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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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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
- Duration
- 94
- FilmAffinity ID
- 531692
- Official website
- www.daybreakersmovie.com
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- publication date
- 2010-04-01
- title
- Daybreakers
- capital cost
- 20000000
- box office
- 2448050
- review score
- 57/100
- Commons category
- Daybreakers
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- Critical reception
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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.