Why it may be worth watching
- Daybreakers combines Action and Fantasy elements in one feature.
- The principal cast includes Ethan Hawke, Sam Neill, Willem Dafoe.
- Viewers currently rate it 6.3/10 from 2,295 votes.
Movie
Daybreakers
In 2019, the most precious natural resource... is us.
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.
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Cast
Ethan HawkeEdward Dalton
Sam NeillCharles Bromley
Willem DafoeLionel 'Elvis' Cormac
Claudia KarvanAudrey Bennett
Isabel LucasAlison Bromley
Vince ColosimoChristopher Caruso
Jay Laga'aiaSenator Turner
Michael DormanFrankie Dalton
Harriet Minto-DayLisa Barrett
Tiffany LambNews Reader
Mungo McKayColin Briggs
Emma RandallEllie Landon
Charlotte WilsonJoy Watkins
Viewing guide
Is Daybreakers right for you?
Who may enjoy it
Best suited to viewers looking for Action, Fantasy, Science Fiction.
Content notes
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Themes and topics
experimentsunrisewaitressvampiredystopiarainsunlightundead
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Reviews
JPV852External review ·
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 Hawke was by no means bad).
Dr NostromoExternal review ·
62/100
Ten years after an outbreak that turned most of the human race into vampires, a blood doctor is trying to develop substitute blood to prevent the extinction of humans, and, in turn, the vampires food supply. This was acted well and quite entertaining but it had its problems. It didn't have the final emotional oomph that it needed to get me fully engaged. The so-called 'cure' logically would have been figured out by now, considering 10 years had elapsed, and can you really call it a cure? The implications are staggering. Great blood bath ending…
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62/100
Ten years after an outbreak that turned most of the human race into vampires, a blood doctor is trying to develop substitute blood to prevent the extinction of humans, and, in turn, the vampires food supply. This was acted well and quite entertaining but it had its problems. It didn't have the final emotional oomph that it needed to get me fully engaged. The so-called 'cure' logically would have been figured out by now, considering 10 years had elapsed, and can you really call it a cure? The implications are staggering. Great blood bath ending, though. -- DrNostromo.com
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