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Underworld: Awakening

Underworld: Awakening (2012)

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Release:2012
Runtime:1h 28m
Country:United States
Director:Måns Mårlind, Björn Stein
Language:English

Genre

ActionFantasyHorror
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Keywords

DaughterExperimentvampireHybridChild VampireConspiracywerewolfFictional War
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Underworld: Awakening rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.3/10· 167K votes
Rotten Tomatoes25%
Metacritic39%
TMDb6.333/10· 4K votes

With 25% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.3/10 on IMDb and 39/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.

About Underworld: Awakening

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.

Cast of Underworld: Awakening

  • Kate Beckinsale

    Kate Beckinsale

    as Selene

  • Stephen Rea

    Stephen Rea

    as Dr. Jacob Lane

  • Michael Ealy

    Michael Ealy

    as Detective Sebastian

  • Theo James

    Theo James

    as David

  • India Eisley

    India Eisley

    as Eve

  • Charles Dance

    Charles Dance

    as Thomas

  • Sandrine Holt

    Sandrine Holt

    as Lida

  • Sanny van Heteren

    Sanny van Heteren

    as British newscaster

  • Jacob Blair

    Jacob Blair

    as Kolb (Officer)

  • Robert Lawrenson

    Robert Lawrenson

    as Waterfront Cop

  • Kurt Max Runte

    Kurt Max Runte

    as Leader of the Troop

  • M

    Marvin Duerkholz

    as Lestroy

Underworld: Awakening facts

Budget
$70M
Box office
$160.1M
Collection
Underworld Collection

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

  • •Dark fantasy mythology expands vampire and werewolf lore convincingly
  • •Action sequences maintain series energy with visceral fight choreography
  • •Family dynamics add emotional weight to supernatural conflict narrative

What the audience disliked

  • •Fictional war subplot becomes convoluted and difficult to follow coherently
  • •Experimental horror elements clash with action focus undermining both genres
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