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      Van Helsing

      2004, Fantasy/Adventure, 2h 12m

      224 Reviews 250,000+ Ratings

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      A hollow creature feature that suffers from CGI overload. Read critic reviews

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      Dracula's Brides Verona (SILVIA COLLOCA, left) and Aleera (ELENA ANAYA, right) comfort Count Dracula (RICHARD ROXBURGH, center) in their lair in the epic action-adventure, Van Helsing. KATE BECKINSALE as Anna Valerious in the epic action-adventure, Van Helsing. Anna Valerious (KATE BECKINSALE) attempts to rescue her brother Velkan (WILL KEMP) in the epic action-adventure, Van Helsing. RICHARD ROXBURGH as the evil and lethally seductive Count Dracula in the epic action-adventure, Van Helsing. KATE BECKINSALE as Anna Valerious and HUGH JACKMAN as Van Helsing in the epic action-adventure, Van Helsing. (L to r) In their attempt to bring down Count Dracula, Van Helsing's assistant Carl (DAVID WENHAM), Van Helsing (HUGH JACKMAN) & fearless Anna Valerious (KATE BECKINSALE) track the Count to his lair. Castle Frankenstein, the site of the Doctor's experiments, in the epic action-adventure, Van Helsing. Van Helsing (HUGH JACKMAN) prepares to battle a fiendish creature of the night in the epic action-adventure, Van Helsing. A group of frightened and enraged villagers chase Frankenstein's Monster to the top of a windmill in the epic action-adventure, Van Helsing. SHULER HENSLEY as Frankenstein's Monster in the epic action-adventure, Van Helsing. At his masquerade ball, Count Dracula (RICHARD ROXBURGH) and Anna Valerious (KATE BECKINSALE) dance in front of a mirror - where only Anna is reflected. Van Helsing (HUGH JACKMAN) joins with Anna Valerious (KATE BECKINSALE) to destroy Count Dracula in the thrilling action-adventure, Van Helsing. (L to r) DAVID WENHAM as Carl, HUGH JACKMAN as Van Helsing and SHULER HENSLEY as Frankenstein's Monster in the epic action-adventure, Van Helsing. HUGH JACKMAN as legendary monster hunter Van Helsing in the epic action-adventure, Van Helsing. (L to r) Producer/Editor BOB DUCSAY and Writer/Director/Producer STEPHEN SOMMERS on the set of the epic action-adventure, Van Helsing. HUGH JACKMAN as Van Helsing and Writer/Director/Producer STEPHEN SOMMERS on the set of the epic action-adventure, Van Helsing. (L to r) In their attempt to bring down Count Dracula, Van Helsing's assistant Carl (DAVID WENHAM), Van Helsing (HUGH JACKMAN) gypsy Anna Valerious (KATE BECKINSALE) track the Count in Van Helsing. Valerious Manor - home to Anna, Velkan and the last of their once-powerful family?in the epic action-adventure, Van Helsing. Copyright: © 2004 Universal Studios. HUGH JACKMAN stars as the legendary monster hunter Van Helsing, who wages an ongoing battle to rid the world of its nightmarish creatures, in the epic action-adventure Van Helsing. Van Hesling attempts to bring a runaway coach under control in the epic action-adventure, Van Helsing.

      Movie Info

      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.

      • Rating: PG-13 (Nonstop Creature Action Viol.|Frightening Images|Sensuality)

      • Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Action

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Stephen Sommers

      • Producer: Stephen Sommers, Bob Ducsay

      • Writer: Stephen Sommers

      • Release Date (Theaters):  wide

      • Release Date (Streaming):

      • Box Office (Gross USA): $120.0M

      • Runtime:

      • Distributor: Universal Pictures

      • Production Co: Universal Pictures, The Sommers Company, Carpathian Pictures

      • Sound Mix: Surround, DTS, Dolby SRD, SDDS

      • Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

      Cast & Crew

      Hugh Jackman
      Kate Beckinsale
      Richard Roxburgh
      Shuler Hensley
      Alun Armstrong
      Samuel West
      Alan Silvestri
      Allen Daviau
      Bob Ducsay
      Steve Arnold
      Cindy Carr
      Gabriella Pescucci
      Sam Mercer
      Allan Cameron
      Kelly Matsumoto
      Carlo Poggioli
      R.A. Rondell
      Cindy Carr
      Anna Pinnock

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      • Mar 09, 2014

        Stupid idea for a story, but fun in an idiotic way. I'm embarrassed to say it, but I really liked it -- for a mindless action thriller.

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      • Oct 26, 2012

        Horrendously awful doesn't even begin to describe how terrible a film Van Helsing is. The way in which Stephen Sommers bastardizes the classic Universal Monsters is appalling. And the acting is beyond bad, but not as atrocious as the special effects. Van Helsing is an abomination upon film that defiles everything in it.

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      • Jun 24, 2012

        Van Helsing is such a mess of a film that I don't even know where to start. Stephen Sommers has created a film that almost entirely focuses on the visual instead of anything else. The film is trying to be entertaining, and I will give it that. Its harmless action that is trying to do nothing but keep us excited. But the story should not suffer in the process. I didn't care what happened in the movie and they take a promisable premise and ruin it with excessive visuals, boring acting, and many cliches. Hugh Jackman is playing himself, he does not change anything up, he is just playing the role he plays in every movie. Kate Beckinsale bores us with her overacting and just trying to be so memorable, but she ends up being forgettable. Like I said, the visuals are fun and I enjoyed some of the action scenes, but they start to use it so much try so hard to show it off that it just becomes a headache. This could've been a great film if they had focused on a good story and characters with as much focus they put into the mindless action.

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      • Jun 02, 2012

        This action horror film directed by Stephen Sommers has more negative reviews that I could stand (quietly)! I watched it originally and I remember thinking to myself that these vampires are gorgeous... and someone wishes that soon becomes one...  . For the female audience Hugh Jackman as vigilante monster hunter (and monster) Gabriel Van Helsing should do it, and Kate Beckinsale was the bonus for the male audience. Who say that sex doesn't sell - there it is, sold it to me. This film is a real homage and tribute to the Universal Horror Monster films from the 1930s and '40s of which director Stephen Sommers is a fan. And, if you ask me, he did a nice job. The name of the movie and the main character was inspired by Abraham Van Helsing from Irish author Bram Stoker's novel Dracula. But here you can find a number of monsters next to Count Dracula: the Frankenstein's monster and werewolves, beautiful vampire guardian Aleera and other creatures - in a way similar to the multi-monster movies that Universal produced in the 1940s, such as Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man and House of Dracula. Despite the negative critics reviews, remember one thing: this movie was a hit at the box office, grossing over $300 million worldwide against a budget of $160 million! It was a fast paced, beautifully made, silly, spectacular and after all fun! By the way, a month ago Universal Pictures announced that they're rebooting the film with Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci as a two year deal to produce a modern reimagining and Tom Cruise to star as the title character and also produce the film.

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