Ghosts of War

Name: Ghosts of War
Genre: Thriller, Horror, War
Released: July 17, 2020
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 38
Cast: Alan Ritchson, Alexander Behrang Keshtkar, Billy Zane, Brenton Thwaites, Kaloyan Hristov

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Vertical Entertainment | Release Date (Streaming): July 17, 2020 | R

Starring: Alan Ritchson, Alexander Behrang Keshtkar, Billy Zane, Brenton Thwaites, Kaloyan Hristov, Kyle Gallner, Laila Banki, Matthew Reese, Nathan Cooper, Rebecca Flinn-White, Shannon McKain, Shaun Toub, Skylar Astin, Theo Rossi, Vivian Gray, Yanitsa Mihailova

Summary: Five battle-hardened American soldiers are assigned to hold a French Chateau near the end of World War II. Formerly occupied by the Nazi high command, this unexpected respite quickly descends into madness when they encounter a supernatural enemy far more terrifying than anything seen on the battlefield.

Director: Eric Bress

Genre(s): Thriller, Horror, War

Rating: R

Runtime: 94 min

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RogerEbert.com Nick Allen

Jul 17, 2020

One of Bress’ greatest strokes comes with casting — he’s collected five faces you might recognize from younger, more innocent roles, and who are compelling to see here as men who have matured rapidly due to the wartime experiences eating away at them. Read full review

The Film Stage Jared Mobarak

Jul 16, 2020

It’s through these actors that we see how their characters process their pain above and below the façade created and understand why they’re incapable of looking beyond their tragic wealth of regret. Read full review

Dennis Harvey

Jul 16, 2020

It’s the kind of narrative leap that can make or break a film. But here it overcomplicates a narrative that should’ve better developed its basic elements, rather than lunging for a big-picture profundity it falls short of. Beautifully atmospheric to a point, handsomely produced, “Ghosts” gradually disappoints because its thematic ambitions add more clutter than depth to a story that’s most effective at its simplest. Read full review

The Guardian Leslie Felperin

Jul 16, 2020

This effort is similarly infuriating and entertaining by turns, and features pretty good performances from a handful of up-and-coming young male actors, including Brenton Thwaites and Kyle Gallner, along with lovable old ham Billy Zane putting in a last-act cameo. Read full review

Vince Mancini

Jul 23, 2020

The smartest thing Eric Bress did in Ghosts of War was to cast Billy Zane, and the dumbest thing he did was keeping Billy Zane off screen for 90% of the movie. Read full review

Pat Brown

Jul 13, 2020

The film’s unreflective earnestness is haunting in all the wrong ways. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Jul 14, 2020

It’s a mediocre mash-up of genres that leaves no cliche unspoken, no horror trope unturned. Read full review

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DanAman

Sep 29, 2021

I’m going to give credit where it’s due this is a good horror film, not great but good. I understand a few character arcs were a bit underdeveloped and that was a turn off. However looking past that, which is common place in recent horror movies, to see good cinematography coupled with greatI’m going to give credit where it’s due this is a good horror film, not great but good. I understand a few character arcs were a bit underdeveloped and that was a turn off. However looking past that, which is common place in recent horror movies, to see good cinematography coupled with great acting (in this genre) and a antagonist that had actual depth and was portrayed better than many supernatural stereotypes made it a quality horror. Was it a bit rushed in the end? Yes. Was there a bit more room for supporting character development? Yes. But if you look at the primary motif that this movie went for, PTSD, it hit the mark. And for those who don’t agree I understand. To those reading this understand there is a difference between critiquing and being critical especially in a genre that primarily quantity over quality. Overall I have recommended this to many of my friends who thoroughly enjoy this genre and they have all come to a similar conclusion as I. Give it a chance.… Expand

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Iamcritical86

Apr 2, 2021

Some of our cast members in this picture were SUPER cute - VERY easy on the eyes and it was nice to see Billy Zane's fine ass for the first time since Titanic! As for the movie itself? Unfortunately the rest of this film wasn't so easy on the eye. Lots of corny scare tactics, the usual,Some of our cast members in this picture were SUPER cute - VERY easy on the eyes and it was nice to see Billy Zane's fine ass for the first time since Titanic! As for the movie itself? Unfortunately the rest of this film wasn't so easy on the eye. Lots of corny scare tactics, the usual, typical "haunted house" convoluted drama.… Expand

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JLuis_001

Jul 25, 2020

A haunted-house story within a World War II setting?

It could've worked, even in the face of such a narrative device, considering the true horrors of war, but ultimately it ends up being a mash-up that is neither scary nor entertaining.

Points for the atmosphere, the rest just doesn't work.

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mediterraneo

Aug 14, 2020

Beginning: ok ok
Half: nah...
End: lol why geez

Love second war and horror movies, that's why I gave it a shot. I wasn't expecting a good movie, even so it was really disapointing.

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vault2wasteland

Jan 8, 2021

This is one of the worst movies I have ever seen in my 40 years of living.

I decided to watch a movie without checking reviews for the first time in years and boy do I regret that one of those movies where the end parts completely ruin the whole movie and remind me that I will never getThis is one of the worst movies I have ever seen in my 40 years of living.

I decided to watch a movie without checking reviews for the first time in years and boy do I regret that

one of those movies where the end parts completely ruin the whole movie and remind me that I will never get that time back

Just utter garbage. What were they thinking?… Expand

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Not-a-fan

Jul 19, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A horrible, horrible piece of propaganda for the superior morality and incredibly good intentioned poor americans, that is able to combine almost all of america' enemies for a puke worthy mashup of historical manipulation with the excuse of being a fiction piece.

It's such a shame that the work of so many people can be put through the mud with such a horrible script and direction. At the end of the day, pooor good american GIs did commit the major war crime of not going into a suicidal mission to save a family, triggering what appears to be the inner suicide bomber every arab woman has in them according to us common belief.. Pointless, propagandistic and damgerous, for the scenes in which the GIs brutally murder german soldiers that were already surrendered or the fact that US intervention was one of the basic causes for what is happening in the middle and far east seem to be justified with a couple of bad looking, cigar smoking villains and the appearance of concentration camp inmates from camps that were never in France in the first place.… Expand

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