Underworld: Rise of the Lycans2009

Name: Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
Genre: Gothic, Vampire, Werewolf, Survival
Released: 2009-01-22
Rating: 6.1

“Every war has a beginning.”

Directed by Patrick Tatopoulos

6.1

Crypt Score

Blended from 4 sources

IMDb 6.5Rotten Tomatoes 30%Metacritic 44TMDB 6.5

✍ Review

On the charts

#25·Top Werewolf Films

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Year

2009

Runtime

92 min

Box Office

Budget

$35,000,000

Revenue (worldwide)

$92,158,961

Domestic

$45,802,315

🏆 2 nominations total

The premise

A prequel to the first two Underworld films, this fantasy explains the origins of the feud between the Vampires and the Lycans. Aided by his secret love, Sonja, courageous Lucian leads the Lycans in battle against brutal Vampire king Viktor. Determined to break the king's enslavement of his people, Lucian faces off against the Death Dealer army in a bid for Lycan independence.

Horror Vault's take

Long before the modern nights of the Underworld saga, an uneasy hierarchy kept werewolves bound in chains beneath a vampire aristocracy. At the center of this volatile world stands Lucian, a Lycan whose courage — and a dangerous secret bond — sets the stage for an all-out war. Rise of the Lycans strips the franchise back to its mythological roots, trading sleek urban settings for torchlit dungeons and castle battlements. It's a dark fantasy epic that reframes everything fans thought they knew about the centuries-old feud.

Content: Violence And Battle Sequences, Creature Combat, Themes Of Enslavement And Brutality, Some Gore