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Director: Paul Weitz
Cast: Chris Massoglia, John C. Reilly, Josh Hutcherson, Patrick Fugit
When Darren Shan is taken to a circus that's chock-full of sideshow oddities, he meets a vampire and receives a life-changing bite on the neck.
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Directed by Paul Weitz, Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009) offers a thrilling blend of adventure, fantasy, and action that will delight fans of coming-of-age supernatural stories. With a talented cast including Chris Massoglia and John C. Reilly, the film takes viewers on a captivating journey through a world of sideshow oddities and vampiric intrigue.
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant is a 2009 American fantasy film directed by Paul Weitz and co-screenplay adapted with Brian Helgeland, loosely based on the Vampire Blood trilogy of the book series The Saga of Darren Shan by author Darren Shan. The first three books in the 12-part series—Cirque du Freak, The Vampire’s Assistant, and Tunnels of Blood—inspired the film. The film received mixed reviews and was a commercial failure.
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