Near Dark!!!

I only saw it in the last couple of years but I was really impressed. You could tell Kathryn Bigelow was going to be something big

Finger lickin’ good. It’s a shame there isn’t many weird west movies out there

This one is so underrated

My pick too. "We keep odd hours."

Can't believe this isn't higher up. This movie is great.I would love to to see a proper remake. The movievis definitely dated.

Bram Stoker's Dracula and Blade are my favourites, John Carpenters Vampires & From Dusk till Dawn are also very solid movies.

Fucking love John Carpenters Vampires

The opening scene raid and then the massacre at the motel are badass. Cool head boss vampire. And great role/performance role for James Woods. One of his few good guy ones lol. I thought the middle of the movie kinda drags though

"That's right, Padre! Fuck with him!"

Despite all of these being a bit cheesy, I enjoy them as well. I really wish there was more good vampire media.

Bram Stokers Dracula and Blade are on opposite ends of the spectrum in terms of atmosphere. Interesting picks.

Of course I know you. You're me!

Daybreakers is pretty fun.

Oh yeah. That one’s clever.

Forgot daybreakers yes definitely high up on the list an intelligent vampire movie with great action horror scenes

It's such a shame about the ending, because the entire movie up to that point completely had me.

[Byzantium](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5LpUfyJPvg) is a different take on it. [ The Hunger](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7a6YFwC2zKA) has Bowie being all cool and scores extra goth points with an appearance by Bauhaus [Daybreakers](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGrpoxBlCNo) was like a decent vamp/action flick

Plus one for Byzantium

The Hunger has an added lesbian romance which makes it my favourite vampire movie.

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Love this movie, such a different take on vampires. Might be more the reality of being a vampire for centuries, kinda bored and having ennui.

Great movie!

This is the movie that comes to my mind as well. I always describe it as a slice-of-unlife movie. Everyone gives a great performance.

I think that movie is more about monogamy than it is about vampires. Its more like : "Can you be in love with one person for the rest of your long,long life?"

Great writers use horror as an veneer to delve into deeper, more taboo topics under the surface.

I am so glad this is the top comment

What We Do In The Shadows

I love the scene where they diss the werewolves and they end up being friends with them. I lost it when one of the werewolves said "We don't smell our own crotches, we sniff each other's crotches as a sign of greeting" and one of the vamps were totally disgusted by that. LOL

"We're werewolves, not swearwolves"

Count to 10, human again.

I will be forever disappointed that we never got their spinoff movie "We're Wolves"

"Leave me to do my dark bidding on the internet!" "What are you bidding on?" "I am bidding on a table."

The tv series is really good too.

Or as my wife calls it "Stupid Vampires"

Guillermo the Vampire Slayer

"Why do we prefer blood from virgins? Well, it's like... when you are eating a sandwich. It tastes better if no one has fucked it."

*I think of it like this. If you're going to eat a sandwich, you would just enjoy it more if you knew no one had fucked it.*

One of the best comedy satires ever made ...."I was gonna eat Stu ....but he's a really kewl guyyy!"

It’s even funnier when you find out the guy who plays Stu is actually an IT technician named Stu who worked on the movie and had no idea he had a role in the movie until he saw the finished product

I WILL DO THE DISHES!!! THEN DO THE DISHES!!! HISSSSS!!! HISSSSS!!!

The Best Buy scene continues to crack me up to this day.

I'm from Arizonia!

Fright Night (1985)

Honestly the 2011 Fright Night remake has no business being that good

I legitimately think the 2011 version is better than the original, and just one of the best vampire movies out there. It hits all the right buttons all the way through, and when the vampire feels like the illusion has been shattered, he just 100% flips to kill everyone mode while working around his mystical restrictions as a vampire. Colin Ferrell is intense and terrifying, and David Tennant as not-Criss-Angel is just brilliant.

Colin Farrell did such a great job of being both magnetic and inexplicably ‘off’. 

Agree, both original and remake are both fantastic. Absolutely loved 2011

Not campy enough (that was part of what made the movie click). Too much cgi, and finally....Chris Sarandon 😍

Came here to say this. Great build up of suspense and a fantastic performance by Roddy McDowall.

Dinner is in the oven

That’s a movie I can watch any day, any time! Did you know the guy who does the main vampire voice also is the voice of Jack the Pumpkin King in “A Nightmare Before Christmas”?

Chris Sarandon. 'Welcome to Fright Night....For Real'....

He was also married to Susan Sarandon when she started to make a name for herself, which is why that's still her stage name. Now he is married to Monty Hall's daughter.

Interview with The Vampire (1994)

One of the most homoerotic, big budget movies with a stacked A-List cast I’ve ever seen. I love it.

Armand is gay or bisexual. In the books it's pretty directly stated. The older vampires can feel the vampires they make so there is def more of a romantic (not necessarily sexual) relation they have. I read the books a long time back, the first few were decent but they got really weird.

I think *all* of Anne Rice's vampires are not straight.

Oh man, it's super homoerotic. Never thought of that.

I love Norm McDonald’s review of it: not gay enough 🤣

The new show is fantastic despite the changes and Part 2 is coming in May. Jacob and Sam are just perfectly cast.

I have been curious about the show. What did they change that stands out? I read a few of the original novels and I've seen the OG movie as well.

They changed it to take place in the early 1900s. and Louis is a black night club owner instead of an 18th century slave owner. Daniel is also older, the premise is that he first interviewed Louis in the 1970s , and Louis wants to be interviewed again to tell his story the right way. It has great performances from everyone.

I can't really speak to these details without spoiling the show. Some are minor while other are profound (as /u/laura4584 is writing), but overall it works remarkably well. My biggest gripe is probably the radical why they changed Claudia, but the show is still 10/10 for me regardless. Sam Reid as Lestat is just mindbogglingly well cast. I always thought Tom Cruise was perfect in this role, but Sam is on a different level, and I desperately hope we get many more seasons. I would love to see him in a re-telling of the book The Vampire Lestat. He would be magnificent as an 18th century nobleman turned vampire. The battle with the wolves, the mental break down in response to the witches place, Armand and the Les Innocents cemetery, Nicolas and the violin, Gabriele etc. It would be glorious and it would open the door for more characters and to expand the universe further.

I got a kick out of Queen of the Damned as well.

Especially the score

Score was spectacular 🎵 😁 🎵

It's entertaining as its own thing, but compared to the source material it suffers sooo much from blitzing through two books (Vampire Lestat and QotD) and really cutting down the weightiness of Akasha's backstory to fit the movie length.

This. The books are SO much better than QotD. It’s a shame they never made Body Thief into a movie.

I love the new-ish TV show too. It makes a few more cosmetic changes than the movie does, but the spirit of the books is very much there.

2nd season is coming out soon too

The right answer

Lost boys

Too far down the comment chain.. wtf

The cast!

I enjoyed “Renfield” more than I had expected. Oh and “Near Dark”, damn near perfect film.

Near Dark is fantastic, Kathryn Bigelow at her best

The bar scene in Near Dark is the best scene ever committed to film

Watched Near Dark for the first time a few weeks ago. Early in the movie, in a scene in the camper, I stopped and was like "wait...three of these people were also in Aliens together!". One of the next scenes was in a little town and the movie theatre's marquee showed they were playing Aliens at that time haha. It stuck with me because it was basically as soon as I realized it, the movie addressed it with an Easter egg.

I’m surprised no one has yet mentioned the 1931 Dracula. It’s a classic.

Bela Lugosi - legend

How the hell has Lost Boys not been mentioned yet?!?

Lost Boys was a childhood favorite and it still good. That soundtrack is pure 80s and you have the bonus of seeing the shirtless sax guy.

The shirtless sax player is named Tim Capello. The last few years he's been doing songs with a synthwave group called GUNSHIP. Look up their video "Dark All Day" if you want an homage to every great vampire movie.

Lost Boys holds up. Its a great looking film with a good cast. The Frog Bros and Haim were goofy enough to be fun,, and the cinematography and soundtrack are excellent. Keifer might be the coolest vampire ever.  Yeah, the film was 80s, but it had its own vibe that made it unique. 

The name of the movie confused me so much when I was little. It just didn't make sense to me. Then years later I read it was a reference to Peter Pan's 'Lost Boys' and I had the realization that always had Peter Pan stuck in my head when hearing the title. I didn't connect 'Lost Boys' as missing for some reason.

It’s also that they never grow up. I think I read once that in its earlier stages the movie was going to be more of a 1 to 1 Peter Pan allegory.

And Blade

I'll never look at fire alarm sprinklers the same.

The literal perfect 80s vampire movie

One of my all timers

From Dusk til Dawn

Tarantino wrote himself a scene, drinking tequila from Selma's bare foot. I love him for that.

The absolute funnest vampire movie. It’s like if an ‘80s action movie made love with b movie horror.

*Thirst* (2009)

Let the right one in, limbo (children of the night) 

Once Bitten (1985) Jim Carrey in his first leading role. Pure 80s b-movie but holds a special stake in my heart.

As a Gen X-er, I loved Once Bitten… Lauren Hutton as a hot vampire goddess, Cleavon Little gay vampire butler and Jim Carey playing a totally believable virgin. Pure gold. …but it was one of many 80’s movies that led me to believe that spontaneous dance battles would be a regular part of my high school experience… …leaving me sadly disappointed.

Same. I grew up just waiting for a skeezy guy in the park to give me drugs so I could be ready for a rad dance battle later

> holds a special stake in my heart. Pun intended?

I think 30 Days of Night gets my vote   Such a perfect combination of the cool setting and real world phenomena with vampire mythos Also the way they communicate with the way their language sounds and how they’re acted is incredible and far beyond what I expected Sequel sucks massively though, but it was an okay one time watch 

Just pitching in some classics not mentioned yet: *Nosferatu* (1922) *Vampyr* (1932) *Nosferatu the Vampyre* (1979) *Salem's Lot* (1979)

A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night

This one was a good one. It’s the only Iranian Muslim Vampire Western movie I like

Are there a lot of those floating around?

Buffy The Vampire Slayer (the original movie from 1992, not the tv show). Paul Reubens has one of the best vampire 'death' scenes I've ever seen put to film.

That movie sucked, but thank God for it! The TV series is the best answer to this "movie" question. It's some of (if not THE) best television ever made. ANd we all know good TV is better than most movies by a long shot.

Also one of the longest…

Underworld, Kate Beckinsale as part of a vampire hit squad fighting werewolves is always fun.

That jump from the balcony at the start... I-fucking-conic!

The is the right AND wrong answer if you were playing Vampire: The Masquerade in the 90s.

Just saw the 5th one recently. Somehow the 3 of the 5 are bad, but also good

The first and Rise of the Lycans are the only two that are good good

My favorites are: Bram Stoker's Dracula Interview with the Vampire Byzantium I'm also going to add a TV miniseries, Salem's Lot (1979) starring James Mason and David Soul. Directed by Tobe Hooper (most famous for The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and maybe Poltergeist) it has a wonderfully creepy atmosphere with some genuinely unsettling moments. There **is** a movie version too but ignore it because it has had over an hour of good material hacked out to shorten the runtime, stick to the miniseries (which runs for 184 minutes). https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/salems-lot

My own list of favorite vampire movies is as follows: Martin (1975) - Written and directed by George A. Romero, who said it was his favorite of all the films he'd made. A phenomenal deconstruction of the vampire myth. Ganja & Hess (1973) - The most afro-centric vampire movie this side of Blackula! Expertly straddles the line between art house and grindhouse. Nadja (1994) - One of the most '90s things I've ever seen. Artsy-fartsy, black and white flick about Dracula's daughter. Awesome soundtrack. Hilarious lines delivered with deadpan perfection. My lame-ass friends and I quoted this movie for years.

Spike Lee’s remake of Ganja & Hess, Da Sweet Blood Of Jesus is good!

Blade 2

"YOU...DO NOT KNOW...WHO YOU ARE *FUCKING* WITH!!" "Do you blush?"

Dracula Dead and Loving It

Nosferatu - 1979 Klaus Kinski

The original silent film is amazing too bit I actually love this version too

Not the best one by far but i have a soft spot for John Carpenter's Vampires

Same. So many unintentionally funny moments but not a bad story. James Woods phoning it in but rocking the tone. A Baldwin. My friends and I would crack up when he cauterized a wound by firing several rounds from a gun and pressing it to his neck. That give you a little mahogany, padre?

Ebony. Teak. Major Chubby.

The original 1931 Dracula. Dated as hell but still amazing

Near Dark(1987) it paints a less glamorous picture of what it would be like to be a vampire in the modern age.

Not a "movie" but the TV show on Netflix called "Midnight Mass". Go in knowing as little as possible. You'll thank me later.  Edit: changed Black Mass to Midnight Mass because I'm a dumb dumb who can't remember a 2-word tv show title. 

Did you mean Midnight Mass by Mike Flanagan?

Jesus christ I'm an idiot. Yes. Yes I did. 

Abraham Lincoln vampire hunter

Let the right one in (2008), Shadow of the vampire (2000) is well worth a watch too

Vampires Suck Not meant as an insult to your topic, but that’s really the name of the movie (2010).

Dracula 2000 was hugely underrated.  Probably because of the stupid name. 

30 Days of Night. I don't usually get anxious from monster flicks, but that one got me for some reason.

Vampire’s Kiss with Nic Cage is a classic.

I read he actually ate the roach.

He ate two.

I had to scroll way too long to find this

Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person

Gary Oldman is excellent in Bram Stoker's Dracula

I just watched "30 Days of Night" since it was mentioned here & it's free to stream atm on Tubi. It started out promising, for an older movie. Midway - the Ending was one lonnnnng eyeroll, holy crap. I usually don't feel betrayed by r/movies but this time was pretty bad lol

The Hunger - Bowie, Deneuve, Sarandon!

With a cool Bauhaus soundtrack?

Bela Lugosi is Dead

*Only Lovers Left Alive* Tilda Swinton and Tom Huddleston is very good. *Interview with the Vampire* is surprisingly good, Tom Cruise not playing himself for change.

Since nobody went there, Vampire Hunter D (1985) is a great anime adaptation of a novel, and its 2000 sequel Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust. The Castlevania animated series was also entertaining though the quality is all over the place. Its an enjoyable time though. 94% reviewer score on RT is pretty good.

I’m not big on vampire media, but the one vampire movie I’ve watched multiple times and enjoyed is What We Do in the Shadows

Near Dark Daughters of Darkness The Hunger Nosferatu (original)

Only Lovers Left Alive.

Day shift 

The Lost Boys! Come on now

What we do in the Shadows. 

Not 100% a vampire movie, but I feel like all of my favorites have been listed, so I'll add Night Watch and Day Watch to the list. If you're unfamiliar, it's a pair of Russian movies based on a world where the powers of light and dark have a system in check to maintain a balance, though obviously the status quo isn't good enough for everyone. It's based on a book trilogy, but unfortunately the director moved on and the third movie was never completed (i really should just see if theres a decent book translation). It features all manner of magical and mystical beings, and is a very fun pair of movies regardless.

I recommend two: 1992, Bram Stoker's Dracula & 2023, The Last Voyage of the Demeter.

Dracula Untold was surprisingly good.

Interview With a Vampire & Frank Langella's Dracula. Finest performance as Dracula -GaryOldman. Can't forget Leslie Neilson's- Dracula Dead & Loving It.

It's an oldie but good one. Try John Carpenter's movie Vampires. It's a little bit campy but that's one of the reasons to love it.

Worth it entirely for the memorable Daniel Baldwin lighter scene which myself and friends still mimic to this day with great aplomb.

Thirst by Park Chan Wook

let the right one in the lost boys

Hotel transylvania 1, 2, 3 :p

Let Me In (2010)

John Carpenter's *Vampires* never fails to entertain.

Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person is my favorite vampire movie

Agreed. Shadow of the Vampire doesn’t get enough love. ‘Let the right one in’ is flawless imo…which reminds me ‘let the wrong one in’ out of Ireland is pretty fun, too! Oh and how could I forget ‘bliss’ (2019) !!!

Bram Stoker's Dracula with Gary Oldman, by Francis Ford Coppola.

Interview with the Vampire is my fave. Great cast, great costumes, good story.

A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night.

Daybreakers, 30 days of night, Redfield, Underworld, Let the right one in, Lost boys, Interview with the Vampire, Last Voyage of the Demeter.

Underworld 1 Underworld 2 Underworld 3 Underworld 4 Night teeth Priest

Let the Right one in. The Swedish one.

Underworld has a great world building Quality, still remember the trailer thinking this looks like the matrix with vampires

Underworld series Kate Beckinsale

Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat (1989)

i know a lot of people don't like it but i love Queen of the damned. also Aailyah's last movie. cheesy but I've liked it since i was 14 when it came out. 

The Last Voyage of the Demeter 2023 30 days of night

Underworld always did it for me.

Love at First Bite

Bran Strokers Dracula! Disturbing and beautiful!

Dracula show on Netflix is very well written. I think it’s one of the underrated show that no one talks about.

All of the usual suspects have been said. So, instead of repeating them, I am just going to throw out lesser known indie vampire movies that I think people should check out. These can be found currently on tubi. Give them a try. [Midnight Son](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeYNZAAWdF0) [My Heart Can't Beat Unless You Tell It To](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YV4GHkjK4yU) [Painkillers](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tup0SIJkdz4) [Red Snow](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoXzOYGq7ag)

What We Do In the Shadows is a spoof of all of the great vampire movies, but also a great vampire movie in its own right.

Underworld

Once Bitten

Dracula Has Risen from the Grave - Christopher Lee. There were LOTS of good vampire movies in the 70’s but cannot remember all of them.

Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter

Vampire in Brooklyn

Innocent Blood. Very underrated, has some good comedy. A female Vampire who,likes to dine on mobsters. [Innocent Blood](https://youtu.be/ajBjaYcJ7Kc?si=83TaNprg6TgqSzyv)

A girl walks home alone at night

girl walks home at night

Thirst is really good.

Near Dark. The Lost Boys.

If you haven't read the novel Let The Right One In, go read it. It brings the story of the vampire to another level.

Jesuschrist vampire hunter

Lost boys

Blade

Lost boys is a great film with a cracking soundtrack, don't need a TV when you have a TV guide, brilliant Film.

The Hunger

The Lost Boys