Daybreakers (2009)

Directed by

Peter Spierig, Michael Spierig

Genre

horror film, action film, adventure film, science fiction film, vampire film, dystopian film

Country

Australia, United States

Runtime

1h 34m

Rated

R

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 2,206 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In a world where vampires have taken over, a vampire hematologist working on a blood substitute meets human survivors who have a cure that can turn vampires back into humans. He must decide whether to help them while hiding from his own kind.

tensebleakfast-pacedstylishgorysuspensefulfuturistic

What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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