Ghosts of Mars (2001)

Directed by

John Carpenter

Genre

fantasy film, action film, Western film, horror film, adventure film, science fiction film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 38m

Rated

R

Rating

5.2 of 10 from 1,251 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In the 22nd century a police squad on a colonized Mars must team up with a convict to fight possessed miners. The ghostly possession turns the colonists into violent attackers.

chaoticgrittyintensebleakvisceralpulpyfreneticclaustrophobic

What happens

Ghosts of Mars (titled onscreen as John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars) is a 2001 American action horror film written, directed and scored by John Carpenter. It was produced by Screen Gems and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing. It stars Natasha Henstridge, Ice Cube, Jason Statham, Pam Grier, Clea DuVall and Joanna Cassidy. Set on a colonized Mars in the 22nd century, the film follows a squad of police officers and a convicted criminal who fight against the residents of a mining colony who have been possessed by the ghosts of the planet's original inhabitants. Ghosts of Mars received mostly negative reviews and was a box office flop, earning $14 million against a $28 million production budget. The film would be John Carpenter's last until his return with The Ward in 2010. Ghosts of Mars has garnered a cult following since its release, with critics praising the action sequences, soundtrack and blending of genres. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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