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30 Days of Night

30 Days of Night

2007
Suspense/Thriller, Horror
1h 53m
This is the story of an isolated Alaskan town that is plunged into darkness for a month each year when the sun sinks below the horizon. As the last rays of light fade, the town is attacked by a bloodthirsty gang of vampires bent on an uninterrupted orgy of destruction. Only the small town's husband-and-wife Sheriff team stand between the survivors and certain destruction. (imdb)
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30 Days of Night

2007
Suspense/Thriller, Horror
1h 53m
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Rated 11 Jun 2012
38
39th
Remember when you downloaded that bootleg copy of Photoshop and one of the first things you did was take some photos and rotate everybody's eyes so they looked like evil daemons? These dudes made a movie out of that.
Rated 27 Sep 2009
59
26th
Beautiful premise, poorly executed. 30 days could have been a week and you wouldn't have had to change the script for it to work. Hell, you might not even need to refilm anything and call it 4 Days of Night. I literally couldn't tell if anything happened from Day 1 to Day 29. Did it? Where was the sense that the vampires were out there for four weeks? And the last twenty minutes or so of the film was completely filled with stupidity on the part of every character involved.
Rated 07 Dec 2008
48
9th
I went in hoping for what '28 Days Later' is to zombie movies, this would be for Vampire movies. Instead I laughed like it was 'Shawn of the Dead', just not as much.
Rated 23 Jun 2009
31
10th
I'm not too big a horror fan, but this was just stupid. The vampires aren't terrifying, but rather ridiculous, the plot was way too simple and childish to be good and the ending was rather stupid.
Rated 30 Jan 2012
33
10th
Dear person that called this the greatest vampire movie ever made: I will hunt you down and end you.
Rated 25 Jan 2009
50
15th
I haven't read the source material but from what I've heard it's better than this. Which wouldn't be hard. Could have used some more set up, and should have been a tense character piece. The vampires were rediculously animalistic and their dialogue was atrocious. Just very meh. Has a few moments though
Rated 24 Oct 2007
63
12th
Pretty big dissappointment, maybe my hopes were too high. The dialogue is horrible and Josh Hartnett is pretty lame. It pretty standard Hollywood horror faire. The vampires are pretty cool though and there is some sick gore and nice cinematography. Sadly, the best actor in this movie, Ben Foster, is only in it for like 5 minutes.
Rated 27 Mar 2011
0
12th
The majestic clouds and snowscapes on the last day of light ignite hope for a sense of style, but the superhuman strength and speed of the monsters soon prepare you for boredom and monotony, albeit gory boredom and monotony. A brief recurrence of majesty: the aerial view of slaughter, splotches of red on a field of snow, an action painting in motion.
Rated 25 Apr 2008
68
56th
I approached this rather tentatively, as I do with just about all horror films that come out these days, and maybe it was my low expectations, but I quite enjoyed this. The finale leaves a bit to be desired -- it's too standard for the high-level atmosphere and tension that precedes it. Still, there are some very memorable and awesome scenes, the acting is serviceable all the way through (Foster, Huston and Boone the stand-outs) and it's good for a few scares along the way. A bloody fun ride.
Rated 16 Jan 2010
70
70th
Creepy and bloody vampire movie. The first half hour was slow and not so great but then the vampires break out and it gets better and better.
Rated 28 Dec 2010
40
17th
Nice concept and reasonably solid but the characters just do not work well at all. I can't even remember their names five minutes after watching let alone any defining personality traits. Monster siege movies are dependent on good characters - contrast with Tremors or Alien. 30 Days of Night just doesn't do anything interesting and has a really stupid ending to top it off.
Rated 20 Jul 2008
45
29th
I was interested in it. But, sadly, it takes a horrible turn. Characters were so standard and bland it left a sour taste in my mouth. There's a couple of good scenes ( Like the decapitating of a vampire ), but it ultimately fails. Plus, what's with the ending?
Rated 10 Oct 2019
50
19th
This was certainly competently made, and was often visually impressive, making the most of its interesting setting. There was also decent acting on show, even if the characters were a bit thinly drawn. Action scenes were a bit too jittery at times, although there was some nice gory touches. Wasn’t really tense or scary enough though, and I found myself not really caring about what was happening - again, probably down to the characters. It’s alright, but had the potential to be better.
Rated 18 Mar 2012
87
68th
I really like the vampires in this film, they are certainly not the old school solitary, suave seducers. The effects are good, the cast is solid, and it is a pretty fun watch.
Rated 11 Nov 2007
72
57th
Maybe not as tense and atmospheric as it could have been given the setting or premise, but a solid enough thriller vampire film where the violence and gore mean something. Nice to see Josh Hartnett pull his finger out, but still not totally convinced.
Rated 03 Feb 2008
82
78th
I was surprised by how much I found myself enjoying this movie. I found it fun and the vampires are pretty affective with the scares. Their initial raid on the town of Barrow is very visceral. Josh Hartnett actually plays a pretty strong lead in this, Melissa George is a classy heroine, and Danny Huston is great and almost unrecognizable as the lead vamp. The scene stealer of this film is Ben Foster who plays The Stranger. The dude is creepy and funny and makes a pretty memorable impression.
Rated 18 Oct 2010
70
42nd
What a horrible ending. The tangible cheese factor of the ending took away from what was for the most part a decent-to-good vampire flick. Yes, the characters were wooden and single-layered, and yes, it depended on a lot of semi-bad to bad horror movie cliches. But at the same time, we had a solid, dependably-scary horror flick, with forgivable omissions and lapses in common sense, up until the total cop-out of an ending. Here's hoping that the sequel can deliver where the original falls short.
Rated 24 Aug 2014
13
31st
Not the prequel to 40 Days and 40 Nights I was hoping for.
Rated 10 Feb 2008
66
50th
I was really pleasantly surprised by this. The script and the characters are basically pretty bad, but 30 days makes up for it in other areas. The concept alone is a good one, and sets up a great atmosphere. The desolate landscape provides some really great shots (the stranger looking at the distant ship is great, as is the overhead pan of the city during the carnage). Once it picks up, the action is good, and more particularly, gory as hell. Fun stuff, good ending. Ben Foster is great too
Rated 31 Dec 2008
35
4th
Urghh I haven't watched Home and Away for about 15 years, however, I cannot watch films with Melissa George without being reminded of the annoying quivering bottom lipped dumb ass look she constantly had slapped on her face. This is a rather unfair rating of both the film and MG; I don't care.
Rated 09 Feb 2009
77
63rd
Pretty well crafted. I feel it was a little rushed in parts, but it was better than the majority of vampire nonsense that is getting batted about nowadays. The suspense was well-done, and I pretty much can never say anything too bad about a movie Mark Boone Junior is in.
Rated 03 Aug 2009
45
40th
Great setting which provided many unique opportunities for gruesome vampire killing, few of which were actually exploited in this film unfortunately. Why didn't Josh Hartnett just go indoors at the end and live in a basement until he could get some obamacare.
Rated 29 Nov 2009
70
65th
Beautifully shot, but marred by a silly third act. Danny Huston is brilliant in this take on vampires as a completely different race of creatures, that happens to see people as meat. The scene where the vampires are using a little girl as bait is deliciously dark. And there's something to be said for a vampire that points to the sky and says "God? No God!". Some reviews complain about bad acting. This is true. But since when were Oscar-winning performances ever paramount in the horror genre?
Rated 02 Aug 2008
45
19th
The idea has potential, but the execution is mediocre. The vampires - which could have been interesting characters - are just screaming, running, zombie-like creatures. The human characters are even less developed. Scream, jump, bite, stab... blood everywhere! I just spoiled the whole movie for you, it doesn't matter who is killing or dying, since you won't care about any of them.
Rated 20 May 2014
67
21st
No character development and uneven pacing hurts a unique premise and awesome visuals and gore. The high body count keeps things interesting but the second act slogs by as characters just move from place to place instead of develop personalities. Good scares though
Rated 04 Nov 2007
72
57th
Director David Slade goes for the throat literally with this graphic novel adaptation, a merciless bloodbath that would rather leap in our faces than actually frighten us, but the tension is high here, the performances are pretty standard, and the film has a consistent menacing sense of dread. As the season goes, this one is good for a shock or two, and we aren't likely to see any better to come for quite a while. I was hooked, but not fully engaged.
Rated 07 Mar 2010
89
80th
A vampire movie outside the cliches, and without the hype. Well made, kind of gory, and with a decent set up.
Rated 25 Jan 2012
50
21st
Great concept vs. Josh Hartnett
Rated 03 Jun 2008
74
33rd
Josh Hartnett is woefully miscast, the first act drags too much, and by the last act things just fall into hysterics. However, the middle of the movie is quite good and tense.
Rated 21 Mar 2009
25
37th
"The vampires do all their killing right away, which leaves them with little or nothing to do for the better part of a month except stand around caked with blood beards. Granted, the vicious attack on the town creates some memorably horrific images, but one could imagine a better, more suspenseful movie in which the vampires killed the townspeople off more slowly, rather than all at once."
Rated 03 Aug 2011
60
46th
I dig it. It's better than most other 'monster' movies.
Rated 10 May 2008
49
30th
Good premise let down by stupid characters making laughable decisions. Very poor handling of the timespan of the movie: 30 days whisk by once the protagonists go into hiding. Saved somewhat by sleek filming and a great setting.
Rated 08 Mar 2012
100
98th
Another favorite of mine for the holiday season. There's something about all of that snow and isolation...
Rated 09 Jan 2017
29
16th
I watched most of it thinking, "Hmm, I'm not going to hate this. It's not good or anything, but watching it isn't going to waste any life experience." Then, at some point, maybe it was deep into it where they all decide to go to the power station or whatever, that my brain decided, "No, this is dumb and you're dumb for watching it." And then the final conflict happens, and I'm left flabbergasted that people actually decided that was how the film was to end. Flabbergasted. That's a good word.
Rated 13 Apr 2009
1
3rd
"Desperate gorehounds might appreciate the fonts of crimson, but this vampire flick is anaemic and toothless."
Rated 11 Feb 2008
28
11th
The good premise is completely wasted by a horrible script and awful acting. What have you done to your career David?
Rated 24 Jul 2009
45
11th
Did the townspeople not have any garlic? Or did that crazy unexplained bearded guy destroy it all as well..
Rated 17 Nov 2007
75
55th
The best vampire movie to hit the big screen in a long time. Does exactly what you wnat it to do, provides just under two hours of mindless fun & gore.
Rated 19 Jul 2010
77
67th
This movie ends in a slightly unexpected way but it hardly ruins the effort built up from the beginning. Mostly good.
Rated 05 Jan 2008
55
23rd
Shows a little more imagination than your average vampire movie, diminished somewhat by plot inconsistencies and weak dialogue.
Rated 29 Oct 2007
60
41st
I think I jumped a few times, but that had more to do with the EXCELLENT scoring/sound editing in this film. Nice touch with the vampire language too. Other than that - predictable gore - flat story - formula performances.
Rated 14 Jun 2011
30
7th
Concept is A-OK but they blew it. Dumb, tedious junk.
Rated 01 Feb 2015
19
7th
Standard issue, stupid vampire/zombie horror flick, a bit more stylish than most.
Rated 29 Jan 2008
1
6th
I thought the opening shots were really good, and it had me convinced this movie was going to have some sort of awesome, desolate atmosphere. I was wrong. The characters and structure of the film are all pretty standard. I didn't like the characterization of the vampires (the leader has some pretty horrible lines), and the ending was lame.
Rated 17 Jun 2013
71
39th
This movie was kind of uneven, but it had some pretty great vampire scenes and a legitmately creepy setting.
Rated 30 Jan 2019
40
11th
Unrealistic survival bullshit where everybody is a saint. The casting is good but that head vampire? Worst looking vampire ever. He looks so fake with that make up. Not one single unique moment... it's just hide and seek with people occasionally sacrifice themselves! Besides the idea is "30 Long Nights" but it feels like only 1 day has passed.
Rated 19 Jul 2008
25
15th
I think that it was not necessary one any more movie of vampire / zombie. Still more than it does not add anything of new.
Rated 09 May 2012
72
29th
The look and feel of the movie was great, as was its ability to avoid revealing every piece of plot in the beginning. The problem is it ultimately never showed its hand. Needed to dig further into the relationship of its protagonists, as well as the origin of the Vampires.
Rated 28 Oct 2007
70
47th
Atmospheric and beautiful with some nice gore but somehow not the movie you want it to be.
Rated 15 Sep 2012
10
2nd
The vampires were exceedingly lame and stupid. Vampire language and vocalizations were particularly awful. If not for Josh Hartnell and Melissa George it would have been a complete waste of time. A few good SFX, but not very scary because it was so unbelievable and stupid. By the end I was sick of idiotic vampires and asinine plot. Blowing up a house with a box of flares was lame. Super crappy ending. This movie would have been much better with a pack of grisly bears instead of vampires.
Rated 17 Nov 2008
73
61st
Gloomy and original baseline for a vampire movie. Maybe I especially liked it being from Finland and all (we basicly have 90 days of night in the winter :P) There was some discrepancy and the ending kind of flopped but I still thoroughly enjoyed this flick.
Rated 26 Jan 2009
65
16th
so that's why the vampires went there
Rated 19 May 2008
48
13th
horrible
Rated 23 Jul 2008
33
4th
I just couldn't get into it. The villains were silly and I didn't care about even one of the models.
Rated 07 Jun 2010
32
18th
Could have been good.....Sadly it wasn't.
Rated 20 Nov 2012
70
47th
enjoyable bloody film
Rated 24 Oct 2007
65
51st
Pretty cool until the unbelievably stupid ending practically ruins it.
Rated 10 Jun 2009
68
65th
Vampires attack an isolated Alaskan town. OK.
Rated 17 Dec 2007
10
1st
If it weren't for the fact that I rode to this movie with someone I'd have walked out. I still almost did in spite of that. A plot that makes no sense executed with consistent clumsiness lands this movie on the list of things I hate. Wouldn't it have made more sense for the Vampires to not be so obvious about their feeding? You know, leaving heads on sticks and dismembered torsos laying around, instead of killing everyone to hide the fact that they're vampires? Apparently someone disagrees.
Rated 25 Sep 2010
62
30th
Slick set up and decent production is let down by bad acting and a lack of development. Not a big fan of Hartnett.
Rated 08 Oct 2008
40
25th
Josh Hartnett still doesn't manage to convince but I like the overall feel to the movie plus a couple of great shots from above of the chaos.
Rated 09 Dec 2011
58
12th
A lightweight version of The Thing. Everything has just been done better. Not boring, but quite forgettable.
Rated 18 Jan 2009
50
6th
So so. I thought the story was a little dull.
Rated 27 Oct 2007
59
30th
The film has great atmosphere and a decent look, but everything else about it is pretty weak sauce. Casting is bleh, and the story isn't plotted terribly well.
Rated 02 Jan 2009
37
10th
Heavily cliched and terribly acted (how has Harnett a career?) if competently directed.
Rated 26 Apr 2009
45
12th
WHYYYYYY
Rated 25 Feb 2008
3
61st
A lot of the tension is diffused when they're brought out of the shadows, which unfortunately comes very early in the film. Still, it's a breath of fresh air for vampire movies. There's no Marylin Manson on the soundtrack, and no goofy Anne Rice sexy fey vampire crap.
Rated 29 Aug 2011
68
37th
Good horror film!
Rated 09 May 2009
65
72nd
I enjoyed seeing vampires portrayed as the monsters they are from lore. Some pretty cool scenes, and the suspense was there for the most part. Basically just a fun horror romp.
Rated 22 May 2009
65
15th
120 Minutes of Shite
Rated 26 Jul 2016
0
4th
Relentlessly dire.
Rated 26 Feb 2008
50
5th
the movie is amusing but nothing more. Some gruesome visuals in it and it totally tears apart the complexity of the vampire mind and turns them into mindless killing machines. Blood & Chocolate, Underworld and Perfect Creature do a much nicer and more in too depth job. This is just your average slaughterfest
Rated 24 Oct 2007
68
38th
Tense, gory action makes 30 Days of Night exciting once it picks up. The small-town winter setting is perfect for the desolate atmosphere the creepy visuals have, but ultimately it's a spotty storyline that brings down the film significantly. If we knew where the vampires were from, why they were dressed in suits, why they were in Alaska, and other things like that it might have made it more interesting.
Rated 02 May 2009
75
54th
Not bad actually...leave de brain in de freezer nd enjoy de gore show :D
Rated 27 Oct 2007
76
41st
Scary as shit. Some of the most frightening noises I've ever heard.
Rated 29 Jul 2008
71
19th
Although this isn't a bad film and visually it looks excellent, it just didn't do it for me. Probably worth a look, but I found it quite slow and Josh Hartnett looked a tad to young for the role.
Rated 06 Jun 2013
40
29th
I was irritated by the endless squealing and screeching by the vampires. I guess it was supposed to be disturbing or something, but it's constant, and I just found it annoying. I never really felt that the protagonists were isolated for 30 days either, and there's no real depiction of time or hardship. To be kind; it looks good for a film shot in near blackness, and there is an entertaining splash of gore. Enjoyable for one viewing, but significantly flawed.
Rated 13 Mar 2016
90
63rd
Good for a few watches.
Rated 21 Sep 2008
80
29th
i thought it was great! fisrt vampire movie to make me freak out! very scary and was so happy to finally see a vampire flick that scared the living day lights out of me. plus love josh hartnett, soo hot!
Rated 06 Aug 2010
69
22nd
Good premise.
Rated 14 Sep 2008
4
35th
Good concept. OK setup. Poor execution. Hartnett is a pretty bad actor.
Rated 10 Jan 2010
53
53rd
I really liked this when I first saw it but having rewatched it since I can see how flawed it is. Problem number one, Josh Hartnett is miscast & the rest of the actors (excepting Huston, Foster & Boone Jr) are forgettable. Secondly, the vampire invasion happens far too early. They're at their best in the shadows, at the edges of the screen, so milking the suspense would have done wonders. Pity because the premise is great; the vampires are just velociraptors with clothes out in the open.
Rated 15 Jun 2012
87
63rd
Pretty good.
Rated 24 May 2012
70
66th
It looks so good!
Rated 09 Jan 2012
70
64th
7- recommended, good
Rated 13 Nov 2017
86
72nd
BACK-FILLING WHOLE LOT OF FILMS NOT SEEN FOR A LONG, LONG TIME -> Recall/Scores may be 20-30% off. Not at all offended, grateful actually, if anyone wants 2 drop me a cordial msg if think memory dulled a gem or gave a rosy tint to a clunker. IE. Tell me WHY I am wrong & what U think I should've scored. Love film chat/debate Only end fight is bit feeble l think. But, I remember this as seriously creepy & impressive after GF dragged me simply to see 'her' JH! I still recall a lot of +'ve scenes
Rated 16 Dec 2007
65
31st
Terrifying right up until the moment we see the vampires and, worse, they open their mouths to speak. They lapse into cartoonish villainy and pseudo-Zenisms like "what is broken must be broken". Beautifully shot though and blood on snow (& oil on snow) is real pretty.
Rated 26 Oct 2012
50
20th
* Casting, Acting : 4 * Script : 5 * Directing, Aura : 5 * Ease of Viewing : 6 * Naked Eye : 5
Rated 22 Oct 2016
71
33rd
The strength of these vampires is so vast that they probably only needed 30 minutes of night to almost succeed. I thought the the vamps in this movie were pretty cool. Especially the one played by Danny Huston. Other notable people in this film were Ben Foster, Melissa George and Josh Hartnett. So yes, I liked the creatures, but did I like the movie? Ehhhh, it was good but not great. Some parts of the film drag on quite a bit...
Rated 24 Mar 2008
69
37th
Illogical, clichéd, but cool setting and Melissa George make this movie worth seeing.
Rated 19 Jul 2010
70
76th
probably my favorite vampire movie
Rated 23 Oct 2010
60
62nd
30 Days of Night is an entertaining film, but not necessarily one that is all that scary. The vampires are brutal creatures to be sure, but their role in the film is more to sit back and intimidate than actually go down from their rooftop perches and cause trouble. The survivors from the initial attack are well-developed, and apart from the poor acting of Josh Hartnett, they are fairly well acted. There are entertaining parts, but there just isn't too much there in terms of horror.
Rated 20 Apr 2008
50
19th
Yawn a minute rubbish vampires lazy lazy lazy.
Rated 04 Aug 2012
1
20th
Sounded ok but the baddies were too silly to bear.
Rated 04 Mar 2009
65
38th
Typical horror movie flaws but an overall above-average flick.
Rated 19 Sep 2008
65
18th
crap story!
Rated 11 Feb 2008
35
23rd
Director of Hard candy decides to make a vampire movie based on comic book with Sam Raimi producing it (I admit that the movies he has produced are pretty bad but come on the guy is Sam Raimi). How could it go wrong? Well it can and it did. Somewhere along the line they turned the movie into your regular cheesy horror flick without any sight of logic.
Rated 13 May 2010
30
31st
Friggin scary
Rated 27 Oct 2011
20
41st
"Pushes things into violent, hardcore territory all too similar to Danny Boyle's zombie-outbreak flick 28 Days Later and its 2007 sequel." - Nick Schager
Rated 18 Sep 2008
70
41st
Standard vampire flick, but some parts makes it stand out. Like the vampires and the last 20 minutes.

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