In 2019, The Most Precious Natural Resource... Is Us.
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
Cast |
Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe, Claudia Karvan, Sam Neill, Michael Dorman |
Director |
Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig |
Screenplay | Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig |
Music | Christopher Gordon |
Cinematography | Ben Nott |
Editing | Matt Villa |
Sound formats | Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS |
Soundtrack | Available |
Made in | 2009 |
Produced by | Lionsgate, AFFC, Pictures in Paradise, Pacific Film and Television Commission, Furst Films |
Official Site | IMDB page | ScreenIt Report
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Genre | Science fiction, action |
Language | Some |
Nudity | Brief |
Sex | None |
Violence | Strongish |
Prejudice | None |
Blasphemy | None |
Drug abuse | None |
Comments | Vampire film with frequent bloody scenes and some horror. |
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Blood / Gore / Gross |
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Alcohol / Drugs |
Smoking |
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude |
Imitative Behaviour |
Frightening / Tense Scenes |
Jump Scenes |
Tense Family Scenes |
Music (Scary/Tense) |
Music (Inappropriate) |
Topics to talk about |
Scale (Max) | 20 | |
What the Critics say | ||
Cape Argus / The Star Wesley Morris Savour the flavour of another gory flick | 10 | |
Die Burger Paul Boekkooi Vampier-genre kry inspuiting intelligensie | 10 | |
Cape Times Maitland MacDonagh Great cast cant pump life into bloodless script | 10 | |
Box Office Steve Ramos Explosive action and gore makes for a likely vampire franchise | 10 | |
Chicago Sunday Times Roger Ebert | 13 | |
eye Weekly Jason Anderson Release the bats: Spierig brothers' new vampire flick puts blood back on the fangs | 10 | |
Rolling Stone Peter Travers Daybreakers brims over with fierce retro fun. | 13 | |
ScreenIt C. Fuchs Clever in its premise and a few details but not doing enough with them to make us care, Daybreakers is bled dry of fun or excitement long before the bloodletting truly sets in. | 8 | |
Metacritic.com 31 critics | 11 | |
Rottentomatoes critics 118 critics | 12 | |
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Though it arrives during an unfortunate glut of vampire movies, Daybreakers offers enough dark sci-fi thrills -- and enough of a unique twist on the genre -- to satisfy filmgoers. | 13 | |
What the People say | ||
Internet 12895 Netizens | 13 | |
Average .. 55% | 11 |