They're not just best friends, they're blood brothers.
Based on the popular books, the story tells of Tony who wants a friend to add some adventure to his life. What he gets is Rudolph, a vampire kid with a good appetite. The two end up inseparable, but their fun is cut short when all the hopes of the vampire race could be gone forever in single night. With Tony's access to the daytime world, he helps them to find what they've always wanted.
The Little Vampire (2000) is a family, adventure, comedy and fantasy film directed by Uli Edel, released on October 13, 2000 with a runtime of 1h 35m. It stars Jonathan Lipnicki, Richard E. Grant, Jim Carter and Alice Krige. Viewers rate it 7.0 out of 10 across 490 ratings.
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Jonathan Lipnicki
as Tony Thompson
Richard E. Grant
as Frederick Sackville-Bagg
Jim Carter
as Rookery
Alice Krige
as Freda Sackville-Bagg
Rollo Weeks
as Rudolph Sackville-Bagg
Anna Popplewell
as Anna Sackville-Bagg
Pamela Gidley
as Dottie Thompson
Tommy Hinkley
as Bob Thompson
Dean Cook
as Gregory Sackville-Bagg
Iain De Caestecker
as Nigel
Elizabeth Berrington
as Elizabeth McAshton
Nick Smith
as Mailman
Directed by Uli Edel, written by Karey Kirkpatrick, Larry Wilson and Angela Sommer-Bodenburg, produced by Klaus Bauschulte, Carsten H.W. Lorenz and Richard Claus.
Average viewer score of 7.0/10 from 490 ratings.
With his family just moved from urban America to rural Scotland, the young "Tony" (Jonathan Lipnicki) is naturally a bit discombobulated. It doesn't help that he keeps dreaming of vampires and both his parents and his fellow pupils at school think he's maybe a bit bonkers. Well guess who is going to have the last laugh when he meets "Rudolph" (Rollo Weeks) who is (quite literally) hanging around in his bedroom.…
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The Little Vampire (2000) is currently available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. No subscription streaming option is listed right now, so availability may change.
The main cast of The Little Vampire (2000) includes Jonathan Lipnicki, Richard E. Grant, Jim Carter, Alice Krige and Rollo Weeks. The film was directed by Uli Edel. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Little Vampire was released on October 13, 2000 and runs for 1h 35m.
The Little Vampire (2000) holds an average rating of 7.0 out of 10 from 490 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy family, adventure and comedy films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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