Underworld

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Underworld

R

Released Sep 19, 2003

2h 1m

Fantasy

Action

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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Under cover of night, vampires engage in an age-old battle with their sworn enemies, the Lycans, a clan of violent werewolves. Selene, a vampire orphaned in the wake of a bloody Lycan attack, works for the vampire clan as a trained killer. When the Lycans take a mysterious interest in Michael Corvin, an exceptional mortal doctor, Selene struggles to save him from Lucian, a ruthless Lycan leader hell-bent on ending the vampire bloodline.

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Critics Consensus

Though stylish to look at, Underworld is tedious and derivative.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Pulpy, punk-ish story with some intense violence.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 29, 2010

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Empire Magazine

In the end, it's more a role-playing game scenario than a plot -- although there someone would have worked out rules that make sense.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 30, 2006

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Time Out

These vampires have no teeth -- hell, they don't even fly.

Jun 24, 2006

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

The production and costume designs were clearly labored over, but like any polished exterior that's merely a fragile casing for an empty center, the film waves off character development for skin-tight leather and pouty brooding.

Rated: 2/4

Mar 3, 2024

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Joe Lipsett

Horror Queers Podcast

One wishes that Kate Beckinsale got to have a little more fun as Selene and Kraven is a terrible villain, but the blue-filtered Matrix-rip off (action, costume, gun play) is very welcome. Plus: Nighy is having the absolute best time chewing the scenery.

Rated: 3.5/5

Sep 19, 2023

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

Conspiracies and allegorical angles aside, this sleekly stylized monster mash ends up a big, muddy mess of bad guys: predator versus predator, and the winner takes the human race.

Apr 8, 2023

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Giovana L

Não é tão ruim,mas também não é nem um pouco maravilhoso,mas dá pra assistir se você gostar de um visual mais gótico, porém achei que o enredo é muito extenso,muitas voltas e voltas,muitas revelações que ninguém se importa: Wow,os vampiros é que são os vilões? Wow o traidor é quem menos esperávamos....blá blá blá o pai da garota não é tão bonzinho blá blá blá, não deu nem tempo de raciocinar a revelação anterior já tão tacando outra,a trama fica toda enrolada,parece que fizeram as pressas,mas ao mesmo tempo ficaram enrolando pra chegar ao fim real.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

08/22/25

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Jens B

The story of "Underworld" is essentially quite interesting: Vampires and werewolves are fighting each other in a centuries-old blood feud, and in the middle of it all is a vampire warrior pursuing her own agenda. Unfortunately, the finished film is a half-baked mix of a wannabe "Matrix" and endless, boring dialogue. The gray veil of desaturated color grading hangs over everything, and apart from Bill Nighy, none of the actors are particularly good. "Underworld" takes itself far too seriously, but unfortunately, it also fails to generate any unintentional comedy. To make matters worse, I accidentally watched the extended version, which runs over two hours, which makes everything even more tedious. In the "sexualized woman with big guns" genre, I'm definitely at home with the "Resident Evil" films.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

08/12/25

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Jason W

Decent film but i found myself getting distracted and bored. The special fx are great. Little bit dry for me and the characters all have the same tone and vibe, also in some cases similar looks, which adds to the dryness because no one stands out except Selene.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

07/20/25

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Stephen C

Success in 2 hours and 1 minute!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Starring Kate Beckinsale!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated R for Strong Gore, Some Language and Strong Violence!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/14/25

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Audience Member

It's a good movie, it doesn't invent the wheel but it's definitely entertaining. I don't get the low review from critics. If you don't like vampire action movies, why would you even watch it and review it? I don't review genres I don't enjoy watching.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/03/25

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Micah F

The Underworld series is the best set of movies in the entire Vampire/Werewolf subgenre!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/17/25

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Selene

Scott Speedman

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Michael Sheen

Lucian

Shane Brolly

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Synopsis

Under cover of night, vampires engage in an age-old battle with their sworn enemies, the Lycans, a clan of violent werewolves. Selene, a vampire orphaned in the wake of a bloody Lycan attack, works for the vampire clan as a trained killer. When the Lycans take a mysterious interest in Michael Corvin, an exceptional mortal doctor, Selene struggles to save him from Lucian, a ruthless Lycan leader hell-bent on ending the vampire bloodline.

Director: Len Wiseman
Producer: Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi, Richard S. Wright
Screenwriter: Danny McBride, Kevin Grevioux, Danny McBride, Len Wiseman
Distributor: Screen Gems
Production Co: Screen Gems, Subterranean Productions LLC, Lakeshore Entertainment
Rating: R (Strong Gore|Some Language|Strong Violence)
Genre: Fantasy, Action, Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 19, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $51.5M
Runtime: 2h 1m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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