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In this eerie science-fiction ghost story, an astrophysicist (Sam Neill), haunted by the memory of his wife's suicide, joins a rescue mission to salvage his life's work: the Event Horizon, a prototype spacecraft capable of faster-than-light travel that has been missing for seven years. Their arrival triggers contact with .. Read more

Starring	Kathleen Quinlan, Joely Richardson, Barclay Wright, Jason Isaacs
Director	Paul W.S. Anderson
Genres	Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy

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- Creepy horror movie in outer space that delivers the requisite shocks; a little less predictability would have been welcome, though.
- 30594
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:41
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  - 6
  Stolen But Simply Outstanding
  
  I watched this film as part of a double bill one afternoon at a local cinema. On the end of this I watched The Exorcist. Event Horizon left me feeling truly ... read more »
  
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  - Milton #
  - 02 Jul 2004 at 15:01
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  Great movie
  
  Just wanted to add my loved it. How can people not like this a horror in space,brilliant. Think this inspired the game dead space looking at the set designs.
  
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- - JOKER
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  - Byfleet
  - 12 May 2012 at 18:33
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  - 4
  You may like this movie if you're easily satisfied
  
  A somewhat promising start which very quickly degenerates into total crap / non-sense.
  
  You may like this movie if you're easily satisfied or just... read more »
  
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- - dom_valentin
  - 3 reviews
  - 26 Jan 2012 at 00:28
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  An Event which was worth the wait..
  
  I had the same thing with Blade Runner. I had missed it for a thousand years and only saw it when the Director's cut came out in 2009.. Great film. This is ... read more »
  
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- - Platospupil
  - 109 reviews
  - 12 Jan 2012 at 20:30
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  The main Event
  
  Probably the best sci-fi horror film ever made, and I include the Alien films in that. I first saw this in the cinema when it was released and I threw my ... read more »
  
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- 1065918
- - UlsterMike
  - 7 reviews
  - 22 Nov 2011 at 20:55
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  Disturbing but compelling
  
  A good cliff-hanger (although containing rather too many references to the director's favourite movies!), this is a variation on the 'old dark house'... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 04 Aug 2011 at 13:22
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  Need I say More?
  
  There is nothing anyone can say about this film other than the following comment...
  
  'Do You SEE?' Need I say more?
  
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- 1023870
- - PoSmeg
  - 3 reviews
  - 01 Aug 2011 at 00:35
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  "Liberate tutame ex inferis."
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  Whilst many people (probablly including myself) may love the idea of films that combine aliens and other life (be it Godzilla, Predators, Cowboys, transformers... read more »
  
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- - EdwardMitchell
  - 31 reviews
  - Reigate
  - 24 May 2011 at 22:59
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  - 1
  Atmospheric but predictable
  
  Event horizon is a film with many positives but the few negatives ruined it for me,
  
  its a shame as at the outset the film creates a great eerie ... read more »
  
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- - JJ1989
  - 3 reviews
  - 17 May 2011 at 14:26
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  - 0
  Aliens + Hellraiser = Worth a Watch
  
  Aliens + Hellraiser = Worth a Watch - Good Film which is up there with the syfi greats - many scenes good with a intense sense of malice. Enjoyable.
  
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- - Headhunter
  - 3 reviews
  - 27 Apr 2011 at 15:13
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  Sci fi lovers will enjoy this one!
  
  Good film yeah, it's a bit dated now (referring to the CGI animations specifically) but it has a certain 'charm' and great storyline which makes it ... read more »
  
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- - XanderKelly
  - 2 reviews
  - 19 Apr 2011 at 21:35
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- - 34
  - 6
  Stolen But Simply Outstanding
  
  I watched this film as part of a double bill one afternoon at a local cinema. On the end of this I watched The Exorcist. Event Horizon left me feeling truly ... read more »
  
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  - Milton #
  - 02 Jul 2004 at 15:01
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  I always suspect 'horror' films set in space.
  
  I always suspect 'horror' films set in space. They always turn out to be a big disappointment. Event Horizon though was not.
  
  Sam Neil is a ... read more »
  
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- - orb505
  - England
  - 21 Nov 2003 at 14:10
- - 7
  - 0
  Awful! Rip-off!
  
  Rip-off of the Alien sets (with better computers) even down to life support machines and life scanners.
  
  I had been looking forward to this film, ... read more »
  
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  - Lanark
  - 12 Apr 2008 at 19:54
- - 7
  - 2
  Very good sci-fi horror
  
  I'm not sure why this film is so poorly rated amongst critcis. It is a very decent watch and has a plausable plot. Its doesn't go overboard on the ... read more »
  
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- - Gurinder Kular
  - London
  - 14 Jul 2004 at 14:13
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  Scariest Movie
  
  Sitting around a large table with friends recently a question was asked.
  
  What was the last movie that actually managed to scare you?
  
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- - a customer
  - London, England
  - 23 Mar 2005 at 17:32
- - 5
  - 0
  Nasty and brilliant
  
  I was very impressed by this. I do have a weakness for sci-fi movies and particularly sci-fi horrors but I somehow managed to miss it when it first came out.read more »
  
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- 307180
- - Aftershock
  - Bristol
  - 02 Aug 2004 at 15:25
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  Non-event
  
  An Alien/Aliens clone without one original idea to call its own. A few pleasant to look at zero-gravity effects at the beginning raise ones hopes that this may ... read more »
  
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- - Grimmy
  - 31 reviews
  - Up North
  - 14 Aug 2007 at 17:07
- - 4
  - 1
  This deserves a full ...
  
  This deserves a full rating its got all you need for a film.Suspense,Suprises mystery gore and very good.Final words:WATCH IT you wont regret it.
  
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- - blasteron#1
  - EXMOUTH
  - 22 Dec 2003 at 20:43
- - 4
  - 1
  AMAZING
  
  Well What more can i say. Without a doubt the scariest SciFi / Thriller i've seen in a very, very long time. Nail biting, edge of my seat stuff. Without a ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Wiltshire
  - 18 Apr 2006 at 13:18
- - 4
  - 2
  Missed potential
  
  This lacked what all good sci-fi films have i.e a good story independent of the science.(See Star Wars, Forbidden Planet etc). There is a middle way between ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Newcastle-under-Lyme
  - 09 Sep 2006 at 09:10

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Critics' reviews
- Creepy horror movie in outer space that delivers the requisite shocks; a little less predictability would have been welcome, though.
- 30594
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:41
- After 35 years lost in the cosmos, the spaceship 'Event Horizon' re-establishes contact. A team of crack astronauts,... read more on Time Out
- 43765
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:14
- "...It's especially well-cast....And Philip Eisner's script holds our interest..."
- 8380
- - Los Angeles Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- "...Visually staggering production design -- truly an event itself..."
- 8381
- - USA Today
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- "...The director, Paul Anderson, is a stylist to watch..."
- 8379
- - Entertainment Weekly
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58

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  In this eerie science-fiction ghost story, an astrophysicist (Sam Neill), haunted by the memory of his wife's suicide, joins a rescue mission to salvage his life's work: the Event Horizon, a prototype spacecraft capable of faster-than-light travel that has been missing for seven years. Their ...

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  In this eerie science-fiction ghost story, an astrophysicist (Sam Neill), haunted by the memory of his wife's suicide, joins a rescue mission to salvage his life's work: the Event Horizon, a prototype spacecraft capable of faster-than-light travel that has been missing for seven years. Their ...