Dead Calm vs The Ghost
The Ghost has the higher audience score (8/10 against 6.6/10 for Dead Calm). The Ghost is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 36m. Dead Calm is the older of the two (1989 against 2025). Both are horror, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Dead Calm
The Ghost| Dead Calm | The Ghost | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.6/10 | ★ 8.0/10 |
| Year | 1989 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 36m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Horror, Thriller | Horror, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Phillip Noyce | John Farrelly |
| Main cast | Nicole Kidman, Sam Neill, George Shevtsov, Billy Zane, Lisa Collins | Anthony Murphy, Tom Kerrisk, Livvy Hill, Tom Stafford |
Synopsis
Dead Calm
An Australian couple takes a sailing trip in the Pacific to get over the recent loss of their son. While on the open sea, they come across a sinking ship with one survivor who is not at all what he seems.
The Ghost
Amid the barren landscape of post-famine Ireland, a father and daughter struggle to survive the brutal winter as caretakers of a remote mansion, only to be driven to the edge of sanity by the horrors lurking within.
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