Underworld: Awakening (2012)

Underworld: Awakening parents guide

What we could confirm fits an R: a few tense moments and several jump scares.

Scare

Mildly scary

A few tense or eerie moments.

Jump scares

Several

More than a couple of sudden jolts.

Gore

Graphic gore

Blood and wounds shown clearly.

Violence

Brutal violence

Our top level for violence.

Sex and nudity

None flagged

It is rated R, so treat our zero as unconfirmed.

Language

Moderate

Some strong profanity, a few f-words.

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Three questions

Is Underworld: Awakening scary?

Only a little. Underworld: Awakening has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.

How gory is Underworld: Awakening?

Graphic gore and brutal violence. If graphic gore is a dealbreaker, skip it.

What is Underworld: Awakening rated, and is it OK for kids?

It is an R, with several jump scares, brutal violence and some strong language. Keep it for adults.

What is Underworld: Awakening about?

Having escaped years of imprisonment, vampire warrioress Selene finds herself in a changed world where humans have discovered the existence of both Vampire and Lycan clans and are conducting an all-out war to eradicate both immortal species. Now Selene must battle the humans and a frightening new breed of super Lycans to ensure the death dealers' survival.

Cast and crew

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Underworld: Awakening is on our Vampires, Horror on Starz, Action on Starz and Fantasy on Starz lists.

More like this feeling

Prompts we typed into CouchRot, and the lists that share its tags.

• “a fun halloween movie, not too scary”
• “a horror movie that's actually scary”
• “scary but not gory”

Lists with the same feel: Horror, not scary; and Most violent.