Event Horizon
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- Trailer 1 (00:32)
- Clip: It's perfectly safe (01:14)
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Synopsis
A rescue crew is tasked with investigating the mysterious reappearance of a spaceship that had been lost for seven years.
Cast
- Laurence Fishburne
- Sam Neill
- Kathleen Quinlan
- Joely Richardson
- Richard T. Jones
- Jack Noseworthy
- Jason Isaacs
- Sean Pertwee
- Peter Marinker
- Holley Chant
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- Oct 13, 2017
To think he made this and Boogie Nights in the same year. Such incredible versatility.
DirkHJan 9, 2021asked my roommate what she wanted to watch and she simply said “space or ghosts.” went above and beyond by picking something with space AND ghosts AND sam neill being weird 💯
mia lee vicinoOct 10, 2022cenobites in space, I REPEAT, CENOBITES IN SPACE
Lucy - Jan 26, 2013
As far as I'm concerned, this director has made only one film and this is it. This is not so much an all out scary horror film, but more an atmospheric piece. Sure, it has a couple of cheap jump scares, but all in all Event Horizon is a haunted house story with…
DirkHApr 24, 2024Hell is just a word. The reality is much worse. One of those movies that I would kill to see the Director’s Cut because so much of what doesn’t work seems to be the result of a lot of studio interference, but even with messy story and even more perplexing characters, I…
Joe AMar 27, 2018There was a period of time after this came out where it was my favorite movie and I was completely obsessed with it. I had barely reached “R rated movies without a guardian” age so I was able to see it in a packed theater on opening night and I will never forget it. It’s no…
Tony the Terror - Jun 26, 2018
I feel like you could have done so much more with “starship travels to hell and returns with a demon.”
Jamelle BouieAug 18, 2022Gratifyingly nasty, brutish and short; I’ve read about cuts and revisions and even plans to reshoot twenty-five years later to PWSA’s enduring specifications, but I’m not sure this’d be better longer. It’s probably the best designed and lit of the late-90s studio sci-fi…
Adam NaymanJan 18, 2024🦑 Cosmic and 🪐 Space Horror ☣ SciFi (1997) 🏅 Top 100"I wasn't going to tell you this. I've been listening to the distress signal. And I, um... I think I made a mistake in the translation."Imagine being a critic in 1997 and not realizing that Event Horizon is peak space…
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- Kyle Smith is "meh" onEvent Horizon
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Jikitiz likedEvent HorizonAtotheJ movie 🍿 🎥 🔥
Cole lovedEvent HorizonWent in blind thinking this was just a sci-fi thriller and got blessed with this
- Obihulk lovedEvent Horizon
That was totally wicked, in which i say bravo for being what a horror movie should be. A lot of totally disgusting kills and with great practical effects and brilliant acting. Who knew Sam Neil could make such a great villain and it is truly unfortunate that this movie underperformed at the box…
Ultimo_Joe likedEvent HorizonLot of ups and downs with this one. A lot of characters with great writing only to be brought down a peg or two by way too much exposition. Initially I thought the gore was too much and added no importance to the plot, however if you’ve seen it you know it was necessary.
SpindlyMan dislikedEvent HorizonI don’t get the hype. Struggled thru it hoping it got better to no avail. Story is weak, awkward, and has no depth. The jump scares feel like a crutch. Acting is awkward. Set design is great but VFX are aged. Too many strobe lights and should have an epileptic warning.
- MovieDaddy lovedEvent Horizon
If you know, you know. This movie is burned into the minds of its viewers for good reason. The Shining in Space. It might not be everyone’s top ten, but it’d for sure be eleventh. Sam Neil is an icon, and hell has never been so fully on display.
hanne is "meh" onEvent Horizonrating: 👹👹👹 it was kinda fun. the idea of the ship being alive and letting them jump through space was crazy and the visuals were sooo good. watched it too close to seeing alien and kinda blurred the two in my head
Alex lovedEvent HorizonStill great on a rewatch. This movie was definitely ahead of its time. You can see how much The Matrix was influenced by it, both the aesthetic and music. Sam Neill and Fishbourn are some of the best to do it 9/10
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Metacritic
From its marketing-impaired title on down, Event Horizon is a steadily churning debacle that promises much more than it can deliver and ends up drowning in a crimson sea of gore and maddeningly out-of-place steals from other, better genre shockers.
Marc Savlov
Austin Chronicle
The screenplay creates a sense of foreboding and afterboding, but no actual boding.
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
Half of what's going on is never explained, and what is explained, doesn't make much sense. And that's just the beginning of the problems encountered in director Paul Anderson's (Mortal Kombat) poorly executed endeavor.
James Berardinelli
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Event Horizon (1997) family-friendly?
The movie has been rated as R, meaning that Under 17 requires an adult accompaniment.
How long is Event Horizon (1997)?
The movie is 1hr 36min long.
What's Event Horizon (1997) about?
A rescue crew is tasked with investigating the mysterious reappearance of a spaceship that had been lost for seven years.
Who's the cast of Event Horizon (1997)?
- Laurence Fishburne as Miller
- Sam Neill as Weir
- Kathleen Quinlan as Peters
- Joely Richardson as Starck
- Richard T. Jones as Cooper
- Jack Noseworthy as Justin
- Jason Isaacs as D.J.
- Sean Pertwee as Smith
- Peter Marinker as Kilpack
- Holley Chant as Claire
Who's the director behind Event Horizon (1997)?
Paul Anderson and Paul W.S. Anderson directed Event Horizon (1997).
Who produced Event Horizon (1997)?
Jeremy Bolt, Lawrence Gordon and Lloyd Levin produced Event Horizon (1997).
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