The Forsaken
2001 · Movie · R · 91 min · ★ 5.3 · 21% critics
A young man on a cross-country drive picks up a stranger and soon finds himself caught in a deadly desert chase. After an infection begins changing him, he races to find a way to stop it while a violent group of night-stalkers closes in and time runs out.
Also known as The Forsaken: Desert Vampires
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Details
- Years
- 2001
- Release date
- 2001-04-27
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Critic score
- 21/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.3/10 (178 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an early-2000s, desert-set vampire road thriller with chases, explosions, and some blood, with a vibe often compared to The Hitcher; Not for you if you need strong scares or deep characters.
Pros: dusty desert road vibe; bloody action bursts; buddy-road dynamic | Cons: uneven pacing; thin character work; not very scary
Themes
- vampire
- full moon
- poster
- vampire hunter (slayer)
- hitchhiker
- homoeroticism
- road movie
- switchblade
- playing chicken
- blood sucking
- traffic violation
- virus
Cast & crew
Kerr Smith
as Sean
Brendan Fehr
as Nick
Izabella Miko
as Megan
Johnathon Schaech
as Kit
Phina Oruche
as Cym
Simon Rex
as Pen
Carrie Snodgress
as Ina Hamm
Alexis Thorpe
as Teddy
- FF
Frederick Flynn
as Hoot
- BS
Beth Ann Styne
as Garage Woman
Directed by J.S. Cardone