We've selected some of the best vampire movies ever made. There are recent and old options, involving different styles of vampire movies.
Lost Boys
Year: 1987
Film Genre: Horror, Drama and Comedy
Michael and Sam move to California with their mother. Soon Michael falls in love with young Star, the problem is that she is with David, who belongs to a biker gang. This gang is turning into vampires. Now Sam will have to support his brother and help him out of this complicated situation. An '80s movie where fitting in also involves becoming a vampire.
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The Lost Boys (1987) Official Trailer - Jason Patric, Corey Haim Vampire Movie HDAmantes Eternos (Only Lovers Left Alive)
Year: 2013
Film Genre: Romance and Horror
A vampire story in the modern world version. Adam and Eve are opposites in many ways: he is pessimistic and gloomy, while she is optimistic and lively. He likes music, she prefers literature. Despite their differences, this vampire couple are two eternal lovers who work very well together. A great film that places vampires as inhabitants of the same world as mortal beings.
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Eternal Lovers - Official Subtitled Trailer (2014) HDInterview with a Vampire
Year: 1994
Film Genre: Drama and Horror
Louis is a vampire who is being interviewed and who tells about his long life journey. The vampire's past is narrated in flash-back. In the story there is Lestat, the creature that helped Louis become a vampire. Lestat, unlike Louis, doesn't take much pity on being mean to humans. Together they live the life of vampires. There is also the young Cláudia in the story to share moments with the two. This movie from the 90's is based on the book by the writer Anne Rice.
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Interview With the Vampire (1994) Trailer #1 | Movieclips Classic TrailersNight shadows
Year: 2012
Film Genre: Comedy and Fantasy
The witch Angelique decided to turn young Barnabas Collins into a vampire after he broke her heart. As if that wasn't enough, she buried him. Now, 200 years later, he wakes up, emerges from the tomb and discovers a world completely different from the one he left, with few family members still alive. The film is based on the TV series Dark Shadows.
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Shadows of the Night - Trailer 1 (subtitled) [HD]The Shadow of the Vampire
Year: 2000
Film Genre: Drama and Horror
A film that creatively portrays how the classic Nosferatu would have been produced. Arriving in Czechoslovakia to film it, FW Murnau decides to hire a real vampire to stage Nosferatu. The director and the vampire even have an agreement: he needs to control himself so that, in the end, he wins the neck of Greta Schroeder, the film's star, as a prize. Despite this, things will get out of hand with the vampire on the scene.
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Shadow of the Vampire [2000] - TrailerBram Stoker's Dracula
Year: 1992
Film Genre: Drama, Horror and Romance
Based on the novel by Bram Stoker, founder of the vampire myth. This Dracula movie is considered one of the most faithful recreations of the vampire. In 1462, Vlad Drácula, a member of the Order of the Dragon, lost his wife, Elisabeta, who committed suicide after having her death falsely reported by enemies. For committing suicide, his soul is condemned to hell, which makes Dracula revolt, renounce God and decide to resurrect his wife. Thus, he starts to wander through the centuries in search of her reincarnation.
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Bram Stoker's Dracula - Official® Trailer [HD]
30 Days of Night
Year: 2007
Film Genre: Horror and Suspense
Barrow, Alaska experiences complete darkness for 30 days. This year, something atypical decided to happen: a group of vampires took advantage of the following nights to attack the local residents. Now, the city's residents will have to find ways to defend themselves, with Sheriff Eben Oleson and ex-wife Stella as leaders in the defense.
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30 Days of Night TrailerDracula: Dead but happy! (Dracula: Dead and Loving It)
Year: 1995
Film Genre: Horror and Comedy
Lawyer RM Renfield has arrived in Transylvania to meet Count Dracula and is hypnotized there. The vampire intends to go to London to find his eternal beloved and needs to face Dr. Van Helsing, who intends to stop him. This is a much more comedic version of Dracula, with the Count having several moments turned into comedy.
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Dracula: Dead and Loving It - Trailer #1let her in
Year: 2008
Film Genre: Horror and Romance
Oskar, a 12 year old boy, is not much for socializing. One day he meets Eli, also 12 years old, who has just moved into his building. He is a normal human being, she is a vampire. Together they will form a bond of friendship, sharing many moments together. Despite the beautiful story of friendship, there is all the terror that surrounds her being a vampire child. Based on the book of the same name by John Ajvide Lindqvist.
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Let her in | trailerThe Dance of the Vampires
Year: 1967
Film Genre: Comedy and Horror
Abronsius, a university professor, decides to travel to Transylvania, accompanied by Alfred, his fearful disciple, to study and capture vampires. However, his plans do not go as expected and many unexpected situations occur. Dance of the Vampires is a film by Roman Polanski, who bets on humor within the horror genre.
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Dance With Vampires 1967 TrailerKiss of the Damned
Year: 2012
Film Genre: Horror, Drama and Romance
The vampire Djuna had decided to isolate herself in the countryside, but she couldn't resist Paolo's charm and seduction and ended up starting a romantic relationship with him. It turns out that the unexpected presence of her sister, Mimi, appears, who is capable of causing confusion with everyone. To her, mortals are not on the same level as vampires and should not be treated as such.
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Kiss Of The Damned - Official Trailer HDNosferatu: Vampire of the Night
Year: 1979
Film Genre: Horror
A Werner Herzog remake of FW Murnau's classic Nosferatu and based on the book by Bram Stoker. Real estate agent Jonathan Harker visits a castle in Transylvania, denying his wife's warnings and forebodings, and ends up becoming a prisoner of Count Dracula. This old movie is another one of the classic vampire movies.
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Nosferatu The Vampyre (1979) - TrailerThirst of blood
Year: 2009
Film Genre: Horror, Drama and Thriller
Sang-hyeon is a priest who was involved in a project to develop vaccines against a deadly virus. However, something went wrong and he, almost dying, receives a blood transfusion of unknown origin that makes him come back to life in another way: as a vampire. As he was a priest during his life, his faith causes him to enter into a conflict that divides him between wanting the blood and avoiding it. Also, along the way, the priest meets an old childhood friend, Tae-joo. The film is by South Korean director Chan-wook Park.
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THIRST FOR BLOOD (Thrist) - Trailer HD SubtitledA Vampire in Brooklyn
Year: 1995
Film Genre: Comedy and Horror
An unconventional vampire story. A vampire arrives in Brooklyn and is looking for the perfect woman to continue his generation. He then falls in love with Detective Rita, who becomes suspicious of the vampire's seduction power and of marks from a past life that involve the vampire lineage in her blood.
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Vampire In Brooklyn (1995) - TrailerScared time
Year: 1985
Film Genre: Horror and Comedy
Charley Webster, a big fan of horror movies, begins to suspect that his new neighbors are vampires. He asks for help from the host of a horror show, Peter Vincent, known for hunting the species, but he is quite fearful and disbelieving that vampires exist in real life. The stakes increase when Charley's mother decides to take an interest in one of the vampires, inviting him into the house.
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The Hour of Fright (1985) - TrailerVampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Year: 2000
Film Genre: Action, Adventure and Horror
A Japanese anime that tells the adventures and dangers faced by the vampire hunter D. In fact, he is a "Dunpeal", that is, he is only half-human, because he is also half-vampire! Thus, he suffers from major existential conflicts and is greatly feared for being a vampire hunter very different from other hunters. In addition to this film, an OVA of Vampire Hunter D.
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Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust TrailerWhat We Do in the Shadows
Year: 2014
Film Genre: Comedy
A film that tells the story of three vampires who have to deal with the normalities of a human life, in addition to the challenges that being a vampire poses to them. Viago, Deacon and Vladislav share a house and need to find ways to collect human blood, wash the dishes, pay the bills and deal with sunlight. A film that brings vampires closer to the dilemmas of the human world. A great vampire comedy.
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What We Do in the ShadowsJohn Carpenter's Vampires
Year: 1998
Film Genre: Horror and Suspense
Jack Crow is a determined vampire hunter who is always prepared to find and exterminate them. Jack has a team that works with him on the hunt. Once, after suffering an attack and losing part of the team members, Jack discovers that the master vampire Valek is looking for the Cross of Berziers, which will allow vampires to walk during the day. So Jack and two other partners, Tony and Katrina, try to prevent Valek from getting to Cruz first. A vampire movie with hints of westerns.
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John Carpenter's Vampires (1998) - Official Trailer (HD)Vampire Academy: Kiss of Shadows
Year: 2014
Film Genre: Adventure and Action
There is an actual bloodline of vampires. From that bloodline, there's Princess Lissa who attends vampire school and is about to take the Moroi throne. As enemies, they face the lineage of Strigoi vampires, considered evil. For her protection, Lissa enlists the support of Rose, who is half human and half vampire.
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Vampire Academy - Kiss of Shadows - Official Subtitled TrailerBlade II
Year: 2002
Film Genre: Fantasy and Action
Blade is determined to eliminate vampires at any cost. In the past, his mother was attacked by them, and this made Blade half-human and half-vampire. However, now Blade needs to unite with his enemies to eliminate a greater danger: the "reapers", a race generated by genetic crossings that want to fight vampires and humans.
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Blade 2 Official Trailer #1 - (2002) HDAngels of the Night – Underworld
Year: 2003
Film Genre: Fantasy, Romance and Action
Two violent clans often live on opposing sides: the merchants of death, group of vampires, and the lycans or werewolves. In one of their fights, medical student Michael Corvin, who is human, is involved. The vampire Selene, suspecting that the werewolves were looking for Michael, decides to capture him. The problem is that soon she will fall in love with him and discover that the young man was bitten by one of the lycans.
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Trailer | Night Angels (2003) SubtitledByzantium
Year: 2012
Film Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
From the director of Interview with the Vampire, Neil Jordan, Byzantium is a film about a mother and daughter who pretend to be sisters. They are "sucrientes", creatures that resemble vampires, but have differences, such as using thumb nails instead of fangs, being able to withstand daylight and having no special powers. This is a recent film that approaches the theme with originality.
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Byzantium - Official Trailer (2013) Saoirse Ronan, Gemma Arterton [HD]2019 – The Year of Extinction (Daybreakers)
Year: 2009
Film Genre: Horror and Science Fiction
In a world where almost all of humanity became a vampire due to a virus, only 5% of humans remained. This is a problem for vampires themselves, as the species has started to run out of blood. Edward Dalton, a vampire researcher, meets Elvis, an ex-vampire, who may hold the answers to preventing the extinction of vampires and humans alike.
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