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Daybreakers

  • 6.4 /10

  • 2092

  • 69%

Plot

In the year 2019, a plague has transformed almost every human into a vampire. Faced with a dwindling blood supply, the fractured dominant race plots their survival; meanwhile, a researcher works with a covert band of vampires on a way to save humankind.

Cast

Ethan Hawke as Edward Dalton
Ethan Hawke

as Edward Dalton

Sam Neill as Charles Bromley
Sam Neill

as Charles Bromley

Willem Dafoe as Lionel 'Elvis' Cormac
Willem Dafoe

as Lionel 'Elvis' Cormac

Claudia Karvan as Audrey Bennett
Claudia Karvan

as Audrey Bennett

Isabel Lucas as Alison Bromley
Isabel Lucas

as Alison Bromley

Vince Colosimo as Christopher Caruso
Vince Colosimo

as Christopher Caruso

Jay Laga'aia as Senator Turner
Jay Laga'aia

as Senator Turner

Michael Dorman as Frankie Dalton
Michael Dorman

as Frankie Dalton

Harriet Minto-Day as Lisa Barrett
Harriet Minto-Day

as Lisa Barrett

Tiffany Lamb as News Reader
Tiffany Lamb

as News Reader

Movie Facts

Rated

  • R

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • January 6, 2010

Production Companies

  • Lionsgate

  • Pictures in Paradise

  • Pacific Film and Television Commission

  • Furst Films

  • Australian Film Finance Corporation

Production Countries

  • United States of America

  • Australia

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $20,000,000.00

Revenue

  • $51,417,188.00

Runtime

  • 1.63 hrs

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Reviews

Not great but still entertaining vampire movie with a fun twist at the end. I'm not usually the biggest fan of vampire films, or zombie ones for that matter (I'm more a fan of classic slashers like Halloween and Friday the 13th) but this one wasn't too bad, aside from the occasional terrible CGI blood. Also helped that the film has Willem Dafoe in it, who I wish was the central character (though …