Twilight (2008)

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  • Opened November 21, 2008 
  • 2 hr 1 min
  • PG-13 | some violence and a scene of sensuality

  • Parents: Common Sense Media says OK for kids 13+. More on child suitability

  • 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 rainy little town of Forks, Washington, she doesn’t expect much to change. Then she meets the mysterious and dazzlingly beautiful Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), a boy unlike any she’s ever met. Edward is a vampire, but he doesn’t have fangs and his family is unique in that they choose not to drink human blood. Edward has been waiting 90 years for a soul mate, which he finds in Bella. They are soon swept up in a passionate and unorthodox romance. Edward must struggle to resist the primal pull of her scent, which could send him into an uncontrollable frenzy. But what will they do when a clan of new vampires – James (Cam Gigandet), Laurent (Edi Gathegi) and Victoria (Rachelle Lefevre) – come to town and threaten to disrupt their way of life? Full synopsis

  • Cast: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Billy Burke, Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser, Cam Gigandet, Nikki Reed
  • Director: Catherine Hardwicke
  • Genres: Drama, Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Suspense/Thriller

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Books are Better But An Alright Movie

by wolfchick0619

I will admit that I went to the midnight showing with my friends because I absolutely love the books. I do like this movie. I don't think that Kristen shows who Bella really is in this movie. I...

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Reliving Twilight!

by mama2silv2011

I never saw the original Twilight in theaters, so wathing it for the first time on the big screen was AMAZING! Loved it and can't wait untill Breaking Dawn premiers....

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Loved it!

by maui07

I've seen this movie more times than I can remember but it was great seeing it on the big screen again. Looking forward to Twilight Tuesday: New Moon!...

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Boston Globe
| Ty Burr

Actually, the movie's a better movie than the book was a book, in part because Meyer struggled to put her characters' galloping emotions into print whereas director Catherine Hardwicke just visualizes them in all their inarticulate purpleness. Read full review

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Philadelphia Inquirer
| Steven Rea

Twilight - directed with savvy humor by Catherine Hardwicke - turns vampirism into a metaphor for teen lust. Read full review

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TV Guide
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In terms of bringing the book to life, Twilight is a complete success, so much so that most of the film's flaws work within the context of the story. Read full review

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Entertainment Weekly
| Owen Gleiberman

On screen, Twilight is repetitive and a tad sodden, too prosaic to really soar. But Hardwicke stirs this teen pulp to a pleasing simmer. Read full review

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Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart in "Twilight."