Ghosts of Mars

About Ghosts of Mars

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.

Ghosts of Mars (2001) is a horror science fiction film directed by John Carpenter. It runs 98 minutes and was released in August 2001.

The film is filed under future, possession, train, and survival horror.

Natasha Henstridge stars as Lt. Melanie Ballard, Ice Cube as James 'Desolation' Williams, Jason Statham as Sgt. Jericho Butler, and Clea DuVall as Bashira Kincaid. The screenplay is by John Carpenter and Larry Sulkis.

Train to Busan, The Wailing, and Waxwork II: Lost in Time make useful companions to Ghosts of Mars, all filed under zombie. TMDB voters put it at 5.2 out of 10 across 1,292 votes and it carries a R rating.