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Ghosts of Mars

2001 · 98 min · Director: John Carpenter ★ IMDb 4.9 · 63,320 ratings

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In 2176, a Martian police unit is sent to pick up a highly dangerous criminal at a remote mining post. Upon arrival, the cops find the post deserted and something far more dangerous than any criminal — the original inhabitants of Mars, hellbent on getting their planet back.

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Ghosts of Mars (2001) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 35%, Tension 25%, Excitement 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Fear35%

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Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.

Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Tension, Excitement. Genres: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Tension and Excitement. Its IMDb rating of 4.9/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 56/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Fear
  • Disturbing

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Tension
Fear
Disturbing
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 8 %, then peaks around 73 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionFearDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 2′Curiosity55 %48 %32 %32 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Tension50 %48 %28 %30 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Curiosity55 %54 %33 %38 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Disturbing64 %59 %41 %51 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Curiosity65 %59 %41 %53 %
27.5 %≈ 27′Tension66 %65 %41 %44 %
32.5 %≈ 32′Tension64 %66 %39 %30 %
37.5 %≈ 37′Tension68 %66 %44 %43 %
42.5 %≈ 42′Disturbing77 %73 %53 %63 %
47.5 %≈ 47′Tension74 %71 %45 %45 %
52.5 %≈ 51′Tension71 %71 %45 %31 %
57.5 %≈ 56′Tension75 %73 %54 %43 %
62.5 %≈ 61′Curiosity74 %68 %55 %55 %
67.5 %≈ 66′Tension78 %73 %61 %60 %
72.5 %≈ 71′Tension83 %81 %65 %48 %
77.5 %≈ 76′Tension81 %81 %60 %28 %
82.5 %≈ 81′Tension79 %79 %56 %20 %
87.5 %≈ 86′Tension75 %74 %51 %20 %
92.5 %≈ 91′Tension72 %68 %47 %20 %
97.5 %≈ 96′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Man in a hole

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

Clea DuVall

Bashira Kincaid

RC
Richard Cetrone

Richard Cetrone

Big Daddy Mars

RF
Rosemary Forsyth

RF
Rosemary Forsyth

Inquisitor

LW
Liam Waite

DD
Duane Davis

DD
Duane Davis

Uno

Peter Jason

Engineer McSimms

WD
Wanda De Jesus

Akooshay

DM
Doug McGrath

Benchley

RE
Rick Edelstein

Zimmerman

MK
Michael Krawic

Man in the Rover

EW
Eileen Weisinger

Woman Warrior

Rex Linn

Yared

Details

Directed by
John Carpenter
Written by
John Carpenter, Larry Sulkis
Type
Movies
Released
2001
Runtime
98 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 4.9 · 63,320 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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