30 Days of Night
30 Days of Night

30 Days of Night

2007Movie113 minEnglish

This is the story of an isolated Alaskan town that is plunged into darkness for a month each year when the sun sinks below the horizon. As the last rays of light fade, the town is attacked by a bloodthirsty gang of vampires bent on an uninterrupted orgy of destruction. Only the small town's husband-and-wife Sheriff team stand between the survivors and certain destruction.

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IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes51%
Metacritic54/100
Google Users67%
Director: David SladeGenres: Horror, Thriller, Action

Plot Summary

In the remote Alaskan town of Barrow, the sun sets for 30 days, plunging the community into darkness. This annual phenomenon attracts a deadly pack of vampires who have been planning this assault for centuries. Sheriff Eben Oleson and his estranged wife, Stella, must lead the remaining survivors in a desperate fight for their lives against the relentless creatures of the night.

Critical Reception

30 Days of Night was generally met with mixed to positive reviews from critics, who praised its intense atmosphere, gore, and effective scares. While some critics found the plot somewhat thin and derivative of other vampire films, many lauded its visceral horror and commitment to a bleak, survivalist tone.

What Reviewers Say

  • Praised for its brutal efficiency and intense atmosphere.
  • Cited for its effective jump scares and visceral horror.
  • Criticized by some for a predictable plot and thin character development.

Google audience: Audience reviews highlight the film's relentless tension and satisfying gore. Many viewers appreciated the bleak and unforgiving nature of the vampire attacks and the survival aspect. Some, however, found the storyline to be unoriginal, but the overall experience was considered a solid horror flick.

Fun Fact

The design of the vampires was inspired by wolves, emphasizing their predatory and animalistic nature rather than a more sophisticated, traditional portrayal.

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TMDB Reviews

3 reviews
tmdb15435519

tmdb15435519

Eh, it's OK.
David

David

Barrow, Alaska. The most northern town in the United States, where for 30 days every year it is has no sunlight. This is the perfect opportunity for a gang of merciless, & blood-thirsty vampires to feed on the remaining inhabitants of th...
Gimly

Gimly

**The following is a long form review that I originally wrote in 2010.** A new-age, brilliant vampire movie that never got the acclaim it rightfully deserved. _30 Days of Night_ is one of the few films I like that I can never understa...