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30 Days of Night

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30 Days of Night reviews
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6.7 User Score:

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Based on 29 critic reviews
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Movie Info

Genre(s): Horror  |  Suspense/Thriller

Written by: Ben Templesmith (comic)
Steve Niles (comic)
Brian Nelson, Stuart Beattie
Steve Niles

Directed by: David Slade

Release Date:
Theatrical: October 19, 2007
DVD: February 26, 2008

Running Time: 113 minutes, Color

Origin: New Zealand / USA

Summary

RATING: R for strong horror violence and language

Starring Josh Hartnett, Melissa George, Ben Foster, Danny Huston, and Manu Bennett

For 30 days every winter, the isolated town of Barrow, Alaska is plunged into a state of complete darkness. It's a bitter time when most of the inhabitants head south. This winter, a mysterious group of strangers appear: bloodthirsty vampires, ready to take advantage of the uninterrupted darkness to feed on the residents remaining in town. Barrow's Sheriff Eben, his estranged wife Stella, and an ever-shrinking group of survivors must do anything they can to last until daylight. (Columbia Pictures)

What The Critics Said

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80

Film Threat Pete Vonder Haar

Decent vampire movies are few and far between, and I’m having a hard time remembering a recent one that impressed me like 30 Days of Night.

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80

Empire James Dyer

This slick and sticky horror is the most accomplished treatment of vampire lore since Near Dark.

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75

ReelViews James Berardinelli

Works on its own terms, which is more than can be said of most horror films these days. If this is the kind of movie you're looking for, it delivers.

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75

Philadelphia Inquirer Tirdad Derakhshani

It's a bloodsucker's paradise.

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75

Portland Oregonian M. E. Russell

It's not perfect or "Shining"-level inspired, but it's solid.

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75

San Francisco Chronicle Peter Hartlaub

A well-paced and entertaining horror debut.

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75

USA Today Scott Bowles

It loses some of its bite by film's end, but 30 Days of Night manages to do for the vampire genre what "28 Days Later" did for the zombie flick: give age-old monsters a modern-day makeover.

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70

Washington Post Desson Thomson

Directed by David Slade ("Hard Candy"), the action scenes are artful and terrifying; these killers move so quickly and decisively, there seems to be no hope for humanity.

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67

Austin Chronicle Marc Savlov

These days, it's dark everywhere. Which makes Slade's wild, often exhilarating neo-Western ride into frostbit vampirism something of a respite, albeit one awash gore.

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67

The Onion (A.V. Club) Scott Tobias

Which is more interesting: Vampires fighting over the potential long-term blowback of their Alaskan buffet, or a couple of exes bonding under duress? Seems like an easy decision, but 30 Days Of Night makes the wrong choice.

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63

TV Guide Maitland McDonagh

Mark Boone Jr. makes a vivid impression as eccentric loner Beau Brower, and Danny Huston is mesmerizing as the leader of the shrieking, slashing, wallowing-in-gore bloodsuckers. They effortlessly eclipse the rest of the cast.

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63

The Globe and Mail (Toronto) Rick Groen

Like most kiddies games, this one starts out fun and then gets tired. Inevitably, that's when Slade tries to revive our interest by upping the gore quotient.

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63

Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert

It is well-made, well-photographed and plausibly acted, and is better than it needs to be.

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63

Premiere Eric Alt

It's all pulled off with a firm sense of the fun in being scared.

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63

Boston Globe Ty Burr

A proficient, atmospheric fangfest that does nothing you haven't seen before but still does it passably well.

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63

Miami Herald Connie Ogle

Based on a graphic novel, 30 Days of Night opens with a premise so promising it seems almost impossible to screw up.

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60

New York Magazine David Edelstein

Danny Huston is screamingly funny as the alternately finicky and savage Head Ghoul--he’s like something spewed forth from the bowels of the Politburo. The problem is structural.

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58

Baltimore Sun Michael Sragow

It's seductive in its buildup but overall as subtle and, alas, as humorless as a hatchet to the brain.

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58

Seattle Post-Intelligencer Andy Spletzer

With such a good concept for a vampire movie, it's hard to believe it turned out to be this boring.

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50

Variety Dennis Harvey

Excels at bloodthirsty action, though dialogue and human-interest aspects are a tad anemic. Result is a mixed bag but has a catchy premise and quite enough splatter to satisfy gorehounds.

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50

Chicago Tribune Michael Phillips

Nearly two hours long, 30 Days of Night makes you feel the cold (though it was shot in New Zealand) and feel the fangs, but it also makes you feel like 30 days is a pretty long time.

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50

Village Voice Robert Wilonsky

Director David Slade's stab at the story is actually rather ordinary.

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50

Chicago Reader Andrea Gronvall

Forget about a stake through the heart: sheriff Josh Hartnett discovers that decapitation is the best way to stop the bloodsuckers, who suggest feral, steroid-crazed gymnasts as they scale buildings and leap onto moving vehicles.

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40

Los Angeles Times John Anderson

The movie thus moves from truly creepy to truly inane, which is, unfortunately, all too common in films of this ilk.

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40

The Hollywood Reporter Megan Lehmann

Dramatically, the film is a shambles, with whiplash-inducing lurches in tone and pacing that make it seem as if portions were edited out of sequence.

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38

New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman

Lighter on horror than it is on inadvertent humor.

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30

The New York Times Matt Zoller Seitz

The performers have little to do besides spill and drink blood in this tedious, inconsequential B picture. The sun doesn’t rise nearly fast enough.

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25

New York Post Kyle Smith

The movie approaches the final scene with a straight face, but it left the audience giggling spasmodically. This script probably should have gone all the way and thrown in a few quips: If your movie is a joke, at least be intentionally funny.

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25

Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman

You can expect a lot of shredding and gurgling. 30 Days of Night is relentless, but it's also relentlessly one-note.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 6.7 (out of 10) based on 98 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

sean f gave it an8:
I imagine (after reading previous reviews for 30 Days of Night) that your opinion on this film rests firmly on whether you are a horror movie fan or not. However, I would recommend this film to anyone who can stand/loves gore, and appreciates films that have balls, a great unsettling score, and great cinematography. It was never going to win an Oscar, but I have lent my copy of 30 Days of Night to as many people I know as possible and so far everyone has enjoyed it. Whilst this method may not exactly be foolproof, it's got to give 30 Days of Night some kudos.

Irene F gave it a7:
Finally, a vampire movie that depicts them in the old legend way: soulless, cunning beings who hunt and kill worse than animals and who are only looking to satisfy their own basic need to feed. Marlow was frightening and convincing.

Brent P. gave it an8:
Fun movie with a few flaws. Overall, if you like horror you should see it. I am a huge horror fan and I avoided this one for a while until last night when I Netflix-ed it. The vampires in this film are really creepy and will give you goosebumps. It's very 'Night of the Living Dead' in that they are trapped and have a swarm of evil creatures after them. Give it a watch, it's worth it.

Devila M gave it a10:
I found this movie exciting and suspenseful. I had no idea of what would come next.

Chris K gave it a1:
I can only describe this film as the motion picture equivalent for your brain as a turd sandwich is for your mouth. Theres chewing, alot of nashing and you feel like you've been violated. And it'll ultimately make you sick.

Michael S. gave it an8:
Welcome alaskanians to the wonderfull world of incorrect information. ITS A FREAKING MOVIE ABOUT VAMPIRES who cares if its accurate.

Doug J. gave it a2:
Marginally less stuipid than the comics, but that doesn't take much -- the AND THEN A MAGIC GHOST SOLVES EVERYTHING ending for the comics is somewhat better handled, but... garbage in garbage out, y'know?

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