Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

Name: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Genre: Action, Thriller, Fantasy, Horror
Released: June 22, 2012
Duration: 105 min
Rating: 42
Cast: Benjamin Walker, Dominic Cooper, Rufus Sewell

2012

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Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: June 22, 2012 | R

Starring: Benjamin Walker, Dominic Cooper, Rufus Sewell

Summary: President Lincoln's mother is killed by a supernatural creature, which fuels his passion to crush vampires and their slave-owning helpers.

Director: Timur Bekmambetov

Genre(s): Action, Thriller, Fantasy, Horror

Rating: R

Runtime: 105 min

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Joe Williams

Jun 21, 2012

A blast, the best action movie of the summer. Read full review

Roger Ebert

Jun 20, 2012

Without a doubt the best film we are ever likely to see on the subject - unless there is a sequel, which is unlikely, because at the end, the Lincolns are on their way to the theater. Read full review

Scott Bowles

Jun 21, 2012

A stylish slasher of a movie, a monster flick that does its vampires right, if not their real-life counterparts. Read full review

Neil Smith

Jun 20, 2012

What [Bekmambetov] doesn't do is offer us any respite from his 3D CGI barrage, an assault on the senses that makes the bullet John Wilkes Booth fired into the real Abe's noggin seem calming by comparison. Read full review

Movieline Stephanie Zacharek

Jun 25, 2012

It doesn't take long for Bekmambetov to wear out his welcome with a laundry list of generic-looking action sequences: When you've seen one vampire get stabbed in the eyeball, you've seen 'em all. Read full review

Empire Dan Jolin

Jun 21, 2012

The grave tone makes it stiff and leaden, the digi-saturated look is a turn-off. Damnable and disordered. Read full review

Kyle Smith

Jun 22, 2012

I didn't know whether to be more offended as a moviegoer or as an American, but I do know I'd rather gargle nitroglycerine than watch this again, though given that the film looks like it were buried under a log cabin for a century, I barely saw it the first time. Read full review

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loungegecko

Jul 2, 2012

Oh man, this movie... let me tell you my experience. My friends and I like to go see movies that look corny and bad (like Skyline and things of that nature) at non busy theaters in the middle of the day so that we're the only ones in the theater and do laugh-along commentary, sort of likeOh man, this movie... let me tell you my experience. My friends and I like to go see movies that look corny and bad (like Skyline and things of that nature) at non busy theaters in the middle of the day so that we're the only ones in the theater and do laugh-along commentary, sort of like it's MST3K. We went to this movie to do just that. It looked like a corny movie with OK action and a bad story, and reading reviews confirmed this. What did we get when we sat in that empty theater and watched it, though? We got a gripping experience with awesome action, intense excitement, awesome acting and plot. An all around awesome movie that we all left saying that it was one of the best movies we had all seen in a long time. Go see this movie. You will not be disappointed, and you will not be laughing along.… Expand

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Morte

Mar 2, 2013

Fantastic flic of a film. It doesn't always take itself seriously, and the fighting can be over the top, but this is a fun movie, with some very good poetic justice on the vamps, good drama scenes without becoming angsty, and is definitely worth 9 out of 10.

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MacsMusic

Jan 11, 2018

This movie is surprisingly awesome and entertaining. It isn't a great horror movie, but a really great action/zombie movie. The ending is AWESOME. This movie gets extra points for being historically accurate.

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TVJerry

Jun 28, 2012

This history mashup follows the 16th president as he battles bloodsuckers and copes with Civil War (started by the Confederacy to keep slaves alive as food for Southern vampires). The illustrative period style is visually appealing, but the pacing is uneven. There are some dazzling, violentThis history mashup follows the 16th president as he battles bloodsuckers and copes with Civil War (started by the Confederacy to keep slaves alive as food for Southern vampires). The illustrative period style is visually appealing, but the pacing is uneven. There are some dazzling, violent action sequences. I'm a huge fan of director Timur Bekmambetov and even though he manages to contribute many of this signature touches to this film, it's not his strongest effort. Overall, it's an uneven, but entertaining fantasy.… Expand

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weddingsinger

Jun 27, 2012

I actually laughed at some of the action in this movie. Not because it was bad, but because it was so over the top ridiculous I couldn't help but be amused. By the same director who did the bullet-bending "Wanted," and if you liked that one you'll probably have fun with this. If not, orI actually laughed at some of the action in this movie. Not because it was bad, but because it was so over the top ridiculous I couldn't help but be amused. By the same director who did the bullet-bending "Wanted," and if you liked that one you'll probably have fun with this. If not, or if the trailer and concept of a revenge seeking, vampire-killing Abraham Lincoln doesn't put a smile on your face, go ahead and skip. High art and drama is no where to be found here. If you love a good bad action movie, you'll love it.… Expand

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ORidenour

Jun 22, 2012

Jumped around from part to part way too fast and the plot in the movie deviated from the book wayy too much. Even with these flaws there were parts that I found funny and exciting but i think with a better director and if the plot was more in line with the book it could have been a great movie

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ZayneM

Jun 30, 2012

I had hopes that this was going to be great movie because of Tim Burton producing it but I was very wrong! Almost everything about this film was bad. Do not go see this movie

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