Against an army of Immortals, one warrior must draw first blood.
The Daywalker known as "Blade" - a half-vampire, half-mortal man - becomes the protector of humanity against an underground army of vampires.
Blade (1998) is a horror and action film directed by Stephen Norrington, released on August 21, 1998 with a runtime of 2h 1m. It stars Wesley Snipes, Stephen Dorff, Kris Kristofferson and N'Bushe Wright. Viewers rate it 6.9 out of 10 across 6,941 ratings.
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Wesley Snipes
as Blade
Stephen Dorff
as Deacon Frost
Kris Kristofferson
as Whistler
N'Bushe Wright
as Karen
Donal Logue
as Quinn
Udo Kier
as Dragonetti
Arly Jover
as Mercury
Traci Lords
as Racquel
Kevin Patrick Walls
as Krieger
Tim Guinee
as Curtis Webb
Sanaa Lathan
as Vanessa
Eric Edwards
as Pearl
Directed by Stephen Norrington, written by David S. Goyer, Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan, produced by Robert Engelman, Peter Frankfurt and Wesley Snipes.
Average viewer score of 6.9/10 from 6,941 ratings.
Blade is tons of fun, particularly when viewed through the nostalgic lens of 90s action cinema. It's also worth noting that the success of this movie - an R rated vampire flick with an African American lead - gave birth to the comic book movie era. The action, effects, and music are silly and dated, plus the story makes no sense. But Blade is nevertheless still fun.
Reviewed on March 9, 2019
First released in 1998, Blade brought commercial success back to Super Hero films, after the woeful distribution of films like Batman & Robin and Steel stopped the genre in its tracks. Starring Wesley Snipes as the eponymous Half-Vampire/Half-Human hybrid come Super Hero/Vampire Hunter, Blade works with Dr. Karen Jensen and Abraham Whistler (Kris Kristofferson) in order to defeat vampires Deacon Frost (Stephen…
Reviewed on August 25, 2019
The Daywalker. Half human and half vampire, Blade's function in life is to rid the world of vampires, he is driven forward by the notion that his mother was killed by his half brethren. This is no ordinary vampire film, this is nothing to do with bearing crosses and creatures making music of the night, this is armoured weaponry, dazzling swordplay and a protagonist that is as cool as anything that has leaped off of…
Reviewed on April 14, 2020
Some good fight scenes and like Snipes in the role (reminded me of a time when he was trying) and Stephen Dorff was an okay villain, plus it was a serviceable plot. However, and I know this was 1997/98 when it was made, but the CGI at the end took me out of it (hell, good CGI done today takes me out of these sorts of films). But all in all, found it entertaining enough. **3.75/5**
Reviewed on December 2, 2020
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Blade (1998) 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 Blade (1998) includes Wesley Snipes, Stephen Dorff, Kris Kristofferson, N'Bushe Wright and Donal Logue. The film was directed by Stephen Norrington. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Blade was released on August 21, 1998 and runs for 2h 1m.
Blade (1998) holds an average rating of 6.9 out of 10 from 6,941 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy horror and action films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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