Shadow of the Vampire
Film200092 min

Shadow of the Vampire

Taste attributes: dramahorrormonster/alien/supernaturalslowunsavouryheavyimaginarysimplegrittyenclosedcomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy

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"An Unspeakable Horror. A Creative Genius. Captured For Eternity."

Boxlist takeA fantastical horror film that is dark, weighty and slow-burning. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: very dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: balanced · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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What lines up

  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
  • Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
  • Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

Director F.W. Murnau makes a Faustian pact with a vampire to get him to star in his 1922 film "Nosferatu."

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

John MalkovichWillem DafoeUdo KierCary ElwesCatherine McCormack

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
2000
Runtime
92 min
Status
Released
Studio
BBC Films
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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