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Thirteen Ghosts is a 2001 American horror film directed by Steve Beck. The movie was produced by Gilbert Adler, Joel Silver, and Robert Zemeckis through Dark Castle Entertainment. The cast includes Tony Shalhoub, F. Murray Abraham, Matthew Lillard, and Embeth Davidtz. John Frizzell composed the score for the English-language production, which was filmed in Vancouver.
The film explores supernatural themes and was distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment and Netflix via video on demand. It has a runtime of 91 minutes and carries an R rating. Critical reception included a 17% review score, a 3.6 out of 10 rating, and a 30 out of 100 assessment. The movie received one win and four nominations for awards.
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6.3Arthur and his two children inherit his uncle's estate: a glass house that serves as a prison to twelve ghosts. When the family, accompanied by a nanny and an attorney, enter the house they find themselves trapped inside an evil machine 'designed by the Devil and powered by the dead' to open the Eye of Hell. Aided by a ghost hunter and his rival, a ghost rights activist out to set the ghosts free, the group must do what they can to get out of the house alive.
Cast
- Tony Shalhoub as Arthur
- Embeth Davidtz as Kalina
- Matthew Lillard as Rafkin
- Shannon Elizabeth as Kathy
- Alec Roberts as Bobby
- JR Bourne as Ben Moss
Themes
- sacrifice
- self sacrifice
- single parent
- chase
- supernatural
- haunted house
- family relationships
- remake
- money
- revenge
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Ratings
IMDb
5.6/10
100,519 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
19%
Metacritic
30/100
- Year
- 2001
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Genres
- Fantasy, Horror
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 1 win & 4 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Steve Beck
- Screenplay by
- Neal Marshall Stevens , Richard D'Ovidio
- Story by
- Robb White
- Based on
- 13 Ghosts , by Robb White
- Produced by
- Robert Zemeckis Joel Silver Gilbert Adler
- Starring
- Tony Shalhoub Embeth Davidtz Matthew Lillard Shannon Elizabeth Alec Roberts JR Bourne Rah Digga F. Murray Abraham
- Cinematography
- Gale Tattersall
- Edited by
- Derek G. Brechin Edward A. Warschilka
- Music by
- John Frizzell
- Production companies
- Warner Bros. Pictures Columbia Pictures Dark Castle Entertainment
- Distributed by
- Warner Bros. Pictures (North America) Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International (International)
- Release date
- October 26, 2001 ( 2001-10-26 ) (U.S.)
- Running time
- 91 minutes
- Countries
- United States , Canada
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $42 million
- Box office
- $68.5 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- supernatural
- Director
- Steve Beck
- Cast member
- Matthew Harrison
- Composer
- John Frizzell
- Producer
- Robert Zemeckis
- Production company
- Dark Castle Entertainment
- Filming location
- Vancouver
- Duration
- 92
- FilmAffinity ID
- 803911
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- 13ghosts.warnerbros.com
Show 7 more facts
- publication date
- 2002-01-17
- title
- Thirteen Ghosts
- distributed by
- Netflix
- different from
- 13 Ghosts
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 30/100
- stylized name
- THIR13EN GHOSTS
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Encyclopedic overview
Thirteen Ghosts (also known as 13 Ghosts and stylized as THIR13EN Ghosts) is a 2001 supernatural horror film directed by Steve Beck in his directorial debut. A remake of the 1960 film 13 Ghosts by William Castle, the film stars Tony Shalhoub, Embeth Davidtz, Matthew Lillard, Shannon Elizabeth, Alec Roberts, Rah Digga, and F. Murray Abraham.
The film was considered a box-office disappointment, grossing $68 million on a $42 million budget. Thirteen Ghosts received generally negative reviews from critics, though the production design was praised. Years after its release, the film garnered a cult following.
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