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Dark Shadows

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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.
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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. Go to Full Review 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. Go to Full Review 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. Go to Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Aug 4
2/4
How to explain a career that has largely become a parody of itself? Go to Full Review 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. Go to Full Review 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. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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TheBlackDragon T @RT11830675 Jul 26 After seeing some clips of the movie on Tiktok, i went ahead and watched the movie, and it is a good one. classic Tim Burton humour, a stacked cast, the usual suspects of Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter, who star in a large amount of burton movies, aswell as a surprise cameo that i really liked, and won't spoil for anyone else who is yet to watch the movie. a beutifull, liguebre take on a redemption story. a well worth movie to watch. See more Charles T @CharlesGaming1000 Jul 14 istg all movie that take place back in the day are great All 4 Fear Street movies Swenney Todd Sleepy Hallow Can’t forget Stranger Things And totally killer was hilarious and of course, Jack sparrow See more 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. See more G.E. L @RT67166084 Feb 2 Horribly amusing! The original series lends itself to black comedy & this film succeeds well as such See more Erica E. @kalosAnthos22 Jan 14 One of my favorite movies ❤️ See more Ari V @RT59419633 Jan 14 Gotta say, in some odd, largely-soulless way - this kinda came together for me. See more Read all reviews
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Tim Burton

Director

Johnny Depp

Barnabas Collins

Michelle Pfeiffer

Elizabeth Collins Stoddard

Helena Bonham Carter

Dr. Julia Hoffman

Eva Green

Angelique Bouchard

Jackie Earle Haley

Willie Loomis

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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
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