The Little Vampire

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The Little Vampire

PG

2000

1h 37m

Kids & Family

Adventure

Fantasy

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After he moves to Scotland with his parents, only child Tony (Jonathan Lipnicki) struggles to make friends at his new school. But he is bullied and picked on by the other boys, and has little hope of overcoming his miserable new life. Then he meets Rudolph (Rollo Weeks), a kid vampire with whom Tony becomes very close. But, when Rudolph's life and the future of the vampire race are threatened by a ruthless vampire hunter, Tony must find the courage to save his best friend.

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Critics Consensus

The Little Vampire can't seem to find the right pitch, with its muddled, jumpy script and badly executed mix of cuteness and fright.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Dec 28, 2010

3/5

Dark movie may frighten some kids.

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Lisa Alspector

Chicago Reader

Oct 21, 2009

Vampire cows provide comic relief and many of the scares in this respectfully dark yet optimistic story about a lonely child who befriends a vampire.

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Derek Adams

Time Out

Jun 24, 2006

Much of the film's success is down to the costume design, the novel SFX and the mildly foreboding atmosphere of the mist enshrouded Scottish countryside.

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Frank Swietek

One Guy's Opinion

Jul 24, 2006

C+

The Little Vampire is hardly a children's classic, and it will doubtlessly be more at home after it hits the video shelves.

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Philip Martin

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Jan 27, 2005

B

It's an occupational hazard that you actually have to try to think about movies like this, which just get weirder and weirder the more you consider them.

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John R. McEwen

Film Quips Online

Feb 8, 2003

3/5

Lipnicki has learned how to make cute faces, but his delivery is formulaic and without emotion.

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Bruce F

@MoralMaster Oct 16, 2026

Great kids movie even as an adult I remember it as a kid vaguely but it was worth watching grown with my kid now Good cast and story great set design awesome Halloween movie

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Robert P

@Superbad Oct 8, 2026

The Little Vampire is a *3* star Movie!

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Jordan L.

@scream45 Jan 21, 2026

I loved this movie as a kid one of my favorite Halloween movies right next to the Wizard of Oz and Hocus Pocus one of my favorite Halloween movies ever of all time

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The Wandering D

@RT87120553 Dec 27, 2025

They just don't make kids movies full of magic the way they used to. What an adorable movie about kids being kids, but a kid being a good kid.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Oct 30, 2025

Success in 1 hour and 37 minutes.

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Carlie G

@RT60678874 Oct 16, 2025

Perfect family movie to get in the spirit of Halloween. Appropriate for all ages, but might be a little frightful for children under 5. Overall, I thought the plot was entertaining, costumes were fun, and I could swear that the Cullen family in the Twilight Saga is loosely based off of the characters in this movie. Watch this movie as a kid and revisited it at age 30, and still thoroughly enjoyed it.

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Uli Edel

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Jonathan Lipnicki

Tony Thompson

Richard E. Grant

Frederick

Jim Carter

Rookery

Alice Krige

Freda

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Synopsis

After he moves to Scotland with his parents, only child Tony (Jonathan Lipnicki) struggles to make friends at his new school. But he is bullied and picked on by the other boys, and has little hope of overcoming his miserable new life. Then he meets Rudolph (Rollo Weeks), a kid vampire with whom Tony becomes very close. But, when Rudolph's life and the future of the vampire race are threatened by a ruthless vampire hunter, Tony must find the courage to save his best friend.

Director: Uli Edel
Producer: Richard Claus
Screenwriter: Angela Sommer-Bodenburg, Karey Kirkpatrick, Larry Wilson
Distributor: Cometstone Productions, New Line Home Video [us], New Line Cinema
Production Co: Propaganda Films, Stonewood, Avrora Media, Comet Film, Cometstone Pictures
Rating: PG (Some Mild Peril)
Genre: Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 27, 2000, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 1, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA): $13.6M
Runtime: 1h 37m
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, DTS, Surround, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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