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Play trailer 1:01 Poster for Daybreakers R,  Released Jan 8, 2010,  1h 38m,  Horror/ Sci-Fi/ Action Play Trailer Watchlist
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Ten years after a plague turns most of the world's population into vampires, a critical blood shortage causes panic and gruesome mutations among the reanimated. Edward (Ethan Hawke), a vampire hematologist, tries to develop a blood substitute when he meets Lionel (Willem Dafoe) and Audrey (Claudia Karvan), two fugitive humans who claim to have a possible cure. Edward casts his lot with them in the hope of perfecting the cure before it's too late.
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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.

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Richard Brody The New Yorker The conceit is worked out in whiz-bang diabolical detail... and brought to life with imaginative effects. Oct 26, 2020 Full Review Laura Kern Film Comment Magazine A slick, violent, and intensely gloomy horror/action/sci-fi hybrid that stands out in a crowded field of end-of-mankind movie scenarios. Sep 24, 2014 Full Review

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babarizam D Idea is good but script is way too weak to break even. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/30/25 Full Review Jason W This one rides the fine line between horror and sci-fi, but the drama is a tad dry for me. The look is fantastic and story is decent, just wasn't enough there for me to give it a high rating. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 05/25/25 Full Review
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Synopsis Ten years after a plague turns most of the world's population into vampires, a critical blood shortage causes panic and gruesome mutations among the reanimated. Edward (Ethan Hawke), a vampire hematologist, tries to develop a blood substitute when he meets Lionel (Willem Dafoe) and Audrey (Claudia Karvan), two fugitive humans who claim to have a possible cure. Edward casts his lot with them in the hope of perfecting the cure before it's too late.
Director
Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig
Producer
Chris Brown, Bryan Furst, Sean Furst
Screenwriter
Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig
Distributor
Lionsgate Films
Production Co
Australian Film Finance Corporation, Furst Films, Paradise Productions, Lionsgate Films, Pacific Film and Television Commission
Rating
R (Language|Brief Nudity|Strong Bloody Violence)
Genre
Horror, Sci-Fi, Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 8, 2010, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 17, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$30.0M
Runtime
1h 38m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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