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Wes Craven Presents: Dracula 2000

R

Released Dec 22, 2000

1 hr. 39 min.

Horror

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17%

69 Reviews

Tomatometer

39%

50,000+ Ratings

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Long ago, Abraham Van Helsing (Christopher Plummer) imprisoned the infamous Count Dracula (Gerard Butler) within a vault inside Carfax Abbey. In the present day, Van Helsing relies on Dracula's immortal blood to remain alive. But then thieves breaks into the vault and steal the vampire's coffin, thinking it contains something valuable. Liberated from his prison, Dracula seizes the opportunity to escape, but Van Helsing sets out to banish him to the crypt once again.

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Critics Consensus

This retelling trys to offer a different spin on the origin of Dracula. Unfortunately, there's nothing here audiences haven't seen before.

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Lindsey M

As someone who likes a trashy horror movie, I'm confident when I write that this movie is absolute trash.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/19/24

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Dan R

Our favourite blood sucker returned to cinemas in 2000 in 'Dracula 2000'. SYNOPSIS: 'A group of thieves breaks into a chamber expecting to find paintings, but instead they release the count himself, who travels to New Orleans to find his nemesis' daughter, Mary Van Helsing.' The film comes with the catch phrase 'the most seductive evil of all time...' which is ironic as this is Gerard Butler 6 years before his body transformation for '300'. He's more pail and scrawny here. This seemed to be an excuse to bring the famous character back to the silver screen with a bunch of gorgeous 20-30 somethings for him to devour. Unfortunately it doesn't work, and their obvious plan for a sequel clearly never came off either. The film is occasionally interesting, maybe even intriguing, with it's Dracula origin twist but it doesn't lead anywhere remotely worth a recommendation to watch it. Most of the cast went into bigger and better things but unfortunately there's very little life here. 3/10

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/17/24

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Jelisije J

An ok vampire story with an ok plot. The real kicker is the amount of famous celebrities that starred in this film.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/18/23

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Arc G

Definitely a home movie, to pass some time

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/17/23

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koda _

Really (really!) cheesy, but there are worse films to watch on a Sunday when you just want to switch off with a bit of fun. So bad it's good type of movie.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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John W

Dracula 2000 is a movie if executed properly would have been really good. I don't hate this film. There's some elements to it that I really like especially the reveal to Dracula's origins. After watching it 20 years later I dont think the film did a good enough job explaining why he became Dracula in the first place. Gerard Butler's first ever starring role is fun to watch, even though he's not really given that much to do. It's a unique take on Van Helsing and I like the little nods to other Dracula lore, but this film is weighed down by bad dialogue and cheesy Matrix like action. This movie could have been fun, but Dracula 2000 didn't embrace the campiness enough. It tries to go for humor, but falls flat on its face. It's trying too hard to be smart, hip and contemporary, but fails in that department. This movie has Christopher Plummer, Nathan Fillion, Omar Epps, Jeri Ryan, and Jennifer Espisito in it. It's not lacking in the casting department. This isn't the worst Dracula film, but it could have been so much better.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/22/22

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Patrick Lussier

Director

Christopher Plummer

Abraham Van Helsing

Gerard Butler

Dracula

Jonny Lee Miller

Simon Sheppard

Justine Waddell

Mary Heller

Jennifer Esposito

Solina

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Owen Gleiberman

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Rated: C-

Sep 7, 2011

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Lisa Alspector

Chicago Reader

Mary, a descendant of the prototypical vampire slayer, works at a Virgin megastore in New Orleans, and the gratuitous use of the city during Mardi Gras is the least of this movie's unoriginal sins.

Oct 20, 2009

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Time Out

One half-expects a sexually subversive, blood-soaked gay carnival. Instead, Simon makes the effete Dracula (Butler) suck on some abuse.

Jan 26, 2006

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Sarah Cartland

Caution Spoilers

Butler is certainly charismatic as the undead bloodsucker, despite only having two expressions: slight bafflement, and, when an attractive neck comes into view, that of a small boy who's just heard an ice-cream van tinkling round the corner.

Rated: 2.5/5

Jan 23, 2020

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Kaleem Aftab

The List

Has its moments, comic and heart-in-the-mouth, especially when Butler's Dracula is allowed to strut his stuff.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 16, 2019

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Nick Rogers

Midwest Film Journal

A milquetoast Matrix-y vampire movie that cobbles together a bunch of Scream franchise castoffs or wannabes, salvaged (if at all) by some suave charisma by Gerard Butler, playing Dracula in his major Hollywood debut.

Rated: 1/5

Apr 1, 2019

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Synopsis

Long ago, Abraham Van Helsing (Christopher Plummer) imprisoned the infamous Count Dracula (Gerard Butler) within a vault inside Carfax Abbey. In the present day, Van Helsing relies on Dracula's immortal blood to remain alive. But then thieves breaks into the vault and steal the vampire's coffin, thinking it contains something valuable. Liberated from his prison, Dracula seizes the opportunity to escape, but Van Helsing sets out to banish him to the crypt once again.

Director: Patrick Lussier
Executive Producer: Wes Craven, Marianne Maddalena
Screenwriter: Joel Soisson, Bram Stoker
Distributor: Miramax Films
Production Co: Neo Art & Logic, Dimension Films, Wes Craven Films, Carfax Productions Ltd.
Rating: R (Language|Gore|Some Sexuality|Violence)
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 22, 2000, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 19, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $33.0M
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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