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The Last Witch Hunter (2015)

Directed by Breck Eisner

The modern world holds many secrets, but by far the most astounding is that witches still live among us; vicious supernatural creatures intent on unleashing the Black Death upon the world and putting an end to the human race once and for all. Armies of witch hunters have battled this unnatural enemy for centuries, including Kaulder, a valiant warrior who many years ago slayed the all-powerful Witch Queen, decimating her followers in the process. In the moments right before her death, the Queen cursed Kaulder with immortality, forever separating him from his beloved wife and daughter. Today, Kaulder is the last living hunter who has spent his immortal life tracking down rogue witches, all the while yearning for his long-lost family.

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What critics say influenced The Last Witch Hunter

Constantine poster
Ghostbusters  is blatantly referenced, but a better comparison is 2005’s  Constantine , which starred Keanu Reeves as a similarly magical detective with similarly sharp taste in outerwear.
Tony Stamp • Flicks • Oct 28, 2015
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If this over-stylization comes off as feeling familiar, like maybe Constantine-like, that’s because it had been recreated several times a year for the last 15 years.
Jon Espino • The Young Folks • Oct 23, 2015
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The Black Shield of Falworth poster
Not since Tony Curtis in "The Black Shield of Falworth" has a New Yorker been so misplaced - and Curtis at least was allowed to retain his own hairdo.
Gary Thompson • The Philadelphia Inquirer • Oct 23, 2015
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Bell, Book and Candle poster
It must be said that the New York witch bar scene was handled much more agreeably in “Bell Book and Candle” back in 1958, but in any event the ceremony is interrupted by an evil warlock with malevolent designs (Olafur Darri Olafsson).
Captain Sindbad poster
Well, it’s eternal life or the next best thing, since his longevity — rather like that of the bad guy in Captain Sindbad (1963) — depends on her heart being preserved in beating condition.
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Men in Black poster
(Some of his encounters with witches are reminiscent of how Tommy Lee Jones dealt with aliens in the first “Men in Black.”)
Richard Roeper • Chicago Sun-Times • Oct 22, 2015
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There's a surprisingly playful quality in The Last Witch Hunter, and the unveiling of the secret world around us is something like a mix of Men in Black and John Wick.
Jordan Hoffman • Mashable • Oct 21, 2015
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Think Men In Black, but scripted by Dan Brown.
Stephen Dalton • The Hollywood Reporter • Oct 19, 2015
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The “Men in Black” reference is actually an apt comparison.
Deseret News • Mar 15, 2026
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Legend poster
I’m the guy who still loves watching Tom Cruise chase the unicorn in Legend.
Nick Romano, www.cinemablend.com, nick-romano • CinemaBlend • Oct 22, 2015
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Night Watch poster
Previously, Russian filmmaker Timur Bekmambetov, famous for the Night Watch and Day Watch films before he went to Hollywood, was attached to direct the film.
Having replaced Timur Bekmambetov (Night Watch, Wanted) on the project, Breck does a solid journeyman job, but a nagging suspicion lingers that the Russian action auteur might have goosed up this formulaic material with more of his signature visual flair and gonzo energy.
Stephen Dalton • The Hollywood Reporter • Oct 19, 2015
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Resident Evil poster
The movie seems to be in the vein of other supernatural action films like the Underworld and Resident Evil movies, but maybe more than anything, it seems like a cross of two Nicolas Cage movies, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice and Season of the Witch, which grossed $63 million and $24 million respectively, which helped to kickstart the end of his career.
Edward Douglas • ComingSoon.net • Oct 20, 2015
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Day Watch poster
Previously, Russian filmmaker Timur Bekmambetov, famous for the Night Watch and Day Watch films before he went to Hollywood, was attached to direct the film.
Van Helsing poster
I did this once with Van Helsing, the 2004 vampire equivalent of The Last Witch Hunter.
E. Oliver Whitney • ScreenCrush • Oct 20, 2015
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