Ghost Ship
Directed by Steve Beck
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- Halim MellickAugust 18, 2025I don’t know why this movie has such low ratings. It’s a somewhat original spin on the horror tropes of its time. Reminded me a lot of Event Horizon but on water. Special effects are fantastic (besides the external miniatures) especially the opening. Definitely worth a watch if you’re into horror
- RichardOctober 21, 2025Saw it in the cinema, bought it on DVD, because that opening scene alone earned a permanent spot in horror history. This one’s a moody, metal scored ghost story wrapped in early 2000s horror aesthetics: grimy, stylish and unapologetically over the top. A salvage crew boards a long lost ocean liner drifting in the Bering Sea, only to find that the real cargo is trauma, betrayal and one hell of a wire scene. Gabriel Byrne anchors the cast, Julianna Margulies brings some grounded grit and Karl Urban shows up just before his Lord of the Rings breakout, playing a scrappy salvage tech with a torch in hand and zero survival instincts. The plot’s a bit patchy, but the atmosphere is thick with rust, rot and that deliciously dated CGI glow. It’s part haunted house, part maritime mystery and part nu metal music video and somehow, it works. Critics weren’t kind, but honestly? It’s fun. It’s spooky. It’s got a killer soundtrack and a ghost girl who deserved better.
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Ghost Ship Trivia
Ghost Ship was released on October 25, 2002.
Ghost Ship was directed by Steve Beck.
Ghost Ship has a runtime of 1h 31m.
Ghost Ship was produced by Robert Zemeckis, Joel Silver, Gilbert Adler.
In a remote region of the Bering Sea, a boat salvage crew discovers the eerie remains of a grand passenger liner thought lost for more than 40 years. Once on-board, the crew must confront the ship's horrific past and face the ultimate fight for their lives.
The key characters in Ghost Ship are Captain Sean Murphy (Gabriel Byrne), Maureen Epps (Julianna Margulies), Jack Ferriman (Desmond Harrington).
Ghost Ship is rated R.
Ghost Ship is a Horror, Mystery, Thriller film.
Ghost Ship has an audience rating of 3.8 out of 10.
Ghost Ship had a budget of $35M.
Ghost Ship has made $71.1M at the box office.