Byzantium

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Byzantium

R

2013

1h 58m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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Mayhem follows when two female vampires who are on the run from a kindred group take refuge at a seaside British community.

Critics Consensus

Director Neil Jordan remains as expert as ever when it comes to setting a chilling mood, but Byzantium struggles to match its creepily alluring atmosphere with a suitably compelling story.

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Amy Taubin

Film Comment Magazine

08/29/2019

Arterton and Ronan's characters have the determination and brio of true heroines.

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Deborah Ross

The Spectator

09/05/2018

It's melancholia at its most trying.

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Larushka Ivan-Zadeh

metro.co.uk

09/05/2017

4/5

Arresting, gory and surprising, this flight-of-horror fantasy is wonderfully acted for post-Twilight vamp lovers craving something altogether eerier but emotionally resonant.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

09/02/2022

4/4

From the stunning compositions to Eleanor’s thoughtful narration to the poetic drama of Jordan’s treatment, the theme of storytelling itself unfolds and transforms what may be considered familiar vampire material into operatic fantasy.

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

01/31/2021

2/5

An elegant, if slightly dull film, that tries to bring something new to the Twilightized vampire genre, but staked by flawed storytelling.

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Brent McKnight

The Last Thing I See

07/08/2020

B

Occasionally bloody and violent, "Byzantium" is primarily a somber tale of a woeful, savage life.

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Rich C.

@Cordu0702 Feb 23

Decent film. Didn't quite get there for me.

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Ellen T.

@ellentorke Feb 9

This is such an original take on the vampire myth. The actors are all excellent. I particularly liked Caleb Landry Jones and the shy, ill, yearning vampire to be

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Laurence S

@Lazza Dec 22

Very good. I’ve been watching vampire movies for 50 years now, and this was a refreshing take on the theme.

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Wayne K

@RT88290232 Dec 16

As weird as this might sound, Byzantium is one of the most ‘human vampires’ I’ve seen before. Gemma Arterton and Saoirse Ronan are great as the mother and daughter doomed to hide their true selves for eternity. They share an obviously close bond but frequently grate on each other, and the more one tries to hold on to the other, the more the start to suffocate them. You can look at it as a metaphor for parenthood, or women’s marginalised place in history, or even the pitfalls of being human, desiring companionship and earnesty but having it constantly ripped away from you. It’s a little slow and repetitive at times, and I have no idea which accent Caleb Landry Jones is going for, but there’s a big beating heart at the centre of it, and by the time its over the characters will have wormed their way under your skin.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Oct 16

Success in 1 hour and 58 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated R for Language, Bloody Violence and Sexual Content!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Kalissa H

@kali_416 Jul 27

A gripping story. Very unique vampire lore which I liked.

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Synopsis

Mayhem follows when two female vampires who are on the run from a kindred group take refuge at a seaside British community.

Director: Neil Jordan
Producer: Stephen Woolley, Alan Moloney, Elizabeth Karlsen, William D. Johnson, Sam Englebardt
Screenwriter: Moira Buffini
Distributor: IFC Films
Production Co: Parallel Film Productions Ltd., Lipsync Productions, Number 9 Films
Rating: R (Language|Bloody Violence|Sexual Content)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 28, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 22, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $84.3K
Runtime: 1h 58m