Despite the best efforts of its competent cast, Underworld: Rise of the Lycans is an indistinguishable and unnecessary prequel.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Patrick Tatopoulos -
Producer -
Gary Lucchesi , Tom Rosenberg , Len Wiseman , Richard S. Wright -
Screenwriter -
Danny McBride , Dirk Blackman , Howard McCain -
Distributor -
Screen Gems -
Production Co -
Screen Gems , Lakeshore International -
Rating -
R (Some Sexuality|Bloody Violence) -
Genre -
Fantasy , Action , Horror , Mystery & Thriller -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jan 23, 2009, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Apr 16, 2012 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$45.8M -
Runtime -
1h 32m