Blade

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Blade

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Released Aug 21, 1998

2h 0m

Horror

Action

Fantasy

Adventure

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A half-mortal, half-immortal is out to avenge his mother's death and rid the world of vampires. The modern-day technologically advanced vampires he is going after are in search of his special blood type needed to summon an evil god who plays a key role in their plan to execute the human race.

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Critics Consensus

Though some may find the plot a bit lacking, Blade's action is fierce, plentiful, and appropriately stylish for a comic book adaptation.

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

Blade is an entertainingly macabre and excitingly staged action horror, with a propulsive energy...

Rated: 4/5

Oct 27, 2021

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Chris Stuckmann

ChrisStuckmann.com

Not only is this an important movie for comic book films in general -- it's just a f---ing blast!

Rated: B+

Oct 19, 2020

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Michael O'Sullivan

Washington Post

Blade's stomach-turning special effects, bone-crunching martial arts and cynical humor will more than satisfy any action-film addict's need for a fix of eye-popping escapist adrenaline.

Apr 2, 2019

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Sharai Bohannon

A Nightmare On Fierce Street Podcast

The MCU owes Wesley Snipes (and horror) a huge thank you because this movie is the reason they got as far as they did. The erasure is wild because it is also one of the coolest superhero movies ever made.

Rated: 4/5

Jun 17, 2025

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Jeremy Jahns

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It's a movie where the entire cast just seems to understand the assignment.

Oct 14, 2024

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Rachel Wagner

rachelsreviews.net

the script is frankly quite dull with cheesy special effects and action that is hard to get invested in.

Jul 23, 2024

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Garry A

I thought it was great. I liked the pacing, action, and humor.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/04/25

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Matthew N.

Great movie, hope the Mcu can live up to a classic

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/29/25

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Stephen C

Success in 2 hours flat!!!!!!!!!! Rated R for Gore, Brief Sexuality, Language and Strong Violence!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Starring Wesley Snipes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/14/25

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Jackson T

First of all this film’s actual script and storyline is mediocre at best, but that’s not where this movies shines. This movie is at its best during the incredible superhero combat scenes. Every action scene in this movie is awesome, amazing, and entertaining. Blade’s fighting style is super cool to watch especially with Wesley Snipes playing him. Wesley Snipes looks perfect for the character and has the perfect amount of charisma, he was born for this role like Hugh Jackman with Wolverine. Overall this film has pretty good acting. Wesley Snipes does great most of the time and even when his amazing one liners are a little cheesy it works for this movie. Kris Kristofferson does great Whistler, Blade’s right-hand man. The villain in the movie Deacon Frost, played by Stephen Dorff is also great. Overall this is a super entertaining superhero film that makes up for the mediocre story and partial cheesiness with awesome action scenes and a great performance from Wesley Snipes.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/10/25

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Chief B

The first great comic book movie. Saw it in theaters and was blown away. Still love it and don't understand the rating it gets. It's dark, gritty, grimey, dirty and badass

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/24/25

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Nerd W

Straight up action fun

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/21/25

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Synopsis

A half-mortal, half-immortal is out to avenge his mother's death and rid the world of vampires. The modern-day technologically advanced vampires he is going after are in search of his special blood type needed to summon an evil god who plays a key role in their plan to execute the human race.

Director: Stephen Norrington
Producer: Robert Engelman, Peter Frankfurt, Wesley Snipes
Screenwriter: David S. Goyer
Distributor: New Line Cinema
Production Co: New Line Cinema, Imaginary Forces, Amen Ra Films
Rating: R (Gore|Brief Sexuality|Language|Strong Violence)
Genre: Horror, Action, Fantasy, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 21, 1998, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 11, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $70.0M
Runtime: 2h 0m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS, Surround, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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