Event Horizon

In 2047, a group of astronauts are sent to investigate and salvage the starship Event Horizon which disappeared mysteriously seven years before on its maiden voyage. However, it soon becomes evident that something sinister resides in its corridors.

Critics broadly praised the film's atmosphere, effects, cast, and memorable horror imagery while finding its script, explanations, and thematic ambitions underdeveloped.

• The Event Horizon's experimental drive opens contact with a terrifying reality associated with hell and incomprehensible forces.
• The returning Event Horizon is explored as an abandoned starship whose architecture and systems become threatening to the rescue crew.
• The gravity drive and wormhole experiment transform advanced spaceflight technology into a gateway for horrifying phenomena.
• Nightmares, delusions, and disturbing visions undermine the crew's confidence in what they are experiencing.

• Alienshared science fiction horror, isolated spacecraft setting, escalating dread, and hostile unknown forces
• Solarisshared cosmic horror, psychological breakdown, ambiguous supernatural menace, and oppressive space setting
• The Shiningshared claustrophobic supernatural horror, hallucinations, and a descent into psychological terror
• Pandorumshared crew-in-space survival thriller, grotesque imagery, and paranoia aboard a compromised vessel

Director

Paul W. S. Anderson

Release Date

1997-08-15

Runtime

96 min

Rating

6.6 / 10 (3542)

What is Event Horizon about?

A salvage crew near Neptune awakens a vanished starship whose faster-than-light experiment has opened a gateway to unimaginable terror.

What is Event Horizon like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Event Horizon as brisk, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as easy to follow.

Is Event Horizon violent?

Yes. Ember rates the violence in Event Horizon as graphic.

What did critics think of Event Horizon?

Critics broadly praised the film's atmosphere, effects, cast, and memorable horror imagery while finding its script, explanations, and thematic ambitions underdeveloped.

Which films are like Event Horizon?

Films with a similar feel include Alien, Solaris, The Shining, and Pandorum.

How long is Event Horizon?

Event Horizon runs 96 minutes.

Where can I watch Event Horizon?

In United States, Event Horizon streams on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, Kanopy, Hoopla.