Thirteen Ghosts

Name: Thirteen Ghosts
Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Horror
Released: October 26, 2001
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 30
Cast: Shannon Elizabeth, Tony Shalhoub

2001

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Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: October 26, 2001 | R

Starring: Shannon Elizabeth, Tony Shalhoub

Summary: 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. (Warner Bros.)

Director: Steve Beck

Genre(s): Mystery, Thriller, Horror

Rating: R

Runtime: 91 min

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Kevin Thomas

Although not for the faint of heart, it's a potent -- and very tricky -- treat. Read full review

Carla Meyer

Oddly comforting in its inconsistent acting and bad monster makeup. Read full review

Jonathan Perry

A formulaic script, a tired plot -- and uninspired dialogue all point up the real star. It's the house,

Jami Bernard

If only half as much attention had been paid to story and character as to set design, the cast wouldn't be playing second banana to a gut rehab. Read full review

Roger Ebert

The physical look of the picture is splendid. The screenplay is dead on arrival. The noise level is torture. Read full review

William Arnold

First-time director Steve Beck hurls a dozen ghosts and probably a million dollars' worth of prosthetic makeup at us for a full 90 minutes, but it's old hat and not a bit scary. Read full review

Marc Savlov

Sad, sorry remake. Read full review

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Emanate727

Apr 5, 2021

Thirteen Ghosts has many thrills, chills and a brilliant cast that accompany the spookiness, one of my favorite horror movies.

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Stagger74

Jul 11, 2021

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MandaC.

Nov 14, 2002

This movie was totally awesome!! critics only say that bad stuff cause they don't know whats really hot!! [Spoiler omitted] ... Matthew Lillard is the greatest actor, he played his role extremely well and i Luv all of his movies!! My fave ghost was definetly The Jackel because he was soThis movie was totally awesome!! critics only say that bad stuff cause they don't know whats really hot!! [Spoiler omitted] ... Matthew Lillard is the greatest actor, he played his role extremely well and i Luv all of his movies!! My fave ghost was definetly The Jackel because he was so scary that i had trouble watching the movie when he was there!! the costumes, plot and special FX were great and made the movie scary!! And Mathew Lillard gave the movie a comedic touch, he's so funny!!… Expand

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Jul 1, 2021

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Toasty87

Jul 16, 2020

Good plot and script but performed horribly in most parts a few good scares though.

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FilipeNeto

Jul 7, 2018

This film is the remake of a film with the same name directed in 1960 by William Castle. The plot is similar: Arthur Kriticos is a modest man embittered by the death of his wife when he receives the news of a great inheritance left to him by a uncle, Cyrus, who was very rich. In theThis film is the remake of a film with the same name directed in 1960 by William Castle. The plot is similar: Arthur Kriticos is a modest man embittered by the death of his wife when he receives the news of a great inheritance left to him by a uncle, Cyrus, who was very rich. In the inheritance is included a huge and very modern house that Arthur doesn't know to be haunted by a collection of evil spirits that his uncle hunted and imprisoned. The film has a truly frightening opening sequence that shows us how this man hunted and trapped the most cruel spirits. But then the film calms down, takes on a more cadenced rhythm and builds the ending, on a plot simpler and more psychological than one might expect. Suspense isn't effective as it should, some script solutions are forced and unnatural, even resorting to obvious clichés. There are several scenes of graphic violence somewhat shocking but this is not scary, it's disgusting. In contrast, the film is visually pleasing, with proper cinematography, good special effects and sound and an extraordinary setting. The house is something like I've never seen, combining tradition and modernity with a sinister touch, and the subplot around it was a plus point for the film. Tony Shalhoub (who still remembers this actor in Monk?) did a good job as lead actor and F. Murray Abraham also pleased me. I didn't like Matthew Lillard, overly theatrical and exaggerated to the point of being humorous when he shouldn't. The rest of the cast was OK and did their job without surprising, disillusioning or highlighting.… Expand

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Oct 30, 2006

They could have better rated this a comedy because me and my friends laughed their ***es off when we saw this junk. My personal idea of your worst fear would be watching this movie again.

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