''The Thompsons'' is an

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2012 horror film directed by

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(

Mitchell Altieri Mitchell Altieri is an American film director, Film producer, producer and writer. Career His first feature film ''Lurking in Suburbia'' was discovered by Sundance Film Festival programmer Trevor Groth. Altieri and long time film partner Phil ...

and Phil Flores) and produced by Rob Weston and Travis Stevens. It is a sequel to the Butcher Brothers previous film '' The Hamiltons''. It premiered at the

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on August 26, 2012. Filmed largely in the UK, several scenes feature The Ringlestone Inn Near

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, in

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, south-east of London.

Premise

On the run from the law, the vampire family the Hamiltons (now known as the Thompsons) heads to England to find an ancient vampire clan known as the Stuarts. Unbeknownst to the Hamiltons, the Stuarts have motives of their own.

Cast

* Cory Knauf as Francis Thompson * Elizabeth Henstridge as Riley Stuart * Mackenzie Firgens as Darlene Thompson * Ryan Hartwig as Lenny Thompson * Samuel Child as David Thompson * Sean Browne as Cole Stuart * Tom Holloway as Ian Stuart * Joseph McKelheer as Wendell Thompson * Daniel O'Meara as Father Stuart * Selina Giles as Mother Stuart * Sean Cronin as Cyrus * Andrei Alen as Sven (Swedish dude) * Katarina Gellin as Ingrid (Swedish girl)

Reception

Beyond Hollywood wrote, "''The Thompsons'' is very much a pleasant surprise, an entertaining and reasonably well crafted modern vampire tale.http://www.beyondhollywood.com/frightfest-12-the-thompsons-sleep-tight-and-dead-sushi/ Though a little bit ''

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'', the film is considerably more engaging than most others of its type, boosted by a likeable returning cast. The film’s real strengths are its surprisingly human script (written by the Butcher Brothers and Knauf) and solid character work, both of which help to keep the viewer involved".

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Thompsons 2012 films 2012 horror films American vampire films Incest in film 2010s English-language films 2010s American films