Dark Shadows

PG-13

Released May 11, 2012

1 hr. 52 min.

Comedy

Fantasy

List

35%

262 Reviews

Tomatometer

46%

250,000+ Ratings

Audience Score

In 18th-century Maine, Barnabas Collins (Johnny Depp) presides over the town of Collinsport. A rich and powerful playboy, Barnabas seals his own doom when he breaks the heart of a witch named Angelique (Eva Green). Angelique turns Barnabas into a vampire and buries him alive. Two centuries later, Barnabas escapes from his tomb and finds 1972 Collinsport a very different place. His once-grand estate has fallen into ruin, and the dysfunctional remnants of his family have fared little better.

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Critics Consensus

The visuals are top notch but Tim Burton never finds a consistent rhythm, mixing campy jokes and gothic spookiness with less success than other Johnny Depp collaborations.

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Donnie K

More miss than hit but Eva Green should be in more movies

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/22/24

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Delilah

Don't understand why this movie has such low reviews ngl. Absolutely loved it. Helena Bonham Carter played Julia Hoffman so well, especially when she does some stuff with Barnabas. Love the movie. Pls watch for Tim Burton.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/05/24

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C A

Loved it. Not sure how it has such a low rating. Great visuals, with greatly timed jokes.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/07/24

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Holly S

deu pra rir um pouco, mas é bem esquecível esse filme

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/27/23

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RÃ¡kos A

One of my favourite movies. Great performances in all roles. An extremely underrated movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/26/23

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cato k

Very fun movie imo...

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/15/23

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Tim Burton

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Johnny Depp

Barnabas Collins

Michelle Pfeiffer

Elizabeth Collins Stoddard

Helena Bonham Carter

Dr. Julia Hoffman

Eva Green

Angelique Bouchard

Jackie Earle Haley

Willie Loomis

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J. Hoberman

ARTINFO.com

Sad to report, the [Tim] Burton opus is an unnecessarily complicated tale involving too many characters, not to mention an unresolved moral conundrum that has us happily rooting for an unapologetic mass serial killer.

Feb 25, 2019

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David Thomson

The New Republic

The only reason to see Dark Shadows is to discover how dire and pointless-how flat-out dreadful-a movie can be even when it has Tim Burton, Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Helena Bonham Carter attached to its flimsy pretext.

Jun 17, 2013

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David Stratton

The Australian

Certainly delivers the goods on several levels without quite rising to the heights to which it aspires.

Rated: 3.5/5

May 16, 2012

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Ezequiel Obregón

EscribiendoCine

... A good opportunity to find a filmmaker having fun with his dark dolls, like a child in his favorite toy store. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 6/10

Jun 27, 2023

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Dark Shadows takes the easy way out by lampooning its source material, simplifying its ‘70s setting through parody, and handling most of the characters like comic relief in an overall treatment that’s beneath everyone involved.

Rated: 2/4

Nov 20, 2022

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

It feels like a movie that had great comedic potential but only gave us a sampling of it.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 20, 2022

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Synopsis

In 18th-century Maine, Barnabas Collins (Johnny Depp) presides over the town of Collinsport. A rich and powerful playboy, Barnabas seals his own doom when he breaks the heart of a witch named Angelique (Eva Green). Angelique turns Barnabas into a vampire and buries him alive. Two centuries later, Barnabas escapes from his tomb and finds 1972 Collinsport a very different place. His once-grand estate has fallen into ruin, and the dysfunctional remnants of his family have fared little better.

Director: Tim Burton
Executive Producer: Chris Lebenzon, Nigel Gostelow, Tim Headington, Bruce Berman
Screenwriter: Seth Grahame-Smith
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Zanuck Company, GK Films, Infinitum Nihil
Rating: PG-13 (Language|Comic Horror Violence|Sexual Content|Smoking|Some Drug Use)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 11, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 15, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $79.7M
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, Datasat

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