The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1

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The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1

PG-13

Released Nov 18, 2011

1h 57m

Romance

Fantasy

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At last, Bella and Edward are getting married. When Jacob finds out that Bella wants to spend her honeymoon as a human, he is horrified, for Edward's passion could accidentally kill her. Bella does indeed survive her honeymoon, but a new complication arises when she discovers that she's pregnant, and the child is growing at an alarming rate. The pregnancy sets the wolves against Bella and Edward, but Jacob vows to protect his friend.

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Critics Consensus

Slow, joyless, and loaded with unintentionally humorous moments, Breaking Dawn Part 1 may satisfy the Twilight faithful, but it's strictly for fans of the franchise.

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Lizz

Autostraddle

So overall I found the whole experience to be fun because I love to be part of something, but the movie to be so-so... Finally, the movie seemed loooooooooooong. It lasted forever and ever. It was the longest two hour movie ever.

Jun 11, 2021

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Monica Castillo

Dig Boston

I don't want to live on this planet anymore.

Mar 10, 2012

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

Easily Meyer's most insane bit of over the top and giddily silly prose, the basic truth is not a heck of a lot happens here.

Rated: 2/4

Jan 27, 2012

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Ezequiel Boetti

EscribiendoCine

A well-made movie and at times even enjoyable, Breaking Dawn (Part 1) leaves the door open for the fifth and final film in a last scene that was easily previsioned. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 6/10

Mar 5, 2024

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

If ranking the Twilight movies, I suppose you could place this one just after the first in terms of quality, but only because New Moon and Eclipse were so awful.

Rated: 2/4

Mar 6, 2023

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CJ Sheu

Critics at Large

If it weren't for Twilight's first-movie advantage, [this film] would take the top spot, because its plot is also entirely to do with Bella and Edward's romance[.]

Sep 10, 2021

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Lisa S

Loved seeing this in Flashback Cinema!! Still one of my favs!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/24/24

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Icela

That you showed an old popular movie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/10/24

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sofia_pena3

Absolutely amazing, astounding movie. What a cinematic masterpiece and it has forever changed my lige. #TeamEdward✌🏼😗

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/04/24

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jay

Dude I love Twilight

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/06/22

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Haylee

I will forever come watch this movie as long as they keep playing it in theaters

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/12/22

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Blu B

I get it now....I do...these movies are basically the equivalent of a trashy daytime soap opera on the big screen. I'll give it this man at least it doesn't look as dull as other entries do and has good lighting but even still with that fixed the cinematography still isn't good. It's the acting which isn't also, is the biggest problem. There is no emotion in any of these performances, the dialoueg lowkey isn't good, everyone is so wooden, and forgettable. This leads to a dragged out pacing which isn't good either. It feels like the whole getting married, honeymoon, and the baby which in a good movie would take 10-15 minutes to cover takes over a bloody hour here. It literally is dragged out like a soap opera. Everything else is ok I guess. I get the flow of events and there fine enough but there's no character development at all or it's dragged out terribly. The whole final conflict with the werewolves and vampires feels like it never gets the focus it needs or ties in because the stupid romance takes way too long. I'm not kidding when I say literally the other dozen or so characters all blend in terribly here so much I can't tell you anything about them. I really struggle to say even if you made through the first three to say go for this. Just stop honestly. Watch any of the Hunger Games movies or any other good vampire movie.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/21/25

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Bella Cullen

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Taylor Lautner

Jacob Black

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The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1: Official Clip - I'm Late

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The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1: Official Clip - The Honeymoon

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The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1: Official Clip - Jacob & Bella Dance

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Synopsis

At last, Bella and Edward are getting married. When Jacob finds out that Bella wants to spend her honeymoon as a human, he is horrified, for Edward's passion could accidentally kill her. Bella does indeed survive her honeymoon, but a new complication arises when she discovers that she's pregnant, and the child is growing at an alarming rate. The pregnancy sets the wolves against Bella and Edward, but Jacob vows to protect his friend.

Director: Bill Condon
Producer: Wyck Godfrey, Karen Rosenfelt, Stephenie Meyer
Screenwriter: Melissa Rosenberg
Distributor: Summit Entertainment
Production Co: Summit Entertainment, Sunswept Entertainment, Temple Hill
Rating: PG-13 (Partial Nudity|Disturbing Images|Sexuality|Some Thematic Elements|Violence)
Genre: Romance, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 18, 2011, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 4, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $281.3M
Runtime: 1h 57m

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