Underworld: Awakening
Seen it?2012 | 88 min | Fantasy, Action, Horror
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With just 25% on Rotten Tomatoes, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for horror fans, fantasy fans and action fans. If you loved Nosferatu, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 28 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
Having escaped years of imprisonment, vampire warrioress Selene finds herself in a changed world where humans have discovered the existence of both Vampire and Lycan clans and are conducting an all-out war to eradicate both immortal species. Now Selene must battle the humans and a frightening new breed of super Lycans to ensure the death dealers' survival.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
25% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
6.3 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$160 million worldwide on a $70 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 191K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Måns Mårlind, Björn Stein
- Kate BeckinsaleSelene
- Stephen ReaDr. Jacob Lane
- Michael EalyDetective Sebastian
- Theo JamesDavid
- India EisleyEve
- Charles DanceThomas
- Sandrine HoltLida
- Sanny van HeterenBritish newscaster
- Jacob BlairKolb (Officer)
- Robert LawrensonWaterfront Cop