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Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

Play trailer Poster for Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter R Released Jun 22, 2012 1h 45m Action Horror Mystery & Thriller Fantasy Play Trailer Watchlist
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While still a boy, Abraham Lincoln loses his mother to a vampire's bite. He vows revenge, but fails in the attempt, narrowly escaping with his life. He is rescued by Henry (Dominic Cooper), a charismatic vampire hunter who instructs Abe in the fine art of dispatching bloodsuckers. Abe (Benjamin Walker) continues his fight against the undead well into adulthood and his presidency, making a last stand against the ultimate vampire foe (Rufus Sewell) on the eve of the Civil War's defining battle.
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Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter has visual style to spare, but its overly serious tone doesn't jibe with its decidedly silly central premise, leaving filmgoers with an unfulfilling blend of clashing ingredients.

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Bruce Diones The New Yorker The violence quickly becomes numbing, and Benjamin Walker plays Lincoln without the sense of irony needed to keep the historical and supernatural sides of the story consistently entertaining. Jul 2, 2012 Full Review Mark Kermode Observer (UK) Bekmambetov's disposable brouhaha at least achieves the minor victory of living neither up to hopes nor down to fears. Jun 24, 2012 Full Review Lisa Schwarzbaum Entertainment Weekly The movie plays safe by cutting every theme down the middle - a swing that's effective when splitting wood or vampire skulls, but dull when applied to filmmaking. Rated: C+ Jun 24, 2012 Full Review Michael Leader Den of Geek Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter may be a hollow sort of entertainment, but at least it's entertainment. And that, at least, is a definite improvement on Dark Shadows. Rated: 3/5 May 7, 2024 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Instead of laughing at this movie, we could have been laughing with it and enjoying the experience rather than despising it. But Bekmambetov forgoes the obvious absurdity of the subject matter. Rated: 1/4 Oct 4, 2022 Full Review Don Shanahan Every Movie Has a Lesson Even though "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" butchers and condenses its pulpy and popular source novel, the movie is simply fun escapist entertainment and pops off of the screen like a 3D movie should. Rated: 3/5 Jun 26, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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R V. I’m grateful for many things in life, but among the greatest of these is making Abraham Lincoln a vampire hunter. Greatest President of all time by day, hero ridding the world of demon vermin by night. No wonder he was always brooding. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/30/25 Full Review Audience Member They don't make movies like they used to! for this movie to be released in 2012, honestly not bad. the ending was a bit off with all the politics to my liking, kind of wish we got to see more of the young Abraham but still a great movie in my opinion . Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 07/23/25 Full Review Paul S This movie was absolutely spectacular! It has without a doubt the most ludicrous premise I've ever seen in a movie, but it is so much fun to watch. The story is compelling, the action is amazing, and Benjamin Walker was amazing as Abraham Lincoln. I definitely recommend it for action and horror fans! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/20/25 Full Review LUIS LETACIO C I had a fond memory of this movie, but rewatching it made me see how bad it really is. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 06/24/25 Full Review Gary C I enjoyed it and thought that it was a pretty great movie, people just don't like that it's about Abraham Lincoln, I thought it was pretty awesome. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/20/25 Full Review Daniel M This movie is pure fun. Epic and doesn't take itself too seriously. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/06/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis While still a boy, Abraham Lincoln loses his mother to a vampire's bite. He vows revenge, but fails in the attempt, narrowly escaping with his life. He is rescued by Henry (Dominic Cooper), a charismatic vampire hunter who instructs Abe in the fine art of dispatching bloodsuckers. Abe (Benjamin Walker) continues his fight against the undead well into adulthood and his presidency, making a last stand against the ultimate vampire foe (Rufus Sewell) on the eve of the Civil War's defining battle.
Director
Timur Bekmambetov
Producer
Tim Burton, Timur Bekmambetov, Jim Lemley
Screenwriter
Seth Grahame-Smith
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
Burton/Bekmambetov/Lemley
Rating
R (Violence Throughout|Brief Sexuality)
Genre
Action, Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 22, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$37.5M
Runtime
1h 45m
Sound Mix
Datasat, SDDS, Dolby Digital
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