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6.9Vampires and werewolves have waged a nocturnal war against each other for centuries. But all bets are off when a female vampire warrior named Selene, who's famous for her strength and werewolf-hunting prowess, becomes smitten with a peace-loving male werewolf, Michael, who wants to end the war.
Cast
- Kate Beckinsale as Selene
- Scott Speedman as Michael Corvin
- Michael Sheen as Lucian
- Shane Brolly as Kraven
- Bill Nighy as Viktor
- Erwin Leder as Singe
Themes
- budapest, hungary
- love of one's life
- vampire
- subway
- hostility
- bite
- descendant
- hybrid
- rivalry
- shootout
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Ratings
IMDb
7/10
299,220 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
30%
Metacritic
42/100
- Year
- 2003
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Genres
- Action, Fantasy, Thriller
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 1 win & 10 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Len Wiseman
- Screenplay by
- Danny McBride
- Story by
- Kevin Grevioux Len Wiseman Danny McBride
- Produced by
- Tom Rosenberg Gary Lucchesi Richard Wright
- Starring
- Kate Beckinsale Scott Speedman Michael Sheen Shane Brolly Erwin Leder Bill Nighy
- Cinematography
- Tony Pierce-Roberts
- Edited by
- Martin Hunter
- Music by
- Paul Haslinger
- Production company
- Lakeshore Entertainment
- Distributed by
- Screen Gems (United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Italy; through Sony Pictures Releasing ) Entertainment Film Distributors (United Kingdom) Concorde Filmverleih (Germany) SPI International (Hungary)
- Release dates
- September 15, 2003 ( 2003-09-15 ) ( Grauman's Chinese Theatre ) September 19, 2003 ( 2003-09-19 ) (United States and United Kingdom) January 29, 2004 ( 2004-01-29 ) (Germany) April 22, 2004 ( 2004-04-22 ) (Hungary)
- Running time
- 121 minutes
- Countries
- Germany Hungary United Kingdom United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $22 million
- Box office
- $95.7 million
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Official website
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 121
- FilmAffinity ID
- 188125
- Official website
- www.sonypictures.com/homevideo/underworld
- Image
- Underworld logo.png
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- publication date
- 2003-09-19
- title
- Underworld
- box office
- 95708457
- capital cost
- 22000000
- review score
- 42/100
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Underworld is a 2003 action horror film directed by Len Wiseman in his feature film directorial debut, from a screenplay by Danny McBride, based on a story by Kevin Grevioux, Wiseman, and McBride. The film stars Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman, Michael Sheen, Shane Brolly, Erwin Leder, and Bill Nighy. The plot centers on the secret history of vampires and lycans (an abbreviated form of lycanthrope, which means werewolf). The main plot revolves around Selene (Beckinsale), a vampire Death Dealer hunting Lycans. She finds herself attracted to a human, Michael Corvin (Speedman), who is being targeted by the Lycans. After Michael is bitten by a Lycan, Selene must decide whether to do her duty and kill him or go against her clan and save him.
Underworld premiered at the Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles, California on September 15, 2003, and was released in the United States on September 19, by Sony Pictures Releasing. The film received generally negative reviews from critics. A surprise hit, the film grossed over $95 million worldwide against a production budget of $22 million and originated a franchise.