Van Helsing

PG-13

Released May 3, 2004

2h 12m

Fantasy

Adventure

Action

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24%

Tomatometer

225 Reviews

57%

Audience Score

250,000+ Ratings

Famed monster slayer Gabriel Van Helsing (Hugh Jackman) is dispatched to Transylvania to assist the last of the Valerious bloodline in defeating Count Dracula (Richard Roxburgh). Anna Valerious (Kate Beckinsale) reveals that Dracula has formed an unholy alliance with Dr. Frankenstein's monster (Shuler Hensley) and is hell-bent on exacting a centuries-old curse on her family. Together Anna and Van Helsing set out to destroy their common enemy, but uncover some unsettling secrets along the way.

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Critics Consensus

A hollow creature feature that suffers from CGI overload.

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Namrata Joshi

Outlook

It's this relentlessness of the action and technology that make the film more of a simulated ride. I wouldn't have boarded.

Rated: 1/4

Jan 4, 2019

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Wally Hammond

Time Out

What's left is a world of industrial Gothicism, nightmare morphing effects, ahistoric gadgetry and Breughel-lite grotesquerie.

Nov 1, 2018

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Will Self

London Evening Standard

The exteriors are fantastic, the castles mega-looming, and there's a beautiful -- if fanciful -- masqued ball which shows off to perfection the costumes contrived by Gabriella Pescucci.

Jan 9, 2018

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Sloan Freer

Radio Times

This is Indiana Jones meets Hammer Horror - the relentless action is blended with a knowing undercurrent and dramatic gothic styling.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 8, 2024

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Micheal Compton

Bowling Green Daily News

The humor, most of which comes from a monk as a comic sidekick, doesnt work here either. It just emphasizes how campy the whole premise really is.

Nov 16, 2019

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Debbie Lynn Elias

Behind The Lens

Hugh Jackman stars as the sexiest Van Helsing to ever hit the screen. Even more impressive... is his larger than life screen presence and physicality that keeps his character from becoming overshadowed by the incredible amount of CGI and monster effects

Rated: 3/5

Nov 3, 2019

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Audience Member

me arrependo de ter assistido isso, perdi meu precioso tempo vendo esse filme horroroso, uma trama sem sentido, o cgi parece que foi feito no paint ou em qualquer app de edição barato, gráficos de ps1, simplesmente eu queimaria do meu cérebro a memória de ter visto esse filme

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/07/24

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Štefan S

It's honestly over hated it's a solid movie that holds up even 2 decades after the release The plot is good as is the acting and the soundtrack might just be the strongest part

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/05/24

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Audience Member

An unwatchable mess that takes characters from all over and throws them together without thought care or reason.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/29/24

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Mitchell N

It is alright. Some of the dialogue is a bit corny or bad, but overall it is alright. The acting is pretty decent and the casting is as well. The CGI doesn't look that good, but that is just because of the age of the movie. Back when it was made, the CGI was probably great, but now it hasn't aged that well. Ending isn't as bad as what many make it out to be. And it is much better than madame web, so it makes it good in my book.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/12/24

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Hannah I

Almost a cult classic at this point , good acting , amazing CGI for its time and a gripping tale !

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

06/07/24

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william s

I love this movie. I'm pretty sure it's not actually good, but I'm also pretty sure I don't care. Give me more Hugh Jackman fighting werewolves and vampires and that sweet soundtrack.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/19/24

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Stephen Sommers

Director

Hugh Jackman

Gabriel Van Helsing

Kate Beckinsale

Anna Valerious

Richard Roxburgh

Count Vladislaus Dracula

David Wenham

Carl

Shuler Hensley

Frankenstein's Monster

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Van Helsing: Official Clip - I'll Set You Free

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Van Helsing: Official Clip - Welcome to Transylvania

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Van Helsing: Official Clip - He's Alive!

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Van Helsing: Official Clip - Werewolf on the Loose

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Van Helsing: Official Clip - The Death of Dracula

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Van Helsing: Official Clip - Werewolf vs. Vampire

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Van Helsing: Official Clip - A Werewolf Cure

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Van Helsing: Official Clip - I Am Count Dracula

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Van Helsing: Official Clip - Save the Monster

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Synopsis

Famed monster slayer Gabriel Van Helsing (Hugh Jackman) is dispatched to Transylvania to assist the last of the Valerious bloodline in defeating Count Dracula (Richard Roxburgh). Anna Valerious (Kate Beckinsale) reveals that Dracula has formed an unholy alliance with Dr. Frankenstein's monster (Shuler Hensley) and is hell-bent on exacting a centuries-old curse on her family. Together Anna and Van Helsing set out to destroy their common enemy, but uncover some unsettling secrets along the way.

Director: Stephen Sommers
Producer: Stephen Sommers, Bob Ducsay
Screenwriter: Stephen Sommers
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Universal Pictures, The Sommers Company, Carpathian Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Nonstop Creature Action Viol.|Frightening Images|Sensuality)
Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 3, 2004, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 19, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $120.0M
Runtime: 2h 12m
Sound Mix: Surround, DTS, Dolby SRD, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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