The read
Audiences rate it 25 points higher than critics do. Most of the 1,164 2010s fantasy movies in this catalog score higher.
Synopsis
In New York City, Clary Fray, a seemingly ordinary teenager, learns that she is descended from a line of Shadowhunters — half-angel warriors who protect humanity from evil forces. After her mother disappears, Clary joins forces with a group of Shadowhunters and enters Downworld, an alternate realm filled with demons, vampires, and a host of other creatures. Clary and her companions must find and protect an ancient cup that holds the key to her mother's future.
Ratings
IMDb5.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes13%
Metacritic33/100
Audiences rate it 25 points higher than critics do.
4,696 audience votes
Key crew
- I. Marlene KingScreenplay
- Harald ZwartDirector
- Jessica PostigoScreenplay
- Atli ÖrvarssonOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Lily CollinsClary Fray
- Jamie Campbell BowerJace Wayland
- Robert SheehanSimon Lewis
- Kevin ZegersAlec Lightwood
- Jemima WestIsabelle Lightwood
- Lena HeadeyJocelyn Fray
- Aidan TurnerLuke Garroway
- Jared HarrisHodge Starkweather
- Jonathan Rhys MeyersValentine
- Kevin DurandPangborn
- Harry Van GorkumAlaric
- Godfrey GaoMagnus Bane
