''Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter'' is a 2012 American

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film directed by

Timur Bekmambetov Timur Nuruakhitovich Bekmambetov (, ; ; born 25 June 1961) is a Kazakh-born Russian film director, producer, screenwriter, and tech entrepreneur. He is best known for the fantasy epic '' Night Watch'' (2004) and the action thriller '' Wanted' ...

, produced by Bekmambetov,

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, and Jim Lemley, and written by

Seth Grahame-Smith Seth Grahame-Smith (born Seth Jared Greenberg; January 4, 1976) is an American writer and film producer, best known as the author of ''The New York Times'' best-selling novels '' Pride and Prejudice and Zombies'' and '' Abraham Lincoln, Vampire ...

, who also serves as an executive producer alongside

Simon Kinberg Simon David Kinberg (born August 2, 1973) is an American filmmaker. He wrote and produced a number of films in the X-Men (film series), ''X-Men'' film franchise for 20th Century Studios, 20th Century Fox, and had produced a number of other projec ...

, Michele Wolkoff, and John J. Kelly. It is based on the

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by Grahame-Smith, depicting a fictionalized history of the

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with the eponymous 16th president of the United States reimagined as having a secret identity as a lifelong

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fighting against a caste of

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slave owners. Benjamin Walker stars as

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with supporting roles by

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, and

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. Filming began in

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in March 2011, and

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was hired to compose the film's score. Produced by Bazelevs Company,

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, and

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, the film was released on June 20, 2012 in the

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and then two days later in the

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, by

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. The film received mixed reviews; critics praised the visual style but criticized the overly serious and inconsistent tone. The film also failed to meet expectations at the box office, grossing $116 million worldwide against the budget of $69-$99 million.

Plot

In 1818,

lives in

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with parents Nancy and

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, who work at a

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owned by Jack Barts. There, Lincoln befriends a young

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boy, William Johnson, and intervenes when Johnson is beaten by a slaver. Because of this, the Lincolns are fired. That night, Lincoln sees Barts break into their home and attack Nancy, who falls ill and dies the next day. Nine years later, Lincoln attempts to kill Barts at the docks in revenge, but discovers that he is a

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. Before Barts can kill him, Lincoln is rescued by Henry Sturges, who he had met earlier at a bar. Sturges offers to teach Lincoln how to be a vampire hunter and he accepts. After a decade of training, they travel to

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. Sturges explains that the vampires in the United States descend from Adam, a powerful vampire who owns a plantation in

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with his sister, Vadoma. Sturges reveals the vampires' weakness is

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, and presents him with a silver pocket watch. In Springfield, Lincoln begins hunting vampires named in letters by Sturges, befriends shopkeeper

Joshua Speed Joshua Fry Speed (November 14, 1814 May 29, 1882) was an American planter and businessman. He was a close friend of future President Abraham Lincoln from his days in Springfield, Illinois, where Speed was a partner in a general store. He first ...

and meets

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. Though Sturges warns him of forming close relationships, Lincoln develops romantic feelings for Mary. Later, Lincoln successfully finds and kills Barts, but not before learning Sturges is also a vampire. Lincoln confronts Sturges, who reveals that Adam turned him and killed his wife, as his soul was impure, and hers was not. Vampires cannot kill each other, so Sturges needs hunters like Lincoln to get his revenge. Feeling betrayed, Lincoln abandons his mission, but his actions have been noticed by Adam, who captures him after being lured to a trap by kidnapping Johnson. Adam tries to recruit him to his cause to turn America into a nation of the undead, but Lincoln refuses before the two are rescued by Speed. Lincoln marries Mary Todd and begins his political career, campaigning to abolish slavery, despite Sturges warning him that the slave trade keeps vampires under control due to being their food source. After Lincoln's election as

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, he moves to the

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with Mary, where they have a son,

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, who is later bitten by Vadoma as retaliation and dies. After Confederate President

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convinces Adam to deploy his vampires to the front lines, Lincoln orders the confiscation of all available silver to be melted and cast into silver weapons. Speed seemingly betrays Lincoln by informing Adam about the train transporting these weapons, which Adam then attacks after setting fire to an upcoming trestle. During the fight, Speed is killed, and Adam learns that the train holds only rocks, revealing Speed's betrayal was a ruse to lure Adam into a trap. Lincoln uses his watch to punch Adam, killing him, before escaping with Sturges and Johnson as the burning trestle beneath the train collapses. Meanwhile, Mary and the ex-slaves have transported the silver to Gettysburg through the

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. While delivering the silver to the army, Mary recognizes Vadoma and kills her by shooting a silver necklace bearing the sword of one of William's toy soldiers. Armed with silver weapons, the Union soldiers destroy the vampires and turn the tide. Nearly two years later, on April 14, 1865, Lincoln celebrates the end of the war. Sturges informs him that the remaining vampires have fled the country and tries to convince Lincoln to become a vampire, who declines before leaving with Mary for a

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. In modern times, Sturges approaches a man at a bar in

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, just as he once did with Abraham.

Cast

* Benjamin Walker as

, a secret vampire hunter, who serves as the 16th President of the United States. ** Lux Haney-Jardine as Young Abraham Lincoln *

as Henry Sturges, Lincoln's mentor in vampire hunting, a former vampire hunter, and a vampire who lost his wife and humanity to vampires. *

as Will Johnson, Lincoln's earliest and closest friend. ** Curtis Harris as Young Will *

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, Lincoln's wife. *

as Adam, the 5,000-year-old leader of an order of vampires. *

as Jack Barts, a plantation owner and the vampire who killed Lincoln's mother. *

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, Lincoln's friend and assistant. *

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Thomas Lincoln Thomas Lincoln Sr. (January 6, 1778 – January 17, 1851) was an American farmer, carpenter, and father of the 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. Unlike some of his ancestors, Thomas could not write. He struggled to make a su ...

, Lincoln's father. *

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Nancy Lincoln Nancy Hanks Lincoln (February 5, 1784 – October 5, 1818) was the mother of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. Her marriage to Thomas Lincoln also produced a daughter, Sarah, and a son, Thomas Jr. When Nancy and Thomas had been married for j ...

, Lincoln's mother. *

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as Vadoma, Adam's sister. *

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* Cameron M. Brown as

, Abraham and Mary's third son. * Frank Brennan as Senator Jeb Nolan * Jaqueline Fleming as

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, an American politician from

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Production

The film ''Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter'' was first announced in March 2010 when Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov paired to purchase film rights and to finance its development themselves. The book's author,

, was hired to write the script.

beat other studios in a bidding war for rights to the film the following October. In January 2011, with Bekmambetov attached as director, Benjamin Walker was cast as

. He beat

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, and

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for the role. Additional actors were cast in the following February. Filming began in March 2011 in

. The film had a budget of $99.5 million and was produced in 3D.

Release

''Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter'' was originally scheduled to be released in 2D and 3D on October 28, 2011, but was later pushed back to , 2012. The movie premiered in New York City on June 18. ''Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter'' also made an unconventional debut with a screening for troops deployed in the Middle East. The movie was screened to over 1,800 sailors aboard the Navy aircraft carrier USS ''Abraham Lincoln'', just before its

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(RCOH) at Newport News, Virginia. Several of the film's stars attended the screening, including

and Benjamin Walker, who dressed in character as

. The screening marks the first time that a major motion picture made its debut for United States servicemembers.

Reception

As of November 9, 2014,

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reports a "rotten" approval score of 34%, based on 192 reviews with an average score of 4.9/10. The consensus reads that the film "has visual style to spare, but its overly serious tone doesn't jibe with its decidedly silly central premise, leaving filmgoers with an unfulfilling blend of clashing ingredients."

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of EmanuelLevy.com wrote that "Though original, this is a strenuous effort to combine the conventions of two genres." The movie also garnered a "mixed or average" score of 42 out of 100 on

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, based on 35 reviews.

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of ''

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'' magazine stated that "The historical epic and the monster movie run on parallel tracks, occasionally colliding but never forming a coherent whole."

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meanwhile, commented on the film's tenor and visual effects, saying "What ideally might have been playful and knowing is instead uptight and dreary, with a visual scheme that's so fake and cartoony, it depletes the film of any sense of danger," awarding the film a rating of 1.5 out of 4.

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of ''

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'' agreed, writing, "Someone forgot to tell the filmmakers ... that the movie was supposed to be fun. Or at least smart." Joe Neumaler of ''

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'' gave the film a rating of 1 out of 5, writing, "This insipid mashup of history lesson and monster flick takes itself semi-seriously, which is truly deadly." The title was praised by

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of ''

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'', who added, "it's too bad someone had to spoil things by making a movie to go with it." Positive response, meanwhile, came from Marc Savlov of the ''

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'', "''Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter'' has heart to spare, and the occasional silvered bayonet to run it through." ''

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'' reviewer Scott Bowles remarked, "A stylish slasher of a movie, a monster flick that does its vampires right, if not their real-life counterparts," giving the film 2.5 out of 4. Further acclaim came from Joe Williams of ''

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'', who called it "the best action movie of the summer", praised the film for presenting "a surprisingly respectful tone toward American values and their most heroic proponent", calling "the battlefield scenes ..suitably epic" and commended leading star Benjamin Walker, "a towering actor who looks like a young Liam Neeson and never stoops to caricature."

Box office

''Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter'' grossed $37,519,139 at the domestic box office and $78,952,441 in international markets. It received a worldwide total of $116,471,580. On its opening domestic weekend, it grossed $16.3 million from 3,108 theaters. In its second domestic weekend, it suffered a 63.1% drop, while gaining one theater. On its third weekend, it lost nearly half of its theater count, and another 67.6% in gross.

Home media

''Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter'' was released on DVD, Blu-ray and Blu-ray 3D in the United States and Canada on October 23, 2012.

Accolades

Soundtrack

The soundtrack to ''Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter'' as composed by

was released digitally on June 12, 2012 and set to be released physically on July 3, 2012. In addition,

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's song "Powerless", from their 2012 album '' Living Things'' premiered in the official trailer to ''Abraham Lincoln'' and was the first song to be played over the closing credits, followed by "The Rampant Hunter". However, the song was not featured in the soundtrack, but still the song was released as a single under the name of soundtrack in Japan.

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