# Dark Shadows (2012)

> A flamboyant vampire awakens in 1972 and battles a witch, modernity, and his family’s spectacular decline.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/42817

## Facts

- Runtime: 113 min
- Genres: Comedy, Fantasy
- Director: Tim Burton
- Cast: Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Eva Green, Helena Bonham Carter, Chloë Grace Moretz, Bella Heathcote, Gulliver McGrath, Jackie Earle Haley
- TMDB rating: 6.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1077368/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: campy, witty, gothic, halloween movie night, gothic movie marathon

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- [Dracula (2025)](https://ember.film/movie/2991641)
- [Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)](https://ember.film/movie/8120)
- [Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)](https://ember.film/movie/89)
- [Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972)](https://ember.film/movie/20672)
- [The Addams Family (1991)](https://ember.film/movie/1911)
- [Kiss of the Damned (2012)](https://ember.film/movie/88535)

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