Director F.W. Murnau makes a Faustian pact with a vampire to get him to star in his 1922 film "Nosferatu."
Not for warmth, comfort or uplift.
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John MalkovichF. W. Murnau
Willem DafoeMax Schreck
Udo KierAlbin Grau
Cary ElwesFritz Arno Wagner
Catherine McCormackGreta Schröder
Suzy Eddie IzzardGustav von Wangenhein
Aden GillettHenrik Galeen
Ronan VibertWolfgang Müller
Sophie LangevinElke
Myriam MullerMaria
Marja-Leena JunkerInnkeeper's Wife
Derek KueterReporter 1
Norman GolightlyReporter 2
Patrick HastertReporter 3
Sascha LeyDrunken Woman
Marie-Paule von RoesgenOld Woman
Ingeborga DapkūnaitėMicheline (uncredited)Pick a department, or search for a name or a job (“editor”, “stunt”).
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GoodWatch score 86
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GoodWatch score 85
GoodWatch score 85
GoodWatch score 83
GoodWatch score 84
GoodWatch score 76August 30, 2000 · 1 h 35 min · R
Making the Masterpiece, Literal Ass-Kissing, Historical Villain Upgrade +9
5 questions, like "Where can I stream Shadow of the Vampire?"
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In the United States, Shadow of the Vampire streams on Prime, MovieSphere+, and Howdy, and it is free with ads on Plex, Hoopla, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Fawesome, Tubi TV, and Amazon MX Player. It also streams in 15 other countries.
Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 73 (IMDb 6.9, Letterboxd 3.5 out of 5, Rotten Tomatoes 82%, and Metacritic 71).
At times: scares are rated 7 of 10.
No, it needs your attention: the title analysis rates it 9 of 10 for meta narrative and 7 for complexity.
TV Tropes lists 57 tropes for it, including Making the Masterpiece, Literal Ass-Kissing, and Historical Villain Upgrade.
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