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      The Forsaken

      R Released Apr 27, 2001 1h 30m Horror List
      7% 56 Reviews Tomatometer 41% 10,000+ Ratings Audience Score 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. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Apr 23 Buy Now

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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 Full Review Time Out The writer/director then squanders his wayward energies on repetitive, ham-fisted action and boring violence. Jan 26, 2006 Full Review Liam Lacey Globe and Mail An unoriginal, but occasionally pungent little horror flick. Rated: 2/4 Mar 22, 2002 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Steve Newton Georgia Straight I've heard about cutting corners in the makeup-FX department, but isn't holding back on fangs a bit much? Rated: 1/5 Feb 7, 2014 Full Review Read all reviews

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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 Full Review 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 Full Review Audience Member This unforsaken film has been done before, and done better. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Audience Member This film is highly underrated, and is actually quite fun with solid performances from its young cast, who, unfortunately never really went on to bigger or better things except made for TV stuff. If you enjoyed "Near Dark" or "Vampires" you'll probably like this and it was ahead of its time dealing with "no fangs" vampires that was made popular with the "Twilight" series of films (this one is much more entertaining). Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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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
      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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