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2001    1h 38mAction, Horror
4.922%25%5.2
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200 years in the future a Martian police unit is dispatched to transport a dangerous prisoner from a mining outpost back to justice. But when the team arrives they find the town deserted and some of the inhabitants possessed by the former inhabitants of the planet.
Directed by John Carpenter
  • Natasha HenstridgeLt. Melanie Ballard
  • Ice CubeJames 'Desolation' Williams
  • Jason StathamSgt. Jericho Butler
  • Clea DuVallBashira Kincaid
  • Pam GrierCommander Helena Braddock
  • Joanna CassidyDr. Arlene Whitlock
  • Richard CetroneBig Daddy Mars
  • Rosemary ForsythInquisitor
  • Liam WaiteMichael Descanso
  • Duane DavisUno
  • Lobo SebastianDos
  • Rodney A. GrantTres
  • Peter JasonEngineer McSimms
  • Wanda De JesusAkooshay
  • Doug McGrathBenchley
  • Rick EdelsteinZimmerman
  • Robert CarradineRodale
  • Michael KrawicMan in the Rover
  • Eileen WeisingerWoman Warrior
  • Rex LinnYared
  • ርልዪረ
    ርልዪረJune 4, 2025
    Underrated gem often ignored due to cheesy and low budget effects. The Story is simple and cliched - I get it - A mysterious ancient artifact on mars releases a zombie making dust storm turning all the inhabitants who comes into contact into mindless zombies. And the focus is on paramilitary group of 5 to 6 people lead by Natasha Henstridge and a rogue Ice cube. Also all this fiasco takes place on a terra formed mars. What follows is a 90's action romp where you see action and motor cycle gang bad guys. Also there is a young Jason Stathom in what probably his only role with hair on his head. So if you are into 90s action with zombies and ancient space magic then this is the movie for you. And yes this movie is your only chance to see hairs on Jason Stathoms head.
  • g7905
    g7905August 12, 2026
    Classic John Carpenter! Encore...
  • christinav61
    christinav61August 10, 2026
    I like this movie
  • RedHarlow13
    RedHarlow13August 5, 2026
    6/10 - Not bad. I would have watched a sequel honestly
  • Richard
    RichardAugust 31, 2025
    They called it a mashup of Assault on Precinct 13 and Escape from New York and they weren’t wrong. It’s Carpenter recycling his own movies, but with a Martian twist and yes, it’s cheesy, but that’s part of the charm. Ghosts of Mars is a flawed but fun Carpenter movie. It’s loud, messy and totally committed to its own madness.
  • Peter Bickford
    Peter BickfordMarch 5, 2025
    Almost charming in its complete stupidity. A career low point for so many otherwise serviceable actors. Feels like a throwback to 1970s grindhouse sci-fi, in which lies its only possible saving grace as entertainment.

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