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Stake Land

Stake Land

2011
Drama, Sci-fi
1h 38m
Martin was a normal teenage boy before the country collapsed in an empty pit of economic and political disaster. A vampire epidemic has swept across what is left of the nation's abandoned towns and cities, and it's up to Mister, a death dealing, rogue vampire hunter, to get Martin safely north to Canada, the continent's New Eden.

Stake Land

2011
Drama, Sci-fi
1h 38m
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Rated 14 Dec 2011
92
95th
FINALLY! A movie that proves Christian fundamentalists are more of a threat to post-apocalyptic society than vampire zombies...but that both are trumped by Christian fundamentalist vampire zombies.
Rated 16 Oct 2019
67
54th
Zombieland without the humor. It's an interesting road trip film, but I don't know what it is that separates these vampires from being zombies, really. Stake Land sounds better than Shoot Them in the Head Land I guess. I always wanted to see this because Kim Coates is clearly the guy on the cover, but, of course, he's not in this and that's not him on the cover. I haven't been this disappointed since I sat through The Doors waiting for Val Kilmer to show up.
Rated 15 Nov 2011
71
62nd
Not just Zombieland with vampires. OK, the basic plot is a carbon copy: experienced monster hunter adopts hapless teenager as they travel through a post-apocalyptic USA, picking up other survivors, fighting off the undead and insane survivalist cults. But the tone and execution are completely different, owing more to The Road than Shaun of the Dead. Bleak, beautifully shot, and relentlessly grim, with vampires that make those in 30 Days Of Night look like Twilight.
Rated 13 Oct 2011
79
77th
Rated 01 Dec 2011
83
89th
The silent and gritty formula works a treat for this tense road movie which takes all the best bits of The Road and Zombieland while avoiding the pessimism of the former and the tongue-in-cheek of the latter. The characters' ragged appearance is the first seed of sympathy. It then hooks you in by pitting them against an ever-present threat which grows increasingly dangerous. Many directors could learn a lot from Mickle's masterful shotmaking and storytelling in this resurrection of a dead genre.
Rated 01 Oct 2011
86
94th
What a awesome movie vampire/zombie. The lead Nick Damice was great you couldn't ask for better. I am hoping for a part 2.
Rated 04 Jun 2011
65
48th
The biggest problem with this film is that the plot doesn't really go anywhere. Don't get me wrong, the dialogue is good and the plot is well written, but the characters are just wandering around aimlessly, trying to survive. Also the vampire epidemic and its origins are not explored at all. That being said, it's still pretty good for what it is. Bleak though, at times almost depressing. But still recommended.
Rated 24 Apr 2016
70
30th
This movie is entertaining. Sucks you in right from the opening scene. I love this movie, stayed true to form to its genre. Did not disappoint.
Rated 03 Aug 2014
28
9th
I thought they already made The Road movie, why bother making worse version with silly vampires? It looks like a 90s TV series and also it is boring. There.
Rated 26 May 2014
45
21st
This post-apocalyptic vampire film flirts with existential themes, perhaps to set itself apart from the countless others of the same genre, but it never really follows through. And that plot twist about a "thinking vampire" is just so stupid and nonsensical and completely at odds with the film's realism-tinged, somber tone.
Rated 26 Oct 2013
2
46th
The Walking Dead tellyshow with a The Road journey, some Zombieland buddy stuff and a cult-like gang à la 28 Days Later. Not bad but all done before and completely predictable. I did really enjoy the cello-heavy soundtrack though.
Rated 14 Dec 2012
37
97th
When the feel-good romantic line of a movie is: "It's Walter." - "I'll kill him." You know you've got something special. This film is surprisingly new and unique post-apocalypse/undead film. It had great jump scenes, gruesome graphics, great action, cool heroes, and a few touching moments, one of which was a kill scene! This is an out of the box film! I love it!
Rated 10 Jan 2012
74
52nd
73.500
Rated 03 Oct 2011
80
56th
very nice
Rated 10 Aug 2011
60
51st
Most of this post apocalyptic vision is indeed spectacular, and it suits the film to have a dead serious tone to it. However the ending absolutely ruins everything for me.
Rated 17 Jul 2011
60
63rd
Okay Movie
Rated 09 Jul 2011
6
55th
Poor man's "The Road"/"Children of Men". But actually very decent indeed.
Rated 26 Oct 2023
65
46th
Surprisingly nice. It has some 'Last of Us' moods with a similar concept of a mentor bringing his young ward (kind of) along for a journey through dangerous places. I always like the survival aspect in these kinds of movies, too, though sometimes that means that it bothers me when some survival aspect is not entirely explained. Solid acting, well-written characters, and nicely dark and bleak moods. The pacing felt a bit uneven, like it could have been all brought together in a better way.
Rated 09 Oct 2020
72
87th
Take the premise of Zombieland, turn it into a drama with the complete opposite tone, and trade zombies for vampires. You are left with Stake Land, the thinking man's vampire movie. The somber tone shapes some good drama, strong characters, and plenty of twisted gore. There are a few odd turns throughout, but also some great, surprising choices. This one surprised me in all the right ways. Highly recommended for any horror buffs out there.
Rated 01 Nov 2016
51
10th
I can't fault them for trying something different, unfortunately all the building blocks here are ridiculously cliche.
Rated 13 Oct 2016
34
34th
So boring, and has pig-squealing vampires. It sucks........ (get it...........)
Rated 15 Oct 2014
48
17th
What a pretentious bullshit! A great cinematography, though.
Rated 22 Apr 2014
90
61st
I like a good survivor movie. And I liked this one.
Rated 16 Jan 2014
72
63rd
The best vampire movie in over a decade!
Rated 29 Oct 2013
77
55th
76.500
Rated 28 Oct 2013
23
18th
Nothing new for me - even the new religion side reminded me of Judge Dredd or Blake 7.
Rated 14 Aug 2013
37
36th
Unimpressive
Rated 27 Jul 2013
40
43rd
Watchable but not very interesting combo of vampires and all-American road movie. I'm sure the makers were trying to stake a point about the destruction of middle America by but I'm not American, so I don't give a toss and any allegory it might have had was wasted on me.
Rated 23 Jun 2013
80
77th
I passed up this movie thinking it would be low budget and bullshit. My bad, it had an interesting story and a new take.
Rated 21 Mar 2013
42
21st
Another proof that vampire movies suck and unfortunately not only blood.Zombies' make-up is ridiculous as well as the murder of younger guy's family.There are many ghoulish and grotesque looking, unnecessary scenes.There is no background of what actually happened before events take place - the easier way for a script writer,the more boring way for a watcher.Taking into account women are only used as an addition for a male journey thread, it's rather chauvinistic. All in all, nothing interesting.
Rated 01 Mar 2013
65
60th
not bad
Rated 30 Jan 2013
65
51st
6 recommended
Rated 02 Jan 2013
38
54th
A good film, and I really like the lead actor Connor Paolo. He dose a great job. The film is full of small continuity errors but it's still good.
Rated 11 Nov 2012
73
49th
I thought it was ok and the vampire zombies were pretty cool.
Rated 07 Oct 2012
80
95th
Most of the acting and characters were ok, though Connor Paolo's character really needed to be someone with more screen presence. I'm also really sick of Danielle Harris, because she is really awful in everything. The scene at the beginning with the baby pretty much set the mood of the rest of the film, so it was pretty dark and bleak. Worth a watch because of the great atmosphere and cinematography, and for these types of films, the mood and setting really need to be 'characters' as well.
Rated 25 Jun 2012
80
93rd
A really good Horror/drama that would play out much better as a zombie movie then a vampire flick.
Rated 12 Dec 2011
50
41st
A vampire road movie. I wish there was more emphasis on the brotherhood. That was quite an original take on what some people will do in an apocalyptic disaster. I hope there will be a prequel to this one ' Stake Land - The Brotherhood Rising ' or something like that.
Rated 09 Dec 2011
60
52nd
A surprisingly good film, especially given the now cliche milieu it's set in (not only do we have a post-apocalyptic society, but there are vampires threatening it too). The most compelling parts of the movie are the characters, especially the character named "Mister," who remains largely mysterious throughout the film but is never frustrating because he's such a badass vampire hunter guy. I wouldn't mind a prequel/sequel explaining his backstory.
Rated 10 Nov 2011
59
30th
This has some pretty good characters and nice makeup, but I think I just might be getting sick of post-apocalypse stories. This is just like all the others: mysterious loner hero who nonetheless picks up strays, deals with religious nutjobs and other people just as dangerous as the monster/disease/what have you. Not a bad movie, but I expected more after hearing so much buzz.
Rated 03 Nov 2011
68
35th
A well done post Apocalypse road movie that fell just a little short for me.There's almost no purpose other then for them to survive and what happened is not explained at all.What made this film work better then most of these kind of films is the somber and tense tone of the film and that the pacing kept it interesting throughout.
Rated 05 Oct 2011
59
61st
Starts off really strong but gets weaker as it chugs along, the conflict with the main bad guy just feels out of place in an apocalyptic, everything-is-fucked scenario.
Rated 14 Sep 2011
81
78th
It's a slow paced and sobering rendition of the vampire apocalypse movie, which ends up being very entertaining, relying more on the tone and atmosphere than dollars and explosions.
Rated 03 Aug 2011
75
54th
There are little scenes here and there that I felt were a little silly, but then there were really awesome scenes too. More awesome than silly, all-in-all. The rest of the movie was good too, with a good atmosphere, and a plot that may just be people wandering around trying to survive, but I enjoy that. It is like The Road in that sense, and I feel it's stronger for it. You have a badass character teaching a younger guy, who comes into his own, and the ending was well done.
Rated 02 Aug 2011
70
60th
A slight variation on the standard zombie film. A decent afternoon film about a group of people headed to "New Eden" aka Canada to escape the vamps and scamps.

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