Byzantium (2012) Horror Thriller Drama Fantasy

Rated R | Threatrical Dec 31, 2012 (US) | Genres Horror, Thriller, Drama, Fantasy | Runtime 1h 58m
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  • 47,247 votes, 3.36 / 5 rating (67% score)
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  • Overall Score: ☆ 6.72/10
    IMDB: ☆ 6.5/10
    Metascore: ☆ 6.6/10
    Tomatometer: ☆ 6.6/10

Byzantium Plot Synopsis:

Two mysterious women seek refuge in a run-down coastal resort. Clara (Gemma Arterton) meets lonely Noel (Daniel Mays), who provides shelter in his deserted guesthouse, Byzantium. Schoolgirl Eleanor "Ella" Webb (Saoirse Ronan) befriends Frank (Caleb Landry Jones) and tells him their lethal secret. They were born two hundred years ago and survive on human blood. As knowledge of their secret spreads, their past catches up on them with deathly consequence.


Byzantium has Gemma Arterton plays a vampire who turns her child played by Saoirse Ronan into a vampire as well. Neil Jordan directs this vampire movie and I am hoping this will be a great horror movie.
Starring: Saoirse Ronan , Gemma Arterton , Caleb Landry JonesDirector: Neil Jordan
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Byzantium Movie Information:

Type: Movie
Year: 2012 (more 2012 movies)
MPAA Rating: R
Runtime: 118 minutes /
Genres:  Horror, Thriller, Drama, Fantasy
Sub-Genres:  Vampires
Horror Genres:  Vampires
Horror Subgenres:  Teens, Urban Legend
Directors: Neil Jordan
Stars: Saoirse Ronan, Barry Cassin, Gemma Arterton, David Heap, Warren Brown … (cast list)
Release Date: Theatrical Release Date Dec 31, 2012
Box Office: $89,237
Awards: 2
Nominations: 7
Language: English
Country: United Kingdom, Ireland, Belgium, United Stat
Release Dates: Movie Release Dates / Byzantium Release Dates In Theaters: Dec 31, 2012
Writers: Moira Buffini
Producers: Sam Englebardt, Peter Hampden, Sharon Harel, William D. Johnson, Elizabeth Karlsen, Joanna Laurie, Dan MacRae, Mark C. Manuel, Norman Merry, Alan Moloney, Redmond Morris, Susan Mullen, Patrick O'Donoghue, Ted O'Neal, Danny Perkins, Stephen Woolley
Musicians: Javier Navarrete
Cinematographers: Sean Bobbitt

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Byzantium Plot Synopsis:

Two mysterious women seek refuge in a run-down coastal resort. Clara (Gemma Arterton) meets lonely Noel (Daniel Mays), who provides shelter in his deserted guesthouse, Byzantium. Schoolgirl Eleanor "Ella" Webb (Saoirse Ronan) befriends Frank (Caleb Landry Jones) and tells him their lethal secret. They were born two hundred years ago and survive on human blood. As knowledge of their secret spreads, their past catches up on them with deathly consequence.

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