Van Helsing

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Van Helsing

PG-13

Released May 3, 2004

2h 12m

Fantasy

Adventure

Action

Mystery & Thriller

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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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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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Mark H

I wanted this film to be good. Instead the CGI is atrocious. Why do studious insist on burning up every monster in one film? They should focus on one good monster and do it well with good writing. Instead they mix all if them up like chop suey. Dracula's wives are so horrible it's unnerving. They should have saved the werewolf and Dr.Jekyll for another film. They tried to do too much and it suffers for it.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

06/15/25

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Liam D

It has a great score by Alan Silvestri and some fun cheesy moments but it’s a rather dull and poorly written Monster Mash with ridiculous CGI

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

05/31/25

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Daniel R N

I will never understand the negative views of this movie. The characters from Dracula to Frankenstein were 10 outa 10. The opening was epic. The action was a fun, and the story was typical monster mash. The acting was better than the movie called for. I absolutely loved this movie.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/23/25

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thiago s

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/23/25

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Jonathan A

Lo que para unos es algo que no es del agrado, para otros es algo increíble pero arriesgado, lo que leo aquí que muchos se hacen sentir o creer críticos. Es una película que muestra muchos matices y una perspectiva diferente, en lo personal estos licántropos como se les acuñara más adelante y hombre lobo son y han sido de los mejores durante mucho tiempo. Posdata no se crean críticos cuando algo no les guste.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/10/25

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Frans B

For the sake of storytelling and visual awe, I'd say, not too shabby. But get ready for a bit of CGI overload. That aside, it is okay-ish. Very good cast all does well in character and overall cinematography is quite good. Have a look and decide for yourself rather

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/19/25

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Stephen Sommers

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Hugh Jackman

Gabriel Van Helsing

Kate Beckinsale

Anna Valerious

Richard Roxburgh

Count Vladislaus Dracula

David Wenham

Carl

Shuler Hensley

Frankenstein's Monster

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, 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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