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Daybreakers
Sign in to saveDaybreakers is a 2009 dystopian sci-fi action-horror vampire film written and directed by Michael and Peter Spierig. The film takes place in a futuristic world overrun by vampires, and centers around a vampiric corporation which sets out to capture and farm the remaining humans while researching a substitute for human blood. Ethan Hawke plays vampire hematologist Edward Dalton, whose work is interrupted by human survivors led by former vampire 'Elvis' (Willem Dafoe), who has a cure that can save the human species.
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Daybreakers is a 2009 science fiction horror film directed by Michael Spierig. The production involves Starz Entertainment, Screen Australia, Lionsgate, and Pictures in Paradise. The cast includes Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe, Claudia Karvan, and Michael Dorman. The movie was released in the United States and Australia, with distribution handled by Starz Entertainment and Netflix. It is set in the year 2019 and is presented in English.
The film has a runtime of 98 minutes and carries an R rating. It received a review score of 69% and a rating of 6.1 out of 10. Metacritic assigned it a score of 57 out of 100. The production budget was 20,000,000. Box office revenue figures are listed as 50,011,441 and 51,417,188. The narrative takes place in the United States and features themes of vampires and dystopia.
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6.3In the year 2019, a plague has transformed almost every human into a vampire. Faced with a dwindling blood supply, the fractured dominant race plots their survival; meanwhile, a researcher works with a covert band of vampires on a way to save humankind.
Cast
- Ethan Hawke as Edward Dalton
- Sam Neill as Charles Bromley
- Willem Dafoe as Lionel 'Elvis' Cormac
- Claudia Karvan as Audrey Bennett
- Isabel Lucas as Alison Bromley
- Vince Colosimo as Christopher Caruso
Themes
- experiment
- sunrise
- waitress
- vampire
- dystopia
- rain
- sunlight
- undead
- scientist
- epidemic
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Ratings
IMDb
6.4/10
140,415 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
69%
Metacritic
57/100
- Year
- 2009
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Genres
- Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 3 wins & 6 nominations total
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Daybreakers
- Film.image
- Daybreakers ver2.jpg
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- The Spierig Brothers
- Film.writer
- The Spierig Brothers
- Film.music
- Christopher Gordon
- Film.cinematography
- Ben Nott
- Film.editing
- Matt Villa
- Film.distributor
- Lionsgate (United States)Hoyts Distribution (Australia)
- Film.runtime
- 98 minutes
- Film.country
- United StatesAustralia
- Film.language
- English
- Film.budget
- $20 million
- Film.gross
- $51.4 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- vampire film
- Country of origin
- Australia
- Original language
- English language
- Narrative location
- United States
- Duration
- 94
- FilmAffinity ID
- 531692
- Distribution format
- direct-to-video
- Official website
- www.daybreakersmovie.com
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- publication date
- 2010-04-01
- title
- Daybreakers
- distributed by
- Netflix
- capital cost
- 20000000
- box office
- 2448050
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 57/100
- Commons category
- Daybreakers
- set in period
- 2019
Sources (11)
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Casting
- Visual effects and design
- Release
- Critical reception
- Box office
- Home media
- See also
- References
- External links
Daybreakers is a 2009 dystopian sci-fi action-horror vampire film written and directed by Michael and Peter Spierig. The film takes place in a futuristic world overrun by vampires, and centers around a vampiric corporation which sets out to capture and farm the remaining humans while researching a substitute for human blood. Ethan Hawke plays vampire hematologist Edward Dalton, whose work is interrupted by human survivors led by former vampire 'Elvis' (Willem Dafoe), who has a cure that can save the human species.
An international co-production between the United States and Australia, Daybreakers premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2009. It was released in the United Kingdom on 6 January 2010 and in North America on 8 January 2010. The film grossed over $50 million worldwide (from a $20 million budget) and received mixed-to-positive critical reception.
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