Every war has a beginning.
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.
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009) is a fantasy, action and thriller film directed by Patrick Tatopoulos, released on January 22, 2009 with a runtime of 1h 32m. It stars Rhona Mitra, Bill Nighy, Michael Sheen and Shane Brolly. Viewers rate it 6.5 out of 10 across 4,048 ratings.
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Rhona Mitra
as Sonja
Bill Nighy
as Viktor
Michael Sheen
as Lucian
Shane Brolly
as Kraven
Steven Mackintosh
as Andreas Tanis
Kevin Grevioux
as Raze
David Aston
as Coloman
Geraldine Brophy
as Nobleman's Wife
Leighton Cardno
as Fearful Lycan
Elizabeth Hawthorne
as Orsova
Jason Hood
as Death Dealer
Mark Mitchinson
as Nobleman
Directed by Patrick Tatopoulos, written by Danny McBride, Danny McBride and Len Wiseman, produced by Gary Lucchesi, Len Wiseman and Tom Rosenberg.
Average viewer score of 6.5/10 from 4,048 ratings.
I should have crushed you under my heel the day you were born. Underworld: Rise of the Lycans is the prequel to the previous two Underworld films. It tells the story about what led to the werewolf/vampire feud, with bloody energetic results. In core essence this is Braveheart/Spartacus, only in CGI laden horror/action form. Michael Sheen buffs up into Karl Urban, who as Lucian (bad ass Lycan) leads his species to a…
Reviewed on October 9, 2015
No idea why the rating for this flick is hovering just above 50"%. As far as prequels go this one is brilliant. The first movie left a lot of gaps in the story, where did Lucian come from, what started the war, how did he get to be the lover of the King's daughter in the first place. While there is a lot of epic battles with the gore that goes with, this movie is easily the best movie in the franchise, which is…
Reviewed on July 1, 2017
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Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009) is available to stream on Philo, YouTube TV, Starz Amazon Channel, Starz, Starz Apple TV channel and Starz Roku Premium Channel, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home and Plex. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009) includes Rhona Mitra, Bill Nighy, Michael Sheen, Shane Brolly and Steven Mackintosh. The film was directed by Patrick Tatopoulos. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans was released on January 22, 2009 and runs for 1h 32m.
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009) holds an average rating of 6.5 out of 10 from 4,048 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy fantasy, action and thriller films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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