Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- macabre
- claustrophobic
- visceral
- halloween night
- late night horror marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly agreed that the production design and physical look were impressive, but the film lacked effective scares and was weakened by its story, editing, and predictable twists.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The inherited glass estate is explicitly designed as a prison and mechanism powered by the dead to open the Eye of Hell.
The twelve imprisoned ghosts have highly individualized grotesque designs, and critics consistently singled out the production design.
Arthur and his two children become trapped inside the estate and must escape alive while confronting its ghosts and machinery.
The house imprisons twelve ghosts and uses their deaths as power for a ritualized supernatural device.
Films like Thir13en Ghosts, and why
The Haunting
Shared haunted-house horror, elaborate supernatural mythology, trapped-family tension, and graphic ghost imagery.
The House on Haunted Hill
Shared stylized ghost mythology, occult machinery, high-concept supernatural danger, and visually elaborate horror production.
Ghost Ship
Shared early 2000s supernatural horror, family-in-peril structure, grotesque apparitions, and heightened visual effects.
Movie Details
- Director
- Steve Beck
- Release Date
- 2001-10-25
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (2473)
Cast
- Tony Shalhoub
- Embeth Davidtz
- Matthew Lillard
- Shannon Elizabeth
- Alec Roberts
- JR Bourne
- Rah Digga
- F. Murray Abraham
- Matthew Harrison
- Jacob Rupp
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, YouTube, Plex
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Thir13en Ghosts about?
- A grieving father and his children are imprisoned in a glass mansion where twelve ghosts power an occult machine built to unleash hell.
- What is Thir13en Ghosts like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Thir13en Ghosts as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Thir13en Ghosts violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Thir13en Ghosts as graphic.
- What did critics think of Thir13en Ghosts?
- Critics broadly agreed that the production design and physical look were impressive, but the film lacked effective scares and was weakened by its story, editing, and predictable twists.
- Which films are like Thir13en Ghosts?
- Films with a similar feel include The Haunting, The House on Haunted Hill, and Ghost Ship.
- How long is Thir13en Ghosts?
- Thir13en Ghosts runs 91 minutes.
- Where can I watch Thir13en Ghosts?
- In United States, Thir13en Ghosts streams on AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC.
