Lost Souls (2000): Cast, Ratings, Box Office & Plot
Lost Souls is a 2000 drama thriller directed by Janusz Kaminski, starring Winona Ryder and Ben Chaplin. It runs 1 hour 37 minutes and earned $31.4 million worldwide on a $50 million budget. Critics gave it 16 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 4.8/10.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 37m (97 min)
- Director
- Janusz Kaminski
- Original language
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English - Studio
- New Line Cinema
- Budget
- $50M
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Lost Souls About?
The premise of Lost Souls without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Two sisters, Kaya and Hannah, find themselves haunted by the spirit of their deceased mother. Seeking to connect with her, they hold a séance on a dark and unsettling night. Their attempt to communicate inadvertently awakens a malevolent force, plunging their home into chaos and irrevocably changing their lives.
Lost Souls Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- priest
- antichrist
- exorcism
- devil worship
- demonic possession
- psychic
- pentagram
- cigarette smoking
- crucifix
- satanism
- supernatural power
- supernatural horror
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- incestuous birth
- reference to hanging suicide
- supernatural serial killer
- die hard scenario
- reference to the devil
- brother murders his brother
- vision
- neighbor neighbor relationship
- teacher
- psychiatric patient
- psychiatric hospital
- deacon
- scheme
- faith
- christianity
- two way mirror
- trial
- transformation
- tied to a chair
- threatened with a knife
- tape recorder
- sushi
- suicide
- shot in the eye
- shot in the chest
- seminary
- rosary
- recurring dream
- rain
- praying
- playground
- pistol
- party
- neck breaking
- murder of a priest
- mass murderer
- looking at oneself in a mirror
- lawyer
Lost Souls Cast
Winona Ryder leads the cast, with Ben Chaplin. Directed by Janusz Kaminski.
- Director Janusz Kaminski
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Lost Souls Reviews & Ratings
Critics gave Lost Souls 16 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 4.8/10.
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IMDb 4.8 /10
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Metacritic 16 Metascore
User score 5.9
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TMDB 50% User score
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Lost Souls Plot Summary
What happens in Lost Souls from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 13 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Maya Larkin, Winona Ryder, is a devout Roman Catholic and a dedicated schoolteacher for a New York City diocese. She joins Father Lareaux, Father Jeremy, and John Townsend on a tense mission to a psychiatric clinic where they attempt to exorcise Henry Birdson, a man plagued by epileptic seizures and a disturbing compulsion to scribble a cryptic sequence of numbers. The ritual proves fruitless: Henry slips into a coma, and Father Lareaux appears weakened by the strain. In a bid to unravel the mystery, Maya discreetly smuggles out Henry’s notes and, using polyalphabetic substitution, deciphers the enigmatic digits to reveal the name Peter Kelson Ben Chaplin.
Full summary
The whole story of Lost Souls, scene by scene
Lost Souls Box Office & Budget
Lost Souls grossed $31.4 million worldwide on a $50 million budget, 63% of what it cost. $16.8 million came from the US and Canada and $14.5 million (46%) from the rest of the world.
Worldwide gross
$31.4M
63% of its budget back
- US & Canada
- $16.8M
- International
- $14.5M
- Budget
- $50M
Lost Souls Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Lost Souls.
How Well Do You Know Lost Souls?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
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Which actress portrays Maya Larkin, the devout Catholic schoolteacher?
Cars in Lost Souls
19 cars on screen, including the 1995 Land-Rover Range Rover Series II and the 1979 Ford Econoline.
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1995 Land-Rover Range Rover Series II Main role -
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1998 Lexus GS Minor role -
1993 Lincoln Mark VIII Minor role
Lost Souls Also Known As
20 alternative titles, including “Les ames perdues” and “Poseídos”.
- Also known as
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- Les ames perdues
- Poseídos
- Almas perdidas
- Sátáni játszma
- 迷失的灵魂
- 勾魂时分
- Lost Souls - Verlorene Seelen
- Lost Souls - La profezia
- Les Âmes perdues
- נשמות תועות
- Dominação
- Possuídos
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- 엑소시즘
- Ďábel přichází
- Заблудшие души
- ロスト・ソウルズ
- Stracone dusze
- 驱魔人
- Kayıp Ruhlar
- Загублені душі
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Lost Souls FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office, ratings and post-credit scenes of Lost Souls, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Lost Souls?
Lost Souls runs 1 hour 37 minutes (97 minutes).
When was Lost Souls released?
Lost Souls was released on October 13, 2000.
Who directed Lost Souls?
Lost Souls was directed by Janusz Kaminski.
More films by Janusz Kaminski Who is in the cast of Lost Souls?
Lost Souls stars Winona Ryder and Ben Chaplin.
How much did Lost Souls make at the box office?
Lost Souls grossed $31.4 million worldwide ($16.8 million domestic, $14.5 million international) on a budget of $50 million.
How is Lost Souls rated?
Lost Souls has 4.8/10 on IMDb, 16 on Metacritic and 50% on TMDB.
Does Lost Souls have a post-credit scene?
No. Lost Souls has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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