Salem's Lot

2024

Horror / Thriller

74
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 38% · 103 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 38% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 5.6/10 10 39796 39.8K

based on novel or book vampire remake priest religious conflict literary adaptation

Plot summary

Author Ben Mears returns to his childhood home of Jerusalem's Lot only to discover his hometown is being preyed upon by a bloodthirsty vampire.

Director

Gary Dauberman Photo
Gary Dauberman

Top cast

John Benjamin Hickey Photo
John Benjamin Hickey as Father Callahan
Lewis Pullman Photo
Lewis Pullman as Ben Mears
Pilou Asbæk Photo
Pilou Asbæk as Richard Straker
William Sadler Photo
William Sadler as Officer Parkins Gillespie
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1.02 GB
1280*534
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 53 min
Seeds 52
2.09 GB
1920*800
English 5.1
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 53 min
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1.9 GB
1920*800
English 5.1
NR
Subtitles us   bg   hr   cz   dk   nl   es   fi   fr   hu   mk   no   pl   pt   ro   sr   sk   sl   sv   ru  
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1 hr 53 min
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5.07 GB
3840*2160
English 2.0
NR
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Seeds 49

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by alexkzapf 6 / 10

Too short

It was an okay movie. Really needs to be an 8-10 hour mini series. That way the characters could be explored better. We would have more of an interest in the story and lore. Felt that the actors did well with what they were given. The leads all did a good job conveying their characters motivation, considering the shortness of the movie. The heroes of the story are good. Loved the teacher as well as the two main leads and the little kid who showed no fear. Was it perfect. No. But. The effects were well done. Though they should have waited for the grand reveal till later in the story. Other than they. A solid movie. Again. Should have been made a mini series.
Reviewed by davidtimm22 5 / 10

Rushed and unfocused

What makes the book a masterpiece is the slow burn. The budding love affair. The vignettes of strange things happening around town. The eventual gathering of a gang of misfit heroes that come together in perfect King fashion.All of that is gone. The pacing is largely incoherent. Characters jump to conclusions (the right ones, always) without a second thought. It's hard to love any of characters because they all lack the depth they need to make the story move forward.There are some really amazing moments here, and some small sparks of genius. But, unfortunately, this adaptation is defanged.
Reviewed by mr_bickle_the_pickle 6 / 10

Should have been a mini series/ lacks character development

I have t read the book so I can't compare it to that. I loved the look of the vampires. There was definitely good creepy atmosphere. Good action scenes. It had the makings of a good horror movie, I just think it would have fared better as a mini series. We needed more time to get to know these characters better. More time to develop these relationships. I think Lewis does a really good acting job with what he's given but his character needs more development. His backstory doesn't play into the story in any way, except for a vague "only the outsiders win" kind of way. Like I thought him being a writer (besides being the obvious Stephen King stand in) would serve a purpose, like maybe he's the one to do research, but no. The only other thing we know about him is that his parents died when he was a kid and that serves no purpose either. He's kind of nothing character. Again, at least Lewis does a good job with what little is given to him. But as said, I think a mini series would have been better to give more time for the characters.
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