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Underworld (2003)

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Bill Nighy, Erwin Leder, Kate Beckinsale, Kevin Grevioux, Michael Sheen ... (see more)

For centuries, two races have evolved hidden deeply within human culture - the aristocratic, sophisticated Vampires, and the brutal, feral Lycans (werewolves). To humanity, their existence is no more than a whisper of a myth. But to each other, they are lifelong mortal rivals, sworn to wage a secret... (read more)

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82% liked it
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30% liked it
153 critics

R, 2 hrs. 1 min.
Directed by: Len Wiseman
Release Date: Sep 19, 2003
DVD Release Date: Jan 06, 2004

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1 day ago
Those Lycan things were not very bright. Seems like they should have died out a long time ago.
1 day ago
My favourite werewolf (lycan) and vampire film. Kate Beckinsale and Bill Nighy are gold.
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2 days ago
Don't get the big deal.
2 days ago
I really enjoyed. A different perception of vampires and werewolves. I thought it was very original that they used science is the reason that vampires and werewolves are the way they are instead of using fantasy and magic, often used in films and tel... (read more)
3 days ago
Scott Speedman is the worst actor of all time. This movie is actually fairly entertaining, just... not when he's on screen.

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1705 days ago
Nick Schager, Lessons of Darkness
[Beckinsale's] detached, no-nonsense demeanor helps give this chilly adventure an S&M-inspired eroticism.
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2292 days ago
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
'Your incompetence is most taxing,' says the chief vampire (Bill Nighy). A line that pretty much nails this rusty Blade.
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2298 days ago
David Edelstein, Slate
125 minutes is a long time to stare at a movie that's basically in bleached blue-and-white with occasional splotches of brick red.
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2298 days ago
Claudia Puig, USA Today
Features some of the year's most laughable dialogue.
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2298 days ago
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
It's hard to recall a more sexless vampire flick.
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