Every family has its demons.
Vampire Barnabas Collins is inadvertently freed from his tomb and emerges into the very changed world of 1972. He returns to Collinwood Manor to find that his once-grand estate and family have fallen into ruin.
Dark Shadows (2012) is a comedy and fantasy film directed by Tim Burton, released on May 9, 2012 with a runtime of 1h 53m. It stars Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Eva Green and Helena Bonham Carter. Viewers rate it 6.1 out of 10 across 7,722 ratings.
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Official trailers, teasers, clips and featurettes for Dark Shadows.
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Johnny Depp
as Barnabas Collins
Michelle Pfeiffer
as Elizabeth Collins Stoddard
Eva Green
as Angelique Bouchard
Helena Bonham Carter
as Dr. Julia Hoffman
Chloë Grace Moretz
as Carolyn Stoddard
Bella Heathcote
as Victoria Winters / Josette DuPres
Gulliver McGrath
as David Collins
Jackie Earle Haley
as Willie Loomis
Jonny Lee Miller
as Roger Collins
Ray Shirley
as Mrs. Johnson
Christopher Lee
as Clarney
Alice Cooper
as Self
Directed by Tim Burton, written by Seth Grahame-Smith, John August and Seth Grahame-Smith, produced by Johnny Depp, Christi Dembrowski and David Kennedy.
Average viewer score of 6.1/10 from 7,722 ratings.
Let's leave it all at the door here. I loved Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, and Batman. Hated Batman Returns, Alice in Wonderland, and Willy Wonka. Could care less about Nightmare before Christmas and Sweeney Todd. Okay, so I'm not a Tim Burton hater. I'm not a huge Tim Burton fan. I think in this situation, I'm as close as you get to the average movie goer. No agenda, no attachments. That being said, this film…
Reviewed on May 13, 2012
I generally like Tim Burton as well as Johnny Depp. This movie was no exception. It is a dark (of course with Tim Burton) comedy with some hint of action/thriller in it. I would not really characterize it as a horror movie even though there are a vampire as well as a witch and a werewolf in it. Of course there is the romance stuff but I personally feel that is really more of a background or justification to the…
Reviewed on February 25, 2018
***I don’t get all the hate*** On coastal Maine, a Vampire named Barnabas Collins (Johnny Depp) is released in 1972 after almost 200 years in captivity and reacquaints himself with his family’s chateau & the nearby fishing village. Michelle Pfeiffer plays the Collins matriarch, Helena Bonham Carter the in-house shrink, Eva Green a conniving witch, Bella Heathcote the reincarnation of Barnabas’ long-lost love and…
Reviewed on November 4, 2018
I'm sorry but I am incapable of buying 50-year-old Johnny Depp as the immortal, youthful, irresistible heir to his father's New World empire. Maybe in a better movie, I would have been too distracted to be bothered by it, but this is Tim Burton's 2012 reboot of _Dark Shadows_, so that was not the case. _Final rating:★★ - Had some things that appeal to me, but a poor finished product._
Reviewed on May 19, 2020
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The main cast of Dark Shadows (2012) includes Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Eva Green, Helena Bonham Carter and Chloë Grace Moretz. The film was directed by Tim Burton. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Dark Shadows was released on May 9, 2012 and runs for 1h 53m.
Dark Shadows (2012) holds an average rating of 6.1 out of 10 from 7,722 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy and fantasy films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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