Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

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Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

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2012

1h 45m

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Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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While still a boy, Abraham Lincoln loses his mother to a vampire's bite. He vows revenge, but fails in the attempt, narrowly escaping with his life. He is rescued by Henry (Dominic Cooper), a charismatic vampire hunter who instructs Abe in the fine art of dispatching bloodsuckers. Abe (Benjamin Walker) continues his fight against the undead well into adulthood and his presidency, making a last stand against the ultimate vampire foe (Rufus Sewell) on the eve of the Civil War's defining battle.

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Critics Consensus

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter has visual style to spare, but its overly serious tone doesn't jibe with its decidedly silly central premise, leaving filmgoers with an unfulfilling blend of clashing ingredients.

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Keith Uhlich

(All (Parentheses)) (Substack)

May 11, 2026

Four score and seven years a-whoa!

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Bruce Diones

The New Yorker

Jul 2, 2012

The violence quickly becomes numbing, and Benjamin Walker plays Lincoln without the sense of irony needed to keep the historical and supernatural sides of the story consistently entertaining.

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Mark Kermode

Observer (UK)

Jun 24, 2012

Bekmambetov's disposable brouhaha at least achieves the minor victory of living neither up to hopes nor down to fears.

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Michael Leader

Den of Geek

May 7, 2024

3/5

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter may be a hollow sort of entertainment, but at least it's entertainment. And that, at least, is a definite improvement on Dark Shadows.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Oct 4, 2022

1/4

Instead of laughing at this movie, we could have been laughing with it and enjoying the experience rather than despising it. But Bekmambetov forgoes the obvious absurdity of the subject matter.

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Jun 26, 2022

3/5

Even though "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" butchers and condenses its pulpy and popular source novel, the movie is simply fun escapist entertainment and pops off of the screen like a 3D movie should.

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Robert P

@Superbad Sep 15, 2026

This is not a great movie by any means!

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Austin D

@RT81881005 Sep 7, 2026

Movie is awesome. Lincoln. Explosions. Vampires. If you’re looking for a titanic like movie like a lot of men in the reviews were apparently expecting, I’d skip this one… but if you want to watch an awesome movie with just pure awesome… this is the movie for you

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Frans B

@FransB Aug 28, 2026

Brilliant. Off beat for sure, but very entertaining and captivating. It's a movie, lighten up. Some novel ideas cleverly written in and very well directed. Stellar cast really convincing in character. Lots of gore, violence, drama, suspense, otherworldliness, mystical, intrigue, emotion and very dark at times. Visually stunning, great presentation manages to capture the relevant ambiance perfectly.

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Jesus B

@RT71254475 Aug 7, 2026

Si bien el libro me entretuvo bastante, la película deja mucho que desear. No puedo recomendarla aunque sí recomiendo el libro. Tal vez la película se siente demasiado forzada o demasiado apresurada para los sucesos que acontesen en el libro. Si bien de inicio la temática ya es bastante absurda, recomiendo iniciar la película con poca o nada de espectativa para poder disfrutarla.

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Ashmansworth T

@RT22181469 Jul 12, 2026

Just fun. Lighten up. Great actors, great action, bonkers story.

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Edward W

@Workman Jun 27, 2026

Basically felt like someone wrote a generic vampire hunter (see Vin Diesel: the last witch hunter) and the writers had a brainstorming session trying to think of a “hook” to make it stand out. They were just drunk enough and Daniel Day-Lewis’s performance was just fresh enough for this to seem like a great idea.

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Synopsis

While still a boy, Abraham Lincoln loses his mother to a vampire's bite. He vows revenge, but fails in the attempt, narrowly escaping with his life. He is rescued by Henry (Dominic Cooper), a charismatic vampire hunter who instructs Abe in the fine art of dispatching bloodsuckers. Abe (Benjamin Walker) continues his fight against the undead well into adulthood and his presidency, making a last stand against the ultimate vampire foe (Rufus Sewell) on the eve of the Civil War's defining battle.

Director: Timur Bekmambetov
Producer: Tim Burton, Timur Bekmambetov, Jim Lemley
Screenwriter: Seth Grahame-Smith
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Burton/Bekmambetov/Lemley
Rating: R (Violence Throughout|Brief Sexuality)
Genre: Action, Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 22, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $37.5M
Runtime: 1h 45m
Sound Mix: Datasat, SDDS, Dolby Digital

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