovidio
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Dark Castle Entertainment, 13 Ghosts Productions Canada Inc.
Rating: R (Horror Violence|Horror Gore|Nudity|Some Language)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 26, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2009
Box Office (Gross USA): $41.9M
Runtime: 1h 31m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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