The Hunters
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The premise
A family of archeologists hunt down artifacts from fairy tales that have been hidden around the globe.
How unusual is it?
More than most. Magic and mistaken identity push it well past the usual Hallmark template — the strangest 12% of everything we've logged.
A rare specific
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Who’s in it
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Wait, what?
The quirks and curveballs that make this one a little weirder than your average Hallmark. No spoilers, promise.
- The parents are 'warrior scientists' who hunt fairy tale objects
- A magic mirror that caused the Dark Ages
- A billionaire villain who turns into a stone statue because he is a descendant of Medusa
- The 'Hub' is a high-tech secret base hidden in a standard suburban home
- A shard of a magic mirror is hidden inside Cinderella's actual glass slipper in a museum
Every trope, all in one place
Here’s everything this one has going on, from the setting to the way it wraps up. Tap any of the 20 to find more movies that do the same thing.
Setting3
Time & season2
Characters2
Tone & quirks1
How it ends1
Why we’d put this one on
This is Hallmark trying its hand at a globe-trotting fantasy adventure, and the swing alone earns its weirdness of 7. Victor Garber and Michelle Forbes play parents who turn out to be warrior-scientists in a secret society that hunts down dangerous fairy-tale artifacts, and when they vanish, their sons team up with Alexa PenaVega to chase the shards of a magic mirror that supposedly caused the Dark Ages. A villain who is a descendant of Medusa is somewhere in the mix. The rating is a soft 4.9, so set expectations accordingly, but as a curio it is a wild change of pace and a fun bad-movie-night pick.
How it all plays out
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Full story (spoilers)
Beat by beat
Opening
Carter and Jordyn Flynn are betrayed and go missing in Thailand while hunting a shard of the magic mirror.
Inciting Incident
Paxton and Tripp are attacked by fake Interpol agents and rescued by Dylan, who reveals their parents are 'Hunters.'
Midpoint
The group retrieves a shard from a booby-trapped cave in the Rocky Mountains using a vibrating crystal and map coordinates.
Turning Point
The team discovers the third shard is hidden in a glass slipper in a Boston museum, but family friend Mason Fuller reveals he is the villain.
Climax
In the Wolf's Tomb in Germany, Mason completes the mirror and is turned to stone by his own reflection after wishing to be a Gorgon.
Resolution
Jordyn destroys the mirror to prevent its evil from spreading and the family heads to Peru to find Carter.
20 tropes in one movie
We counted 20 distinct Hallmark tropes packed into this one — a genuine greatest-hits reel.
The backstory
The Hunters is a 2013 American science fantasy adventure television film directed by Nisha Ganatra from a screenplay by Matthew Huffman and Jeffrey Schechter, based on the graphic novel Mirror Mirror by Joshua Williamson. The film stars Robbie Amell and Alexa Vega. It premiered on the Hallmark Channel on October 25, 2013.
How it stacks up
Where this one’s rating lands against every other rated Hallmark movie.
Among the lower-rated Hallmark movies — the median is 6.4.
Where this one fits
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Lines worth quoting
The lines that stuck with us — the ones you’ll be repeating after the credits roll.
“Find and protect. Never use.”
— Mason Fuller / Jordyn FlynnThe Hunter's oath regarding powerful artifacts. “A hunter's strength comes from his or her family.”
— DylanExplaining the source of a Hunter's power to the Flynn brothers. “Mirror, mirror, restore to me, the power of Gorgos.”
— Mason FullerMason's final wish before turning to stone.
Meet the characters
Who’s who before you press play. Nothing here gives the ending away.
Paxton Flynn
LeadAspiring Sailor / Hunter
ReluctantProtectiveStrategicIndependentDylan
Love interestHunter
Former romantic interest and partner
CompetentLoyalKnowledgeableToughMason Fuller
AntagonistBillionaire / Leader of the Krugen
Family friend and traitor
DeceptivePower-hungryArrogantTripp Flynn
SupportingStudent
Brother
Tech-savvyRebelliousHumorousObservantJordyn Flynn
SupportingHunter
Mother
BadassSecretiveMaternal
Questions people ask about The Hunters
Where can I watch The Hunters?
The Hunters is available via Amazon Prime Video, AsianCrush, and Amazon Prime Video with Ads. Streaming options change often, so check current availability before settling in.
How long is The Hunters?
The Hunters runs about 1 hour and 25 minutes, and was released in 2013.
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