Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Brutal
- pulp adventure
- kinetic
- grim
- late night genre marathon
- martial arts movie night
What critics said
The film was poorly received, with critics and audiences broadly finding its action-horror premise undermined by weak execution.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The central conflict between rival vampire groups is resolved through kickboxing and close-quarters combat.
The plot explicitly contrasts vampires who reject human blood with predators who kill for pleasure.
Connor is driven into the vampire conflict after Amanda is kidnapped during the couple’s vacation.
The kidnapping occurs while the married couple is vacationing, converting a tourist trip into a vampire battleground.
Films like Vampires: The Turning, and why
Blade II
vampire mythology, martial arts combat, and low-budget action horror
Underworld
vampire factions, supernatural violence, and stylized martial arts action
John Carpenter's Vampires
genre mashup of horror creatures and kinetic martial arts fighting
Movie Details
- Director
- Martin Jay Weiss
- Release Date
- 2005-01-02
- Runtime
- 84 min
- Rating
- 4.0 / 10 (68)
Cast
- Colin Egglesfield
- Stephanie Chao
- Roger Yuan
- Patrick Bauchau
- Dom Hetrakul
- Meredith Monroe
- Nophand Boonyai
- Jarun Petchjaren
- Chakapan Ponyong
- Panu Niamchompoo
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Vampires: The Turning about?
- A kickboxing husband enters a centuries-old vampire war to rescue his kidnapped wife from blood-drinking predators.
- What is Vampires: The Turning like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Vampires: The Turning as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Vampires: The Turning violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Vampires: The Turning as brutal.
- What did critics think of Vampires: The Turning?
- The film was poorly received, with critics and audiences broadly finding its action-horror premise undermined by weak execution.
- Which films are like Vampires: The Turning?
- Films with a similar feel include Blade II, Underworld, and John Carpenter's Vampires.
- How long is Vampires: The Turning?
- Vampires: The Turning runs 84 minutes.
- Where can I watch Vampires: The Turning?
- In United States, Vampires: The Turning is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
