Dark Shadows

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Dark Shadows

PG-13

2012

1h 52m

Comedy

Fantasy

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In 18th-century Maine, Barnabas Collins (Johnny Depp) presides over the town of Collinsport. A rich and powerful playboy, Barnabas seals his own doom when he breaks the heart of a witch named Angelique (Eva Green). Angelique turns Barnabas into a vampire and buries him alive. Two centuries later, Barnabas escapes from his tomb and finds 1972 Collinsport a very different place. His once-grand estate has fallen into ruin, and the dysfunctional remnants of his family have fared little better.

Critics Consensus

The visuals are top notch but Tim Burton never finds a consistent rhythm, mixing campy jokes and gothic spookiness with less success than other Johnny Depp collaborations.

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J. Hoberman

ARTINFO.com

02/25/2019

Sad to report, the [Tim] Burton opus is an unnecessarily complicated tale involving too many characters, not to mention an unresolved moral conundrum that has us happily rooting for an unapologetic mass serial killer.

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David Thomson

The New Republic

06/17/2013

The only reason to see Dark Shadows is to discover how dire and pointless-how flat-out dreadful-a movie can be even when it has Tim Burton, Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Helena Bonham Carter attached to its flimsy pretext.

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David Stratton

The Australian

05/16/2012

3.5/5

Certainly delivers the goods on several levels without quite rising to the heights to which it aspires.

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Michael Leader

Den of Geek

05/03/2024

2/5

With its overstuffed script and uncertain direction, Lay The Favourite is unlikely to change Rebecca Hall’s fortunes.

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Ezequiel Obregón

EscribiendoCine

06/27/2023

6/10

... A good opportunity to find a filmmaker having fun with his dark dolls, like a child in his favorite toy store. [Full review in Spanish]

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

11/20/2022

2/4

Dark Shadows takes the easy way out by lampooning its source material, simplifying its ‘70s setting through parody, and handling most of the characters like comic relief in an overall treatment that’s beneath everyone involved.

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Patrick N

@RT64710383 May 1

It was actually a great movie for anyone in the family. Funny with great comic relief, not too scary or sexy, plot twists, and engaging storytelling. Grabbed my attention consistently.

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G.E. L

@RT67166084 Feb 2

Horribly amusing! The original series lends itself to black comedy & this film succeeds well as such

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Erica E.

@kalosAnthos22 Jan 14

One of my favorite movies ❤️

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Ari V

@RT59419633 Jan 14

Gotta say, in some odd, largely-soulless way - this kinda came together for me.

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Jan 13

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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Aiden B

@aidenb002 Jan 5

I don’t understand the hate for this movie, it’s great. The acting is really good, the visuals are dazzling, the story is dramatic, comedic and all around entertaining. I think it’s one of Tim Burton’s best works.

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Synopsis

In 18th-century Maine, Barnabas Collins (Johnny Depp) presides over the town of Collinsport. A rich and powerful playboy, Barnabas seals his own doom when he breaks the heart of a witch named Angelique (Eva Green). Angelique turns Barnabas into a vampire and buries him alive. Two centuries later, Barnabas escapes from his tomb and finds 1972 Collinsport a very different place. His once-grand estate has fallen into ruin, and the dysfunctional remnants of his family have fared little better.

Director: Tim Burton
Producer: Tim Burton, Richard D. Zanuck, Graham King, Johnny Depp, Christi Dembrowski, David Kennedy
Screenwriter: Seth Grahame-Smith
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Infinitum Nihil, Warner Bros., GK Films, Zanuck Company
Rating: PG-13 (Language|Comic Horror Violence|Sexual Content|Smoking|Some Drug Use)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 11, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 15, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $79.7M
Runtime: 1h 52m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, Datasat