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Dracula Untold

Movie · 2014 · 92 min

A gloomy, fast-moving monster-war spectacle that trades dread for grand battles and a father's sacrifice, easy to watch but rarely scary.

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2014 film directed by Gary Shore
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Year
2014
Runtime
92 min
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • power
  • survival
  • betrayal
  • redemption
Places
  • countryside
  • military
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror5
Humour1
Realism3
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

Details

Genres
drama, fantasy, action, horror, adventure, vampire
Directed by
Gary Shore
Written by
Matt Sazama, Burk Sharpless
Starring
Charles Dance, Luke Evans, Dominic Cooper, Sarah Gadon, Samantha Barks, Zach McGowan, Noah Huntley, Paul Kaye
Music
Ramin Djawadi
Cinematography
John Schwartzman
Runtime
92 min
Country
Ireland, United States, United Kingdom
Languages
English

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