When Cyrus Kriticos, a very rich collector of unique things, dies, he leaves his house, fortune, and his prized collection of ghosts.
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- ርልዪረ2d agoThe original 1960 "13 Ghosts" was a very boring, stupid horror film. This one, while no classic, is actually quite good. A grieving widower Arthur (Tony Shalhoub), his hot daughter (Shannon Elizabeth), annoying son (Alec Roberts) and feisty black maid/cook/babysitter/whatever (Rah Digga) get trapped in an all glass house with a sort of psychic (Matthew Lilliard) and a ghost liberator (Embeth Davidtz). It was set up by the evil Cyrus (F. Murray Abraham) and he has 12 murderous ghosts in cages down in the basement. But they all get out, one by one, and go after the family. This is pretty dull stuff until they get locked in the house, the ghosts escape...then the movie REALLY gets going. The ghosts are very brutal-looking and their attacks are bloody and violent. In a nice tip of the hat to the original, people in the movie can only see the ghosts when they have special glasses on. The special effects are excellent and it has more than a few scary scenes. The plot does go out the window at the end, but I was still interested. The acting--Shalhoub is OK as the father. Davidtz is in it for the money (and her character is badly written). Lilliard goes way over the top...as always (take a few Valium bud)...seriously, can't this guy do anything but overact? Elizabeth is full of life and is viciously attacked in one scene but she's not in the movie enough. Roberts is just annoying as the kid. And F. Murray...he can play this villain role in his sleep...and he does. And Digga is funny but her character is cliché city. No masterpiece but not the disaster I was expecting. Worth seeing in a theatre with a good sound system.
- PhysicalMedia4LifeMay 2, 2026I think most of us can agree that this is one of those rare times where the remake is superior than the original!!! 13 Ghosts 2001 is a very cool remake with slick looking cinematography & visuals. I love the setting and look of that house it was awesome to look at. I have such nostalgia for some of the cast here especially for Matthew Lillard & Shannon Elizabeth. Tony Shalhoub is also great in this as well. My biggest issue with both this and the original is that we don't have much backstory & lore too chew on for the majority of the 13 ghosts; which is why it would be absolutely awesome if we could have a 13 episode season. With each episode focusing on just one of the ghosts and having like an origin story for all 13 of them individually per episode. I really hope they do that one day. And if they did, I think it would get a lot of views and would do well if they do it right.
- Movie Reviewers' ClubJanuary 25, 2025In Thir13en Ghosts you can find spooks and terrors that only belong in nightmares. Don't dare enter Cyrus' glass house, you'll find way more trouble than you bargained with. Now you must deal with thirteen ghosts, all with a vengeance. The Juggernaut, The Torn Prince, The Bound Woman, all parched and famished. Don't close your eyes. They want you. Thir13en Ghosts implores you to have a little fun with some cheap humor and silly editing. Released in 2001, you can't really expect much more. They do quite well with many things in this movie which should otherwise give it a higher rating. The costumes and sound were both on par with but predate the first Saw film in 2004. In terms of graphics they are quite identical, gore and violence the same. The plot has a few twists and turns and tries just a bit to throw you off. They don't have much power though and it becomes relatively easy to predict the next move. The jump scares disappoint most of the time, but the silly jokes and random lines soften the blow taken by the bad scares. Give this movie a try, it does deserve that. Possibly a hidden gem, but a treasure nonetheless.
- Daniel TaylorAugust 3, 202513 Ghosts might be cringy in parts, but it’s earned its place as a cult classic. There’s something about its creepy designs and over-the-top style that makes it stand out even years later. With the new series on the way, I’m actually pretty excited to see how they expand on the story and the ghosts themselves.
- Frederick JonesJune 15, 2025This is the case of a film that failed to scare me, although some of the kills was creative as the ghost technically never killed anyone yet used the element of fear to alow people to walk to there death..... Something which I quite liked as part of a creative aspect, is the ghost buster style theme of capturing ghosts and holding them in a large ghost house was cool, the plot twist not so cool
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Thir13en Ghosts was released on October 25, 2001.
Thir13en Ghosts was directed by Steve Beck.
Thir13en Ghosts has a runtime of 90m.
Thir13en Ghosts was produced by Gilbert Adler, Robert Zemeckis, Joel Silver.
When Cyrus Kriticos, a very rich collector of unique things, dies, he leaves his house, fortune, and his prized collection of ghosts.
The key characters in Thir13en Ghosts are Arthur (Tony Shalhoub), Kalina (Embeth Davidtz), Rafkin (Matthew Lillard).
Thir13en Ghosts is rated R.
Thir13en Ghosts is a Horror, Thriller, Fantasy film.
Thir13en Ghosts has an audience rating of 4.9 out of 10.
Thir13en Ghosts had a budget of $42M.
Thir13en Ghosts has made $68.5M at the box office.