Underworld: Rise of the Lycans2009

Name: Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
Genre: Horror, Gothic, Vampire, Werewolf, Survival
Released: 2009
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Rhona Mitra, Bill Nighy, Michael Sheen, Shane Brolly, Steven Mackintosh

“Every war has a beginning.”

Directed by Patrick Tatopoulos

IMDb 6.5RT Critics 30%Metacritic 44TMDB 6.5

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Trailer

Year

2009

Runtime

92 min

Box office

Budget

$35,000,000

Revenue (worldwide)

$92,158,961

Domestic

$45,802,315

🏆 2 nominations total

Synopsis

A prequel to the first two Underworld films, this fantasy explains the origins of the feud between the Vampires and the Lycans. Aided by his secret love, Sonja, courageous Lucian leads the Lycans in battle against brutal Vampire king Viktor. Determined to break the king's enslavement of his people, Lucian faces off against the Death Dealer army in a bid for Lycan independence.

The Fear Score take

More gothic war-epic than pure horror, this prequel trades sustained terror for brooding spectacle and animal savagery. The dread here lives in its atmosphere — stone fortresses, torchlit dungeons, the caged rage of transformation. Your pulse answers to brutality and doomed romance rather than jump scares, delivering intensity more felt in the chest than the spine.