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Underworld

Name: Underworld
Director: Len Wiseman
Released: 2003-09-08

2003 film by Len Wiseman

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Released: September 8, 2003
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, January 29, 2004
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, 2003
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Director: Len Wiseman
Screenwriter: Danny McBride
Producer: Tom Rosenberg
, Gary Lucchesi
Cast: Kate Beckinsale
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1.Stated in Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze
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, Scott Speedman
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1.Stated in Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze
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, Michael Sheen
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1.Stated in Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze
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, Shane Brolly
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Runtime: 121 min
Genre: romance film
, action thriller
, horror film
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Country of origin: Germany
, Hungary
, United Kingdom
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Underworld is a 2003 action horror film directed by Len Wiseman in his feature film directorial debut, from a screenplay by Danny McBride, based on a story by Kevin Grevioux, Wiseman, and McBride. The film stars Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman, Michael Sheen, Shane Brolly, Erwin Leder, and Bill Nighy. The plot centers on the secret history of vampires and lycans. The main plot revolves around Selene (Beckinsale), a vampire Death Dealer hunting Lycans. She finds herself attracted to a human, Michael Corvin (Speedman), who is being targeted by the Lycans. After Michael is bitten by a Lycan, Selene must decide whether to do her duty and kill him or go against her clan and save him.

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Director of photography: Tony Pierce-Roberts
Website: sonypictures.com/homevideo/underworld
Part of the series: Underworld
Main subject: revenge
Followed by: Underworld: Evolution
Filming location: Czech Republic
Budapest
Title: Underworld
Narrator: Kate Beckinsale
Color: color
Follows: Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
Derivative work: Underworld: The Eternal War
Narrative location: Budapest
Medierådet rating: For ages 15 and up
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CNC film rating (France): no minors under twelve
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Distribution format: video on demand
Assessment: Bechdel test assessment outcome: passes · criterion used: considering named characters only
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1.Stated in Bechdel Test Movie ListRetrieved 2017-12-10
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Review score: 42/100(August 30, 2025) review score by: Metacritic · number of reviews/ratings: 34 critic review
31%(October 10, 2024) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes · number of reviews/ratings: 164 critic review
4.7/10(October 5, 2021) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes
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MPA film rating: R rating certificate id: 40068
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1.Stated in IMDbimdb.com/title/tt0320691/parentalguideRetrieved 2024-03-30
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Kijkwijzer rating: 16 content descriptor: Violence, Fear
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1.kijkwijzer.nl/films/underworld-1/Retrieved 2024-11-02
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