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Van Helsing

Play trailer Poster for Van Helsing PG-13 Released May 3, 2004 2h 12m Fantasy Adventure Action Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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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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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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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Mike D Very cheesy, from the acting, to the plot, to the CGI. It is fast-paced and has a lot of interesting set pieces, so it is watchable. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 08/27/25 Full Review Drew L It was pretty bad 😂😂. The CGI and the script are horrible. It is fast paced and fun at times and has some promising pieces. The score was decent. Unfortunately there’s too much missing for me. If you want to put a monster movie on in the background where no one is really paying attention but you look up and see a few cool scenes here and there with some movie starts, this is your movie. Otherwise save your time. Only thing I can imagine for people giving this a high rating is nostalgia. Maybe they saw it when they were young… I dunno. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 08/24/25 Full Review Carlos M Si te gustan las peliculas de vampiros debes ver esta pelicula no te dejes llevar por las criticas no leo lloros Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/14/25 Full Review jonathan e Me vale las malas críticas de la película ami me gusto Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/11/25 Full Review Felix S. A great fun movie to watch during a Stormy night. -One of my favorite interpretations of Dracula. -First time I saw this as a kids I had nightmares about Dracula, and maybe that is why it stocked with me lol. Hoping and waiting for Universal to get it right and launch Their Monster Universe. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/30/25 Full Review Stephen C Success in 2 hours and 12 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated PG-13 for Nonstop Creature Action Violence, Frightening Images and Sensuality!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $120,000,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dubbed and subtitled in studios worldwide!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/09/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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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, 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, Mystery & Thriller
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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