# Van Helsing (2004)

> A Vatican-backed monster hunter and a cursed Transylvanian princess unite against Dracula in a flamboyant gothic action adventure.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/3740

## Facts

- Runtime: 132 min
- Genres: Horror, Adventure, Action
- Director: Stephen Sommers
- Cast: Hugh Jackman, Kate Beckinsale, Richard Roxburgh, Josie Maran, David Wenham, Shuler Hensley, Elena Anaya, Kevin J. O'Connor
- TMDB rating: 6.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338526/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: propulsive, campy, gothic, monster movie night,  Halloween marathon

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- [The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974)](https://ember.film/movie/15793)
- [The Mummy (1999)](https://ember.film/movie/447)
- [The Mummy (2017)](https://ember.film/movie/168224)
- [Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994)](https://ember.film/movie/1996)
- [I, Frankenstein (2014)](https://ember.film/movie/68161)
- [Dracula Untold (2014)](https://ember.film/movie/32900)
- [Underworld: Evolution (2006)](https://ember.film/movie/679)
- [Priest (2011)](https://ember.film/movie/24140)
- [Underworld (2003)](https://ember.film/movie/235)
- [Hellboy (2004)](https://ember.film/movie/982)

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