Blade

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About Blade

Blade is a 1998 English-language horror and action film directed by Stephen Norrington. The cast is led by Wesley Snipes, Stephen Dorff, Kris Kristofferson. It has a runtime of 2h 1m. Viewers rate it 6.8/10 across 6700 ratings. In United States, it is available to rent or buy on Amazon Video and Apple TV Store.

Blade was produced by New Line Cinema, Amen Ra Films, and Imaginary Forces and made in United States of America. It was released on August 21, 1998, and carries a R certification. Made on a budget of about $45 million, it went on to gross $131 million worldwide.

Director

Stephen Norrington

Writers

David S. Goyer

Release date

August 21, 1998

Original language

English

Age rating

R

Status

Released

Country

United States of America

Budget

$45 million

Box office

$131 million

Production

New Line Cinema, Amen Ra Films, Imaginary Forces

Blade cast & crew

Blade was directed by Stephen Norrington and written by David S. Goyer.

The cast features Wesley Snipes as Blade, Stephen Dorff as Deacon Frost, Kris Kristofferson as Whistler, N'Bushe Wright as Karen, Donal Logue as Quinn, and Udo Kier as Dragonetti.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Mark Isham, cinematography is by Theo van de Sande, and it was produced by Michael De Luca and Robert Engelman.

Is Blade worth watching?

Blade holds an audience score of 6.8/10 from 6,736 ratings, a solidly received horror films.

At 2h 1m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy horror and action, Blade is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Blade

Blade isn't on a subscription service in United States right now, but you can rent or buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube.

Streaming rights change country by country and month by month, so the options above reflect United States today — switch your country at the top of the where-to-watch section to see availability elsewhere.

Cast of Blade

Wesley Snipes

Blade

Stephen Dorff

Deacon Frost

Kris Kristofferson

Whistler

N'Bushe Wright

Karen

Donal Logue

Quinn

Udo Kier

Dragonetti

Arly Jover

Mercury

Traci Lords

Racquel

Kevin Patrick Walls

Krieger

Tim Guinee

Curtis Webb

Sanaa Lathan

Vanessa

Eric Edwards

Pearl

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