The vampire genre has been a part of cinema for nearly 100 years. From the first vampire film, “Nosferatu,” released in 1922, different countries and production houses have given a new twist to vampire stories over time. With classics like Bram Stoker’s “Dracula” and original stories like “A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night” from 2014, this is the definitive list of all the vampire movies you need to watch.
Let The Right One In
When Oskar, a sensitive 12-year-old boy living in Sweden with his mother, meets his new neighbor, the mysterious and serious Eli, a sweet friendship begins. Initially reserved, Oskar and Eli create a strong connection until she shares her macabre and dark origin.
What We Do In The Shadows
Viago, Vladislav, and Deacon are three vampires trying to navigate the complexities of modern life while showing Nick, a new hipster vampire, the perks of being part of the undead world.
Nosferatu
In this groundbreaking silent film, the mysterious Count Orlok invites Thomas Hutter to his remote castle in the mountains of Transylvania. The strange Orlok soon reveals his true origin as a vampire, forcing Hutter to try to escape with his life.
Interview With The Vampire
After the death of his wife and daughter, Louis becomes a vampire thanks to Lestat de Lioncourt. But to keep him by his side, Lestat also turns a poor little girl named Claudia, who clings to behaving like an adult.
The Lost Boys
Lucy and her two sons, Michael and Sam, move to a small town in California. The two boys are immersed in a mysterious and dangerous world of bikers, vampires, and vampire hunters at war.
Vampyr
Allan Gray, a young traveler obsessed with the study of demonology, vampire traditions, and all things supernatural, visits an old secluded inn in Courtempierre, where he finds evidence indicating the existence of vampires.
Bram Stoker’s Dracula
When Elisabeta commits suicide, Vlad Dracula vows to avenge her death. Things take an unexpected turn when he meets Mina, a young woman engaged to Jonathan Harker, whom he believes is the reincarnation of his former lover.
Only Lovers Left Alive
Artistic, sophisticated, and with over two centuries of existence, vampire lovers Eve and Adam question their place in the modern world, dealing with their own existence and the threat that comes with a new friendship with the reckless Ava.
Thirst
Sang-hyun, a Christian priest, volunteers to be infected with a strange virus in order to help find a cure. But after he begins to feel an insatiable thirst for blood, his respectable moral compass will be put to the test.
A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night
The residents of a small, lonely town in Iran begin to be terrorized by a vampire girl who feeds exclusively on men who mistreat, dehumanize, or harm women.
From Dusk Till Dawn
After a failed bank robbery, Seth Gecko and his paranoid brother Richard travel to the Mexican border where they try to kidnap a Christian family. But after finding themselves trapped in a vampire-infested bar, they will do whatever it takes to escape.
Underworld
Vampire warrior Selene and half-vampire, half- werewolf Michael search for the clues necessary to understand the history of their respective races and the origin of the intense conflict between vampires and werewolves in their fight for survival.
Blade
Blade, a half-vampire, half-mortal man, becomes a vampire hunter to protect the human race and prevent vampires from taking over the world and wiping them out.
Fright Night
After different high school boys start to disappear, Charley suspects his neighbor Jerry is the culprit. The only person who believes him and tries to help is Peter, a man who claims to be an experienced vampire hunter.
Twilight
When Bella Swan moves to Forks, Washington, to live with her father, she meets the mysterious Edward Cullen, to whom she feels a deep attraction. After multiple encounters, Edward reveals his true origin and his nature as a vampire.
Cronos
After Jesus Gris, an antiquities dealer, comes across a 400-year-old artifact, the mysterious object grants him youth and eternal life in exchange for an insatiable thirst for blood, risking the life of his granddaughter in the process.
Black Sunday
While being burned at the stake, witch Asa Vajda swears to seek revenge on the descendants of her attackers. Hundreds of years later, Asa is revived and immediately awakens her servants, ready to fulfill her promise and seek revenge on all those who scorned her.
Ganja & Hess
After Ganja, the assistant to a respected doctor, is stabbed with an ancient knife infected with a strange virus, an insatiable thirst for blood begins to change her personality and endanger the lives of those around her.
Martin
Young Martin is convinced that he is an 84-year-old vampire. Without fangs or supernatural powers, Martin drugs women to drink their blood. When he moves in with his superstitious uncle, Martin decides to exclusively attack criminals.
The Hunger
Miriam, a beautiful vampire, preys on young people in New York City. When her vampire lover, John, begins to rapidly age, he seeks the help of Sarah, but Miriam seduces her, turning her into an inexperienced vampire with an insatiable thirst for blood.
Vampire’s Kiss
Peter is a businessman who lives to work and pick up women in bars. After he meets Rachel, a beautiful woman who bites him after they have relations, he becomes so convinced that he is a vampire that he starts wearing fake fangs and stalking women at night.
Daughters Of Darkness
A newlywed couple arrives at an elegant hotel in France, where they meet a beautiful woman who seems to have been living in the same area for the past 40 years. When she introduces herself as Countess Bathory, the couple begins to wonder about her true origin.
Nadja
After her father, Dracula, is killed, vampire Nadja seeks revenge on Dr. Van Helsing by seducing his daughter Lucy. But Van Helsing recruits an army of soldiers to defeat the vampire and her entourage, which will not be an easy task.
Blood For Dracula
Sick and on the verge of death, Count Dracula and his assistant Anton travel to Italy in search of the blood of a virgin. When they are welcomed by Marquis Di Fiore, who is looking for a husband for one of his daughters, everyone begins to suspect their true intentions.
Shadow Of The Vampire
F. W. Murnau struggles to create the classic film “Nosferatu” on location in Europe. The director is obsessed with telling a realistic story, so he hires experienced actor Max Schreck, who only shows up to work during the night.
The Addiction
The story follows a philosophy student who is turned into a vampire after being bitten by a strange woman. After the attack, she begins to develop an addiction to blood, which will change her relationships with others forever.
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