Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant

About Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant

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.

Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant is a 2009 fantasy thriller film directed by Paul Weitz. Released in October 2009, it runs 109 minutes.

Its themes are best friend, based on young adult novel, spider, and wolfman. It is adapted from a novel.

Chris Massoglia appears as Darren Shan, John C. Reilly as Larten Crepsley, Josh Hutcherson as Steve, and Patrick Fugit as Evra the Snake Boy. The screenplay is by Brian Helgeland and Paul Weitz. Produced by Depth of Field.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Twilight, and Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials make useful companions to Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant, all filed under vampire. TMDB voters put it at 5.9 out of 10 across 1,198 votes and it carries a PG-13 rating.