Thirteen Ghosts

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Thirteen Ghosts

R,

2001,

1h 31m,

Horror/

Mystery & Thriller

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49%

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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. Trapped in their new home by strangely shifting walls, the family encounters powerful and vengeful entities that threaten to annihilate anyone in their path.

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Critics Consensus

The production design is first-rate, but 13 Ghosts is distinctly lacking in scares.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Aug 26, 2010

2/5

Brutally violent horror remake is a huge waste.

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William Thomas

Empire Magazine

Dec 30, 2006

2/5

Director Beck discards Castle's signature cheeky verve, saddling the film with a poor script rife with hilarious exposition, a literally painful sound design and uniformly bad acting.

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Rick Groen

Globe and Mail

Mar 22, 2002

0/4

By any objective accounting, Thirteen Ghosts is exactly a baker's dozen too many -- this is a zero of a film.

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David Day

Horror Movie Talk

Sep 23, 2025

3/10

It takes a 42 million dollar budget and wastes it on the dumbest set-pieces you can possibly imagine. As a result, it feels expensive but not in a good way – in an animal print on furniture way.

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

Sep 12, 2025

2/5

The reliance on CGI and overall irritating and/or forgettable characters makes it a far cry from the original.

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Emilie Black

JoBlo's Movie Network

Sep 21, 2023

9/10

... the most 2001 movie that ever 2001’d.

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Hagrid R

Oct 12, 2018

Thirteen ghosts is by far one of the best horror movies of our generation.

Harry G

May 12, 2018

not scary, terrible, useless, quick cut editing with dumb jump scares. terrible acting. madness story. just dumb (2 viewings)

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Hermione L

May 9, 2018

I thoroughly enjoyed this -- it was great!

Hagrid S

Jan 31, 2018

one of my favourite horror movies ever, very underrated

Luke G

Nov 6, 2017

It's better than the reviews say it is but it could have been much more. Still a solid horror film IMO. Worthy watch.

George S

May 17, 2017

It's worth watching once because some of the ghosts themselves are really impressive looking, but that's about it. The story is horrible and the characters are generally unlikable.

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Steve Beck

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Synopsis

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. Trapped in their new home by strangely shifting walls, the family encounters powerful and vengeful entities that threaten to annihilate anyone in their path.

Director: Steve Beck
Producer: Gilbert Adler
Screenwriter: Neal Marshall Stevens, Richard D'Ovidio
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Dark Castle Entertainment, 13 Ghosts Productions Canada Inc.
Rating: R (Horror Violence|Horror Gore|Nudity|Some Language)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 26, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2009
Box Office (Gross USA): $41.9M
Runtime: 1h 31m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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