Event Horizon fingerprintRelentless energy, striking style, emotionally cool.
Terrifying and nerve-racking
Emotionally reserved
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
The future, the mind, and faith and meaning
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Solid, not remarkable
Standout sound design, cinematography, and score
A distinctive visual signature.
Terrifying and nerve-racking
Event Horizon is terrifying, nerve-racking, and spectacular.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
The future, the mind, and faith and meaning
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around the future, the mind, and faith and meaning. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Standout sound design, cinematography, and score
A distinctive visual signature.
Look and sound: the sound design, cinematography, and score stand out.
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Infinite space. Infinite terror.
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Event Horizon is included with a subscription to fuboTV, Paramount+, and Philo in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 51/100 (IMDb 6.6, Rotten Tomatoes 36%, and Metacritic 35). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence, disturbing imagery, strong language, and suicide themes.
1 h 36 min
Event Horizon runs 1 h 36 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate Event Horizon higher (67) than critics (36). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
No. It cost about $60 million to make and earned $27 million worldwide, 45% of its budget.
It was made in English, with some Latin. Produced in United Kingdom, United States.
+85GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Event Horizon in 99 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 170 storytelling tropes for Event Horizon, including Punctuated Pounding, Shout-Out, Evil Is Hammy.
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