Sunrise

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Sunrise

R

Released Jan 19, 2024

1h 33m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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When a former cop named Fallon returns to the scene of a horrific crime, the residents of a rural town discover the dark visitor is really a vampire who feeds on blood and fear. Befriended by a kind immigrant family, the instinctive killer soon faces a choice of revenge or redemption.

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Brian Tallerico

RogerEbert.com

This is an extremely self-serious dirge of a movie with a sharp performance from Guy Pearce, but no idea what to do with him or the decent ideas it has under its surface.

Rated: 1.5/4

Jan 19, 2024

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Smrithika Majukar

Film Ireland Magazine

An impressive accomplishment in style, form and ambition, Andrew Baird continues his streak of delivering high octane action with a Hollywood finish.

Aug 7, 2024

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Bradley Gibson

Film Threat

Pearce and Pettyfer both deliver powerhouse performances. Despite this being a lower-budget film, Guy Pearce chews the scenery with sound and fury equal to anything else he’s done.

Rated: 8/10

Feb 21, 2024

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Niall Browne

Movies in Focus

At the centre of Sunrise is a terse and truculent turn from Guy Pearce. Pearce has long been a reliable performer, and here he chews the scenery without ever veering into pantomime villain territory.

Rated: 3.5/5

Feb 17, 2024

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Kat Halstead

Common Sense Media

A dark, menacing atmosphere, gradual trickling of plot reveals, and wary, knife-edge performances from a strong cast make this a gritty, slow-burn thriller that will unsettle the soul.

Jan 31, 2024

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Natasha Alvar

Cultured Vultures

Sunrise has one good performance, and that's Guy Pearce as the villain. But that isn't enough to merit a watch, not when the film's pace is sluggish and the characters are barely developed.

Rated: 4/10

Jan 27, 2024

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Bruce M

Not a bad movie, just very deliberately-paced. None of the actors have to do or say much except for Guy Pearce, who is excellent. For some reason, is listed/marketed as a horror movie, which it no more is than Clint Eastwood's "High Plains Drifter," from which it borrows substantially. Direction is good and cinematography is fantastic, the forests of Northern Ireland subbing nicely for the Pacific Northwest.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/17/25

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Audience Member

So much build up for an underwhelming 15 minute climax.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/10/25

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Kashgar A

What a squandered opportunity. So much brooding build up only to lose it all in a weak and disjointed final act. Shame.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

04/08/25

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M E

Interesting plot but not enough action to sustain it. You also get lost in the flashbacks which are confusing

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

11/27/24

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Jeffrey P

I was liking this from the very start, and it didn’t really let up all throughout, but then it started doing flashbacks. While flashbacks usually do muddle things, I’m not sure I’d like this as much if the story is told in a more linear manner without flashbacks. The fact that I am not the biggest fan of vampire movies is even a greater testament to this anomaly being as likeable as it is. Very well done.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/25/24

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Dan R

2024's 'Sunrise' is a low budget film with a unique and bloody spin on the vampire mythos. SYNOPSIS: 'A man, Fallon (Alex Pettyfer) roams the land as a creature of the night as he comes to terms with tragic loss of his family at the hands of a brutal demagogue, Reynolds (Guy Pearce).' 'Sunrise' has a dark and menacing atmosphere throughout but God it's slow going. If not going in reverse at times. It's the gritty performances from Pearce and Pettyfer that hold the film together, and apart from a interesting look into what a vampire actually is there's not a lot here. Very much a vampire film you can pass by. Bland at best. 3/10

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

07/27/24

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Synopsis

When a former cop named Fallon returns to the scene of a horrific crime, the residents of a rural town discover the dark visitor is really a vampire who feeds on blood and fear. Befriended by a kind immigrant family, the instinctive killer soon faces a choice of revenge or redemption.

Director: Andrew Baird
Producer: Martin Brennan, Jib Polhemus, Nathan Klingher, Ford Corbett
Screenwriter: Ronan Blaney
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: Dark Dreams Entertainment , 23ten, Creativity Capital, Source Management + Production, Baird Films, Tetrad Studios, Northern Ireland Screen, LB Entertainment, XA Films, Traveling Picture Show Company (TPSC)
Rating: R (Gore|Violence|Language)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 19, 2024, Limited
Runtime: 1h 33m

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