John Carpenter's Ghosts Of Mars (2001)

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Studio: Screen Gems
Rating: R
Release Date: Aug 24, 2001
Running Time: 98 mins.
Country Of Origin: United States
synopsis
By the year 2176, the planet Mars, long inhabited by human settlers, has become the manifest destiny of an over-populated Earth. Nearly 640,000 people now live and work all over Mars, mining the planet for its abundant natural resources. But one of those mining operations has uncovered a deadly mother lode: a long dormant Martian civilization whose warriors are systematically taking over the bodies of human intruders. Lt. Melanie Ballard of the Martian Police Force is on transport assignment to bring James "Desolation" Williams, the planet's most notorious criminal, to justice. Williams has no plans to make Ballard's job easy. What begins as a battle of force and wits between cop and criminal soon turns into something more fundamental: a battle for human survival in the realm of the Martian warriors. It's civilization against civilization as Ballard and Williams join forces in mortal combat with the Ghosts of Mars.
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James 'Desolation' Williams
Lieutenant Melanie Ballard
Jericho Butler
Bashira Kincaid
Professor Darlene Whitlock
Michael Descanso
Commander Helena Braddock
Local Lady Cop
Shape-Male Intern
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On Earth-colonized Mars in 2176, miners stumble on an ancient Red Planet civilization, whose members are none too happy about being disturbed. Enter a cop and a crook who will do battle with the supernatural baddies.

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The title is self-explanatory, as is the complete plot line of the movie. It's a ghost story set on Mars, get it? Well, almost. The year is 2176 and Mars has been colonized by a matriarchal society in cahoots with some nefarious mining cartel. Lt. Melanie Ballard (Natasha… Continued