Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

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Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

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Released Jun 22, 2012

1h 45m

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Mystery & Thriller

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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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Critics Consensus

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Simon R

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

08/08/25

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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