Shadow of the Vampire fingerprintHigh energy, funny, light on feelings.
Tense and scary
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Emotionally reserved
Plenty of satire and dark humor
Fantasy, history, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Standout cinematography
Tense and scary
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Shadow of the Vampire is tense and scary. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Plenty of satire and dark humor
Expect plenty of satire and dark humor.
Fantasy, history, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around fantasy, history, and the mind. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
The direction, performances, and characters stand out.
Standout cinematography
Look and sound: the cinematography stand out.
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An unspeakable horror. A creative genius. Captured for eternity.
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Shadow of the Vampire is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Hoopla, Plex, and Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 73/100 (IMDb 6.9, Rotten Tomatoes 82%, and Metacritic 71). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: disturbing imagery.
1 h 35 min
Shadow of the Vampire runs 1 h 35 min.
Yes. Critics average 77 and audiences 71 out of 100, so both groups see Shadow of the Vampire much the same way.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $8 million to make and earned $8 million worldwide, 1.0 times its budget.
It was made in English, with some German. Produced in Luxembourg, United Kingdom, United States.
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TV Tropes lists 57 storytelling tropes for Shadow of the Vampire, including Making the Masterpiece, Literal Ass-Kissing, Historical Villain Upgrade.
6.9
