Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant

Oct 23, 2009

1h 49m

★ 5.8

Meet Darren. He's sixteen going on immortal.

Overview

When Darren Shan is taken to a circus that's chock-full of sideshow oddities, he meets a vampire and receives a life-changing bite on the neck.

Genres

Adventure

Fantasy

Action

Thriller

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Relativity Media

Depth of Field

Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant Trailers

Cast

Darren Shan

Chris Massoglia

Larten Crepsley

John C. Reilly

Steve

Josh Hutcherson

Evra the Snake Boy

Patrick Fugit

Madame Truska

Salma Hayek Pinault

Rebecca

Jessica Carlson

Mr. Tiny

Michael Cerveris

Murlaugh

Ray Stevenson

Annie

Morgan Saylor

Mr. Shan

Don McManus

Mr. Tall

Ken Watanabe

Alexander Ribs

Orlando Jones

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7.0

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7.7

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6.7

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7.3

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