Gothic action movies are a mixture of action, character personalities and fashion. Besides, this genre has strong emotional intensity with some romantic drama. Here are the top 10 best gothic action movies.
Top 10: The Van Helsing Movie
In the early 2000s, there was a historical action-adventure series featuring heroes with unique weapons and a modern sense of humour, notably Van Helsing. The film follows the famous vampire hunter on the trail of Count Dracula, where he also finds a passionate love for a mysterious girl.
Top 9: The Crow Movie
The gothic action film revolves around two deeply in love characters who are separated by death when a roving gang brutally kills them. But then the character Eric Draven returns to hunt the criminals who stole his beloved Shelly.
Top 8: Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
The film revolves around a warrior who rescues a beautiful noblewoman from the clutches of Countess Bathory. The film’s setting, characters, and action are all rendered in the subtle baroque style of Yoshitaka Amano.
Top 7: Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
American action horror fantasy film revolves around two famous witch hunter brothers Hansel and Gretel. Actor Famke Janssen plays an evil witch who specializes in capturing children that the witch hunter brothers hunt to destroy.
Top 6: Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter
In the film, before becoming President, Abraham Lincoln was a notorious vampire hunter to avenge his mother. The supernatural-themed Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter, based on Seth Grahame-Smith’s 2010 novel of the same name, was published in 2010. The film, by producers Timur Bekmambetov and Tim Burton, stars Benjamin Walker and Mary. Elizabeth Winstead.
Top 5: Underworld movie
Underworld opens the kind of movie about the fierce battle between vampires and werewolves. The series reflects the struggle and hatred between vampires and werewolves from the past to the present, and the film begins in 1202 in Medieval Europe when the lords want to destroy the werewolves.
Top 4: The movie Spawn
The film revolves around an assassin named Al Simmons who was murdered by his cunning boss Jason Wynn. Al makes a deal with the Devil so he can return to Earth to meet his wife in Spawn’s form. He also received a request to kill Wynn from the Devil’s subordinate Clown. The film is considered visually stunning, with stylish and surreal action sequences.
Top 3: The movie Blade
The film revolves around Blade, a man with vampire blood but he hates his fellow humans who want to rule over humans. When female doctor Karen is attacked by a vampire, Blade rescues her and finds a way to save her. Meanwhile, vampire party lord Deacon Frost plots an attack on humanity.
Top 2: Dracula: Untold
American gothic horror film and directorial debut of Gary Shore, based primarily on Bram Stoker’s 1987 novel Dracula. The film revolves around Vlad Tepes, the only prince of Wallachia and a wartime hero who becomes a vampire to protect his family from the invasion of the Ottoman Empire that threatens his land.
Top 1: Gothic Action Movie – Batman Returns
Batman Returns is probably the best gothic action movie based on the popular DC Comics character Batman. In the film, Batman faces Penguin, who plots to kill all the sons of Gotham City, and Max Schreck, a corrupt boss who wants to take control of the city. The film was directed by Tim Burton and stars Michael Keaton as Batman.
Source: Blade And 9 Other Great Gothic Action Movies
