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Dark Shadows

Dark Shadows

Every family has its demons.

20126.11h 53m

Overview

Vampire Barnabas Collins is inadvertently freed from his tomb and emerges into the very changed world of 1972. He returns to Collinwood Manor to find that his once-grand estate and family have fallen into ruin.

Directed by Tim Burton
Written by Seth Grahame-Smith, John August
Produced by Johnny Depp, Christi Dembrowski, Graham King
Box OfficeBudget: $150.0MRevenue: $245.5M

Top Cast

Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp

Barnabas Collins

Michelle Pfeiffer

Michelle Pfeiffer

Elizabeth Collins Stoddard

Eva Green

Eva Green

Angelique Bouchard

Helena Bonham Carter

Helena Bonham Carter

Dr. Julia Hoffman

Chloë Grace Moretz

Chloë Grace Moretz

Carolyn Stoddard

Bella Heathcote

Bella Heathcote

Victoria Winters / Josette DuPres

Gulliver McGrath

Gulliver McGrath

David Collins

Jackie Earle Haley

Jackie Earle Haley

Willie Loomis

Jonny Lee Miller

Jonny Lee Miller

Roger Collins

Ray Shirley

Ray Shirley

Mrs. Johnson

Themes & Keywords

witchvampireimprisonmentcursefish out of waterchainsgothicmadnessold houselost loveangry mob18th centuryghosthidden roomold mansionabsurdhilarious

About Dark Shadows

Dark Shadows is a comedy, fantasy film released in 2012 exploring themes of witch, vampire, imprisonment, curse, fish out of water, chains. Directed by Tim Burton, it stars Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Eva Green. Vampire Barnabas Collins is inadvertently freed from his tomb and emerges into the very changed world of 1972. He returns to Collinwood Manor to find that his once-grand estate and family have fallen into ruin.

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