The Vourdalak fingerprintHigh energy, light on feelings.
Tense and thrilling
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Emotionally reserved
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
The mind, history, and mystery
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Tense and thrilling
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
The Vourdalak is tense, thrilling, and scary. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor.
The mind, history, and mystery
Its world is built around the mind, history, and mystery.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Monseigneur has exquisite taste!
Overall: Similar vibe.
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The Vourdalak is included with a subscription to Shudder in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Hoopla, and Fawesome. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 78/100 (IMDb 6.4, Rotten Tomatoes 96%, and Metacritic 76). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: disturbing imagery.
1 h 31 min
The Vourdalak runs 1 h 31 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Not quite. Critics rate The Vourdalak higher (86) than audiences (70). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in French. Produced in France.
+15GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Vourdalak in 29 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 39 storytelling tropes for The Vourdalak, including Kick the Dog, Wholesome Crossdresser, Driven to Suicide.
6.4
