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Dark Shadows
Dark Shadows

Dark Shadows

May 9, 2012
1h 53m
Comedy
Fantasy
Critics
85/100
Story
82/100
Acting
88/100
Cinematography
90/100
Soundtrack
80/100

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.

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Director
Tim Burton
Cast
Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Eva Green, Helena Bonham Carter, Chloë Grace Moretz, Bella Heathcote, Gulliver McGrath, Jackie Earle Haley, Jonny Lee Miller, Ray Shirley
Release Date
May 9, 2012
Production
Tim Burton Productions, Infinitum Nihil, GK Films, Village Roadshow Pictures, Dan Curtis Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures, The Zanuck Company

Rating Distribution

User Ratings

5 Stars65%
1235
4 Stars25%
475
3 Stars8%
152
2 Stars2%
38
1 Stars0%
0
Total: 1,900 ratings

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