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The Forsaken

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9% Tomatometer 55 Reviews 41% Popcornmeter 10,000+ Ratings
Driving cross-country to deliver a vintage Mercedes, Sean (Kerr Smith) does the one thing he wasn't supposed to do -- pick up a hitchhiker. From that moment on, his road trip is transformed into a surreal and terrifying nightmare. Sean's new companion, Nick (Brendan Fehr), is not the laid back, aimless traveler he seems to be. He is a hunter. And his prey is a roving band of forsaken youths who feed upon hapless victims found in the dead of the night -- in a word, vampires.
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Kim Newman Empire Magazine 12/30/2006
2/5
A rare horror film in which the heroes are better drawn than the monsters, this trips up because Schaech doesn't cut it as a master fiend and the car chases distract from the dread. Go to Full Review Time Out 01/26/2006
The writer/director then squanders his wayward energies on repetitive, ham-fisted action and boring violence. Go to Full Review Liam Lacey Globe and Mail 03/22/2002
2/4
An unoriginal, but occasionally pungent little horror flick. Go to Full Review Paul Lê Bloody Disgusting 04/29/2025
3/5
In small ways, The Forsaken disobeys the vampire sub-genre and attempts to stake out its own territory. The outcome is more pastiche than peerless, admittedly, but the few unique parts merit consideration. Go to Full Review Trace Thurman Horror Queers Podcast 05/04/2021
1.5/5
It's bad enough that it's amateurish, but does it have to be boring too? Go to Full Review Joe Lipsett Horror Queers Podcast 04/29/2021
1.5/5
The Forsaken is an unsexy road trip movie that tries - and fails - to incorporate a 'vampires as AIDS metaphor' plot line. This is a dangerously boring genre film. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Downriver R @Downriver Feb 10 I don't no why this movie has such bad rating. It's actually one of my favorite vamp movies. I put it in my top ten for sure. It's hard rock metal vamp movie. I love the cast I love the production I love the acting and the story is awsome. Love the road trip movies am they find a crazy surprise while on the trip Great vamp movie. A must see if you like vamp thrillers See more Michael C @Coxmjc23 05/18/2025 Still ICONIC and still amazing!!! See more Jonathan T @RT59178512 05/02/2024 The Forsaken R (sex and gore) - Fantasy, Horror, and supernatural Horror Monsters See more Steve D @RT35616104 02/05/2023 It has some decent ideas, but the script is a mess and the whole thing is really cheap. See more 10/07/2020 This unforsaken film has been done before, and done better. See more jordan m @RT33422384 01/02/2020 I was looking forward to recognizing the purported homosexual undertones present in this movie but after watching pretty closely the entire runtime all I can come up with is that if you really squint at it you could look at the guy's baptism into the world of vampires to be allegorical... it was very easy to miss and really isn't there unless you're hoping for it. That said, for a soundtrack movie the music was quite good as it's my preferred genre. The acting was relatively bad and some of the dialogue was cheesy. I didn't mind the plot actually, and it wasn't the worst vampire movie I've seen by a long shot. Very decent. See more Read all reviews
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J.S. Cardone

Director

Kerr Smith

Sean

Brendan Fehr

Nick

Izabella Miko

Megan

A.J. Buckley

Mike

Johnathon Schaech

Kit

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The Forsaken

The Forsaken (2001) Megan ( Izabella Miko) becomes a human lure for the vampires in J.S. Cardone's THE FORSAKEN from Screen Gems. View more photos

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Synopsis Driving cross-country to deliver a vintage Mercedes, Sean (Kerr Smith) does the one thing he wasn't supposed to do -- pick up a hitchhiker. From that moment on, his road trip is transformed into a surreal and terrifying nightmare. Sean's new companion, Nick (Brendan Fehr), is not the laid back, aimless traveler he seems to be. He is a hunter. And his prey is a roving band of forsaken youths who feed upon hapless victims found in the dead of the night -- in a word, vampires.
Director
J.S. Cardone
Producer
Scott Einbinder, Carol Kottenbrook
Screenwriter
J.S. Cardone
Distributor
Screen Gems
Production Co
Sandstorm Films
Rating
R (Language|Gore|Sexuality|Strong Violence)
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 27, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA)
$6.7M
Runtime
1h 30m
Sound Mix
Dolby Stereo, Dolby A, SDDS, DTS, Surround, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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