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  • Twilight (2008)
  • Opened November 21, 2008 | Runtime:2 hr. 1 min.
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  • PG-13
    some violence and a scene of sensuality
  • TWILIGHT is an action-packed, modern-day love story between a teen girl and a vampire. Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) has always been a bit different, never fitting in with the girls at her school. When Bella is sent to live with her father in the Read More
  • Cast: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Billy Burke, Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser, Cam Gigandet, Nikki Reed
  • Director: Catherine Hardwicke
  • Genres: Teen Movie, Romantic Fantasy, Fantasy

Twilight (2008) Recent Fan Reviews

  • Honest
    by

    After reading the entire series, including the partial draft of Midnight Sun, Twilight was actually a delight. It is focused on teenage girls, but if you put that aside, it truely has a good story...

  • Meh.
    by missmonika

    I read the Twilight series and didn't like them. This movie isn't any better but for some reason I found myself enjoying it. Don't get me wrong, it was everything I was expecting it to be: corny...

  • A must see movie!!
    by angiesfavorites75

    Loved the movie. After seeing it in the theatre, I had to have the books. The actors had amazing chemistry. It was a fresh take on an old favorite, 'vampires.' The music for the movie was perfect...

Five Word Reviews

  • boring and way overrated yawn by willIAMfilms

  • Very intriguing movie and book!!! by JMT2CU

  • Don't understand The Outrageous Hype! by Jae216er

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Twilight (2008) Critic Reviews

Metascore®56 out of 100 | Mixed or average reviews

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 75
    Entertainment Weekly | Owen Gleiberman

    On screen, Twilight is repetitive and a tad sodden, too prosaic to really...

  • 70
    Los Angeles Times | Kenneth Turan

    Hardwicke has connected so intensely to the Meyer novel that it's hard to...

  • 70
    Time | Richard Corliss

    So Twilight isn't a masterpiece -- no matter. It rekindles the warmth of great...

  • 63
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    Twilight will mesmerize its target audience, 16-year-old girls and their...

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Avg. Fan Rating:
Average Rating = 4.2 out of 5
Metascore®:
56 out of 100 Mixed or average reviews

Twilight (2008) Movie Photos

  • Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart in "Twilight."
  • Robert Pattinson in "Twilight."
  • Rachelle Lefevre in "Twilight."
  • Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson in "Twilight."
  • Kristen Stewart, Billy Burke, Gil Birmingham and Taylor Lautner in "Twilight."
  • Taylor Lautner in "Twilight."
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