The Forsaken

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The Forsaken

R

Released Apr 27, 2001

1h 30m

Horror

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Driving cross-country to deliver a vintage Mercedes, Sean (Kerr Smith) does the one thing he wasn't suppose 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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Critics Consensus

It's all been done before, and done better.

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Kim Newman

Empire Magazine

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.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 30, 2006

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Time Out

The writer/director then squanders his wayward energies on repetitive, ham-fisted action and boring violence.

Jan 26, 2006

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Liam Lacey

Globe and Mail

An unoriginal, but occasionally pungent little horror flick.

Rated: 2/4

Mar 22, 2002

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Paul Lê

Bloody Disgusting

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.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 29, 2025

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Trace Thurman

Horror Queers Podcast

It's bad enough that it's amateurish, but does it have to be boring too?

Rated: 1.5/5

May 4, 2021

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Joe Lipsett

Horror Queers Podcast

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.

Rated: 1.5/5

Apr 29, 2021

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Michael C

Still ICONIC and still amazing!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/18/25

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Audience Member

The Forsaken R (sex and gore) - Fantasy, Horror, and supernatural Horror Monsters

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/02/24

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Steve D

It has some decent ideas, but the script is a mess and the whole thing is really cheap.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Audience Member

This unforsaken film has been done before, and done better.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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jordan m

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.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

The movie is without the doubt the goryest movie ever made. But its entertaining at times ( surprisingly enjoyable) cons: some dark filming, editing. The movie is okay.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Synopsis

Driving cross-country to deliver a vintage Mercedes, Sean (Kerr Smith) does the one thing he wasn't suppose 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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