Dracula Untold

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Dracula Untold

PG-13

2014

1h 32m

Fantasy

Action

Horror

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In 15th-century Transylvania, Vlad III (Luke Evans), prince of Wallachia, is known as a just ruler. With his beloved wife, Mirena (Sarah Gadon), Vlad has brokered a prolonged period of peace and ensured that his people are protected, especially from the Ottoman Empire. However, when Sultan Mehmed II (Dominic Cooper) demands 1,000 of the country's boys, including Vlad's son, for his army, Vlad makes a deal with a monster that will enable him to defeat the Turks -- but cost him his humanity.

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Critics Consensus

Neither awful enough to suck nor sharp enough to bite, Dracula Untold misses the point of its iconic character's deathless appeal.

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Richard Corliss

TIME Magazine

Oct 16, 2014

[Evans] carries Untold by admirably fulfilling the two essential functions of a period-movie hero: to enunciate comic-book dialogue with Shakespearean authority and to look great with his shirt off.

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Scott Tobias

The Dissolve

Oct 13, 2014

1.5/5

By throwing out the traditional vampire conflict, Dracula Untold loses its intrinsic (and prurient) appeal without gaining anything valuable in the process.

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Wesley Morris

Grantland

Oct 10, 2014

Most of the time, I found myself feeling like I was waiting for a turn with the gaming controls.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Nov 3, 2025

1.5/4

Batman begins.

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Mini Anthikad-Chhibber

The Hindu

Aug 21, 2023

The Twilight series defanged Dracula and this prequel has not come anywhere nearing giving the good count his fearsome canines

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

Aug 10, 2023

A very good re-imagining of the Dracula tale, one carried by the enthusiastic performance by Luke Evans.

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Celicia B

@RT69996613 1 day ago

I’ve never understood why Dracula Untold got such low scores on Rotten Tomatoes. Is it perfect? No. But the budget is clearly evident. The visuals, production design, effects, costumes, and battle scenes give it a genuinely epic feel. I loved the different take on Dracula’s origin. It felt believable within the world the movie created and gave Vlad a humanity that made his transformation into the monster we know much more interesting. I also wish we’d gotten more of Charles Dance’s original vampire. His character was fascinating, and I always felt like his backstory was being saved for a sequel which, unfortunately, never happened. And yes, Luke Evans being easy on the eyes was a nice bonus, but that’s not what carried this movie. He actually brought depth and vulnerability to Vlad. Maybe I’m giving it more grace than the critics did, but I genuinely enjoyed it. It was unique, visually impressive, and left me wanting more. Which is why I’m still annoyed we never got that sequel.

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B P

@Bradster69 Sep 2, 2026

Not Bad, but Not My Favorite

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Kiattiwas S

@RT05516946 Aug 3, 2026

They should’ve made part 2 of this movie.

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Rita N

@RT38910673 Jul 4, 2026

An excellent actor Luke Evans in a great movie. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

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Jeremy C C

@RT85740943 Jul 3, 2026

I actually would more give it a 4/5 but this movie is unfairly panned in my book. It could have focused more on the intrinsic dilemma of the character that it sacrifices some of the horror roots for but I really liked it a lot. Its a good action movie with a horror aesthetic and some fun period piece popcorn (Comic-y dialogue, medieval grunge, and shirtless eye candy.)

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Ruwel Maxwel R

@RT16795265 Jun 13, 2026

"Dracula Untold is the best movie I have ever watched. I really loved it from start to finish. The main actor was absolutely amazing and gave a powerful and emotional performance. The story, action, and visuals all worked perfectly together. It kept me fully engaged the whole time. Definitely one of my all-time favorites!"

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Gary Shore

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Vlad Tepes

Sarah Gadon

Mirena

Dominic Cooper

Mehmed

Art Parkinson

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Charles Dance

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Synopsis

In 15th-century Transylvania, Vlad III (Luke Evans), prince of Wallachia, is known as a just ruler. With his beloved wife, Mirena (Sarah Gadon), Vlad has brokered a prolonged period of peace and ensured that his people are protected, especially from the Ottoman Empire. However, when Sultan Mehmed II (Dominic Cooper) demands 1,000 of the country's boys, including Vlad's son, for his army, Vlad makes a deal with a monster that will enable him to defeat the Turks -- but cost him his humanity.

Director: Gary Shore
Producer: Michael De Luca
Screenwriter: Matt Sazama, Burk Sharpless
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Michael De Luca
Rating: PG-13 (Intense Sequences of Warfare|Disturbing Images|Some Sensuality|Vampire Attacks)
Genre: Fantasy, Action, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 10, 2014, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 16, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $55.9M
Runtime: 1h 32m
Sound Mix: Datasat, Dolby Digital

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