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IMDb rating 5.8
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Critic rating 5.3

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Critic Angie Errigo
rated 6

A talented ensemble helps this pull through despite a leaden lead...

Read full review at Empire
Critic Tasha Robinson
rated 4

...plays like cut-rate Tim Burton, with a lot of striking color and cartoonishly gleeful morbidity...

Read full review at The A.V. Club
Critic Fredrik Adolvsson
rated 6

...en underhållande skröna...

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Cast & Crew

Paul Weitz
Director
Paul Weitz
Writer
Willem Dafoe
As Gavner Purl
John C. Reilly
As Larten Crepsley
Frankie Faison
As Rhamus Twobellies
Colleen Camp
As Mrs. Shan
Kristen Schaal
As Gertha Teeth

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In a dark and mystical world, a young man named Darren Shan (16) is transformed into a vampire by the enigmatic Larten Crepsley (John C. Reilly). As he struggles to embrace his new immortal life, Darren joins Cirque Du Freak, a traveling freak show featuring bizarre and fantastical creatures. With the help of his mentor and the circus's performers, including Salma Hayek, Willem Dafoe, and Steve (Darren's best friend), Darren must navigate the treacherous world of vampires and their deadly enemies, the Vampaneze. With his humanity hanging in the balance, Darren must confront his inner demons and make a choice that will decide the fate of both species. Will he be able to prevent an all-out war between vampires and humans or succumb to the darkness within?

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