Vamps

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Vamps

PG-13

2012

1h 33m

Comedy

Horror

Romance

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Bloodsucking party girls find their destinies at stake when one falls for the son of a vampire hunter and the other encounters a long-ago love.

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John DeFore

The Hollywood Reporter

Nov 7, 2012

Cheesy but chipper vampire comedy has modest charms.

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John Anderson

Variety

Nov 6, 2012

In an era transfixed by zombies and assorted other ghouls, Vamps is a refreshing change of pace.

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Mark Olsen

Los Angeles Times

Nov 1, 2012

2.5/5

"Vamps" is mostly a misfire, but Heckerling still shows enough flashes of wit and wisdom that she remains hard to entirely dismiss.

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Marya E. Gates

Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack)

Feb 13, 2024

I enjoyed the hell out of its ambitions, both in terms of the filmmaking (at one point there are Ray Harryhausen style skeletons!) and it’s political and societal satire.

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Emilie Black

Cinema Crazed

Aug 25, 2022

3.5/5

The main takeaway here is that for fans of her style, fans of Alicia Silverstone and Krysten Ritter, this is a fun watch and sometimes, fun is all you need.

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

Aug 5, 2019

Nearly its entire running time rests on the antics of the two leads, who manage to remain an entertaining duo, even though they're really only being passed around from one satirical set piece to another.

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Michael P

@Barbossa Nov 3, 2026

I'm mad at myself for waiting over a decade to watch this movie. It's great a great popcorn flick.

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Jim W

@RT27818955 Jun 23, 2026

If the idea of a fun, star-strewn, modern-esque cheesy vampire film with this odd-ball cast intrigues you in any way, you'll likely love it. Otherwise probably best steer clear. Tongue-in-cheek, charming, ridiculous, with a great cast who play it perfectly campily, without the spoof.

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Melissa M

@Lisey Apr 27, 2026

Once again Amy Heckerling has come up with a fun and campy movie. If she is never received an award for best director she definitely deserves one. This is the most fun campy vampy film since Once Bitten & Love At First Bite. Every vampire movie has to have a Van Helsing in it. It wouldn't be complete without one. Wallace Shawn is perfect for the role. The meet-cute how Joey & Stacy meet is vampa-rific. Every time Taylor Negron is in a film that's usually for a brief second. But it's always the funniest 1/2 second of the movie. Malcolm McDowell always plays offbeat characters. His portrayal of Vlad the impaler doesn't bite. Sigourney Weaver is always fun to watch. Hollywood has it Scream Queens. But she is the queen of camp. She starred in memorable A-list campy films like Paul, Dust Bunny, Holes , Galaxy Quest

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Julie K

@RT77356885 May 5, 2025

It’s great fun . A story about friendship, a cult classic !

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alan g

@agenser Mar 25, 2025

Over the top vampire film/comedy but a lot of fun. Karen Ritter and Alicia Silverstone as vampire party girls are cute and sexy. Much better than reviews indicate. Poignant ending both sad and happy which is difficult to pull off but somehow it does.

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Rylann C

@RT57187665 Mar 23, 2025

Listen everyone seems to be hating, but I actually thought it was pretty fire like it’s obviously not peak cinema, but it’s a 10 out of 10 for what it is, which is a silly movie about vampires

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Synopsis

Bloodsucking party girls find their destinies at stake when one falls for the son of a vampire hunter and the other encounters a long-ago love.

Director: Amy Heckerling
Producer: Lauren Versel, Molly Hassell, Stuart Cornfeld, Maria Teresa Arida, Adam Brightman
Screenwriter: Amy Heckerling
Distributor: Anchor Bay
Production Co: Red Hour Films, E1 Entertainment, Lucky Monkey Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Sexual Content|Language|Some Drug Material|Violent Images)
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 9, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 1, 2017
Runtime: 1h 33m

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