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35 out of 100

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7.2 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 33 Ratings

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  • Starring: Laurence Fishburne, Sam Neill
  • Summary: The year is 2047. Years earlier, the pioneering research vessel Event Horizon vanished without a trace. Now a signal from it has been detected, and the United States Aerospace Command responds. Hurtling toward the signal's source are a fearless captain (Fishburne), his elite crew and the lost ship's designer (Neill). Their mission: find and salvage the state-of-the-art spacecraft. What they find is state-of-the-art interstellar terror. What they must salvage are their own lives, because someone or something is ready to ensnare them in a new dimension of unimaginable fear. (Paramount)… Expand
  • Director: Paul W.S. Anderson
  • Genre(s): Adventure, Sci-Fi, Mystery, Thriller, Fantasy, Horror
  • Rating: R
  • Runtime: 96 min
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 20
  3. Negative: 4 out of 20
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Owen Gleiberman
    67
    Event Horizon could have used a decent script, but the director, Paul Anderson, is a stylist to watch.
  2. Empire
    Reviewed by: Ian Nathan
    60
    Superbly styled in techno-Gothic space-grunge chic, this sci-fi/horror cross-breed is a directorial triumph of reference and homage.
  3. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Stephen Hunter
    30
    The movie is very loud. It is pointlessly loud, arbitrarily loud, assaultively loud.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 12
  3. Negative: 2 out of 12
  1. KurtM.
    10
    I don't understand the bad critics. I feel this film ist the best horror-scifi film since 2000. It's better than Alien 4 (but not better than Alien 1-3). The horror in this film is not only physical it is also psychological. The acting is good to very good. The plot is simple but absolutely OK for a horror movie. And it's also great to see that african american actors not only play roles as cannon fodder or comedic relief. I think some critics are very narrow minded and dogmatic, when they claim a horror movie should only rely on suspense and thinks you don't see". Concluding I i would say that this movie is way to underrated - you don't have to feel like me and give it a 10, but come on this film deserves at least a 8 .… Expand
    • 4 of 4 users said yes
  2. LauraD.
    10
    This movie scared the crap out of me, I'm a big sci-fi buff and I could not listen to The Prodigy in the same way again
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  3. EricC.
    0
    This is a cult classic. Jeez. It's laughably bad, to be painfully honest. But as funny as it is, I never, ever want to see it again. Seriously, people, go watch The Thing if you want to be disturbed or the orignaly Solaris if you want your mind to be blown.… Expand
    • 0 of 2 users said yes

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