Nosferatu the Vampyre

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Nosferatu the Vampyre

PG

1979

1h 47m

Horror

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Jonathan Harker is sent away to Count Dracula's castle to sell him a house in Virna, where he lives. But Count Dracula is a vampire, an undead ghoul living off men's blood. Inspired by a photograph of Lucy Harker, Jonathan's wife, Dracula moves to Virna, bringing with him death and plague... An unusually contemplative version of Dracula, in which the vampire bears the cross of not being able to get old and die.

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Critics Consensus

Stunning visuals from Werner Herzog and an intense portrayal of the famed bloodsucker from Klaus Kinski make Nosferatu the Vampyre a horror classic in its own right.

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Clyde Gilmour

Toronto Star

Oct 23, 2025

Oppressively pretentious.

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Rachel Syme

The New Yorker

Oct 21, 2024

Freaky films are meant to be shared, in the dark, like campfire tales...

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Wendy Ide

The Times (UK)

Sep 22, 2015

4/5

It's a curious mix: at times deliriously hammy, at others melancholy, contemplative and oddly beautiful.

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Nadine Whitney

InSession Film

Jan 29, 2026

Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht needed to be at once profoundly beautiful and as seductive as it was horrific. Isabelle Adjani’s ethereal Lucy that provides part of the immense beauty of the film, especially when she is paired with the beastly Klaus Kinski.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Nov 2, 2025

3.5/4

F.W. Murnau’s 1922 Nosferatu remains the greatest vampire film ever made, so remaking the picture would make about as much sense as remaking, well, Psycho. Yet director Werner Herzog proved to be up to the challenge.

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Richard Freedman

Newark Star-Ledger

Oct 21, 2025

In stressing mood over action, Herzog has taken a big commercial risk. But for sheer visual poetry and cinematic imagination, his "Nosferatu" towers above all other Dracula movies past, present, and I daresay future.

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Ari V

@RT59419633 1 day ago

Not too much of a thinker (from what I could tell), but painted and breathed in a way that does feel quite special.

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Milo J

@RT57384297 5 days ago

I really liked this movie,a bit slow and a bit boring but I really liked it. Some scenes were SOO aesthetic,the camera angles were what really made the scene look so aesthetically appealing. This also is due to very dim lighting and environment. This remake was really good,I do praise the camera angles though,truly amazing.

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Huntin P

@PaxVobiscum80 Sep 20, 2026

Herzog's remake of the 1922 silent movie is highly effective, creepy as hell, and arguably even finer than its predecessor. In any case, if you only watch one movie by silent era genius Murnau then it ought to be his Faust (1926). Let Herzog give you Nosferatu.

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Robert P

@Superbad Sep 16, 2026

Nosferatu The Vampire = a *4.5* star Movie!

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B P

@Bradster69 Sep 2, 2026

Definitely Recommend It

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Jonathan O

@RT41230270 Jun 15, 2026

Outstanding German Gothic Vampire Horror Remake Film Ever Made. Is beautifully shot and it did captures the silent version very respectful and outstanding filmmaker and great cast and performance but the opening scene is so unsettling and disturbing seeing real life mummies which it maybe uncomfortable for viewers.

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Synopsis

Jonathan Harker is sent away to Count Dracula's castle to sell him a house in Virna, where he lives. But Count Dracula is a vampire, an undead ghoul living off men's blood. Inspired by a photograph of Lucy Harker, Jonathan's wife, Dracula moves to Virna, bringing with him death and plague... An unusually contemplative version of Dracula, in which the vampire bears the cross of not being able to get old and die.

Director: Werner Herzog
Producer: Michael Gruskoff, Werner Herzog
Screenwriter: Werner Herzog, Bram Stoker
Distributor: Anchor Bay Entertainment, 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Gaumont, Werner Herzog Filmproduktion
Rating: PG
Genre: Horror
Original Language: German
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 1, 1979, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 19, 2016
Runtime: 1h 47m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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