Event Horizon (1997)
Infinite space. Infinite terror.
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Event Horizon rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb6.6/10· 213K votes
Rotten Tomatoes36%
Metacritic35%
TMDb6.6/10· 3K votesWith 36% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.6/10 on IMDb and 35/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.
About 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.
Cast of Event Horizon
Laurence Fishburne
as Miller
Sam Neill
as Weir
Kathleen Quinlan
as Peters
Joely Richardson
as Starck
Richard T. Jones
as Cooper
Jack Noseworthy
as Justin
Jason Isaacs
as D.J.
Sean Pertwee
as Smith
Peter Marinker
as Kilpack
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Holley Chant
as Claire
Barclay Wright
as Denny
Noah Huntley
as Burning Man
Event Horizon facts
- Budget
- $60M
- Box office
- $26.7M
Ranked by the iRankMovies editorial teamUpdated August 2026MethodologyData sources
Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Atmospheric sci-fi horror creates genuine dread and unsettling visuals
- •Cosmic nightmare premise explores psychological terror in isolation
- •Paul Anderson crafts ambitious interdimensional claustrophobic nightmare
What the audience disliked
- •Execution loses focus in third act with convoluted metaphysical plot
- •Audiences found psychological horror elements frustratingly underdeveloped overall
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