Daybreakers Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Amy Renner

Last modified: Mar. 16, 2010

Daybreakers

Release Date: Friday, January 8, 2010 Theaters

Director: Michael Spierig • Peter Spierig

Starring: Ethan Hawke • Willem Dafoe • Sam Neill • Isabel Lucas

R Fantasy 1 hr, 38 m

3.76 / 5.0

84% WILL SEE 16% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: The year is 2019. A mysterious plague has swept over the earth, transforming the majority of the world's population into vampires. Humans are now an endangered, second-class species – forced into hiding as they are hunted and farmed for vampire consumption to the brink of extinction.

It’s all up to Edward Dalton, a vampire researcher who refuses to feed on human blood, to perfect a blood substitute that might sustain vampires and spare the few remaining humans. But time and hope are running out – until Ed meets Audrey, a human survivor who leads him to a startling medical breakthrough. Armed with knowledge that both humans and vampires will kill for, Ed must battle his own kind in a deadly struggle that will decide the fate of the human race.

Fantasy Horror Suspense Thriller

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Who stars in Daybreakers – Cast List

Ethan Hawke
Black Phone 2, Blue Moon
Willem Dafoe
Togo, Poor Things
Sam Neill
Untamed (mini-series), Thor: Ragnarok
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Isabel Lucas
Immortals, Red Dawn

Who is making Daybreakers – Crew List

A look at Daybreakers behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Michael Spierig last helmed Winchester and Jigsaw. The film's writer Michael Spierig last penned Winchester and Predestination.

Director: Michael Spierig
Peter Spierig
Screenwriters: Michael Spierig
Peter Spierig
Producers: Chris Brown
Bryan Furst
Sean Furst

Studio: Lionsgate Studios
Production Companies: —

Production – What we know about the Daybreakers

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Dec 2008

Completed

Changed Daybreakers movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: R Restricted for strong bloody violence, language and brief nudity
Runtime: 1 hr, 38 m
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

Daybreakers Trailers and Clips

Daybreakers

Theatrical Trailer

Daybreakers Release Date: When was the film released?

Daybreakers was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, January 8 , 2010. The film was released in approximately 2,523 theaters. There were six other movies released on the same date, including Leap Year, Youth in Revolt and Bitch Slap.