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Summary
In late 15th-century Eastern Europe, Prince Vlad II’s bride is brutally murdered. As a result, he renounces God and damns Heaven itself. Cursed with eternal life, Vlad is reborn as Dracula, an immortal warlord who defies fate in a blood-soaked crusade to wrench his lost love back from death.
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- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
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- You need an uplifting mood
- Graphic violence bothers you
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+16)
Critics 49Audiences 65GoodWatch 58
Tomatometer54%
Metascore44
Audience score76%
Letterboxd · 303 K ratings3.2/5
IMDb6.2
User score6.0
Box office
82%of its budget back
- Budget
- $52 M
- Worldwide
- $42 M
Worldwide it made back $42 M of the $52 M it cost.
Running time
2 h 10 min
Longer than 9 in 10 horror movies, +35 min on the typical 95
typical 95130Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 31 countries, rent or buy in 37 more
+21Released
2025
July 30, 2025
Last year
Genres
HorrorFantasyRomanceLanguage
French
Original language
Also spoken
EnglishGermanRomanianMade in
France
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
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Caleb Landry JonesVlad / Dracula
Zoë Bleu SidelElisabeta / Mina
Christoph WaltzPriest
Matilda De AngelisMaria
Ewens AbidJonathan Harker
Guillaume de TonquédecDumont
David ShieldsHenry Spencer
Bertrand-Xavier CorbiCaptain Targol
Raphael LuceClerk Simon
Liviu BoraArmy Captain (19th)
Anne KesslerOld Lady
Romain LeviCaptain Wernus
Jassem MougariSultan Mehmed II
Thalia BessonIsabelle de Touraine
Haymon Maria ButtingerCardinal
Ivan FraněkElisabeta's Captain- KRKarim RakroukiOttoman Captain
Arben BajraktarajJonathan Coachman- NPNicola PuleoGiacomo
- AGAaron GuillemetteYoung Messenger
Alex AndréaMother Corina
Affif Ben BadraGypsy Chief
Nicolas de LavergneLieutenant
Jade PedriIsabelle's Friend #1
Directing · 16
- Luc Besson Director, Screenplay, Producer
- Chloé Vouriot Crowd Assistant Director
- Barthélémy Grossmann Second Unit Director
- Maxime Bedue Crowd Assistant Director
- Témény Le Guennec Script Supervisor
- Claire Dumaze Script Supervisor
Writing · 1
- Bram Stoker Novel
Production · 18
- Virginie Besson-Silla Producer
- Swan Pham Casting
- Martin Mares Production Consultant
- Risto Nikkilä Line Producer
- Marie Derencourt Extras Casting Assistant
- Marie Usannaz-Joris Extras Casting Assistant
Camera · 31
- Colin Wandersman Director of Photography
- Shanna Besson Still Photographer
- Benjamin Groussain Steadicam Operator
- Alexandre Van Caenegem Additional First Assistant Camera
- Gaspard Christin Grip
- Benjamin Lavayssière Drone Pilot
Editing · 5
- Lucas Fabiani Editor
- Yvan Lucas Colorist
- Charles Boileau Colorist
- Raphaël Costa First Assistant Editor
- John Joumaa Colorist
Sound · 35
- Danny Elfman Original Music Composer
- Aymeric Devoldère Sound Designer, Sound Editor
- Guillaume Bouchateau Supervising Sound Editor
- Paul Le Borgne-Cueff Sound Assistant
- Laura Engel Music Consultant
- Dennis Sands Scoring Mixer
Art · 29
- Hugues Tissandier Production Design
- Capucine Brisset Graphic Designer
- Edouard Pallardy Art Department Manager
- Philippe Letode Location Scout
- Brice Lava Assistant Art Director
- Yann Mauborgne Props
Costume & Make-Up · 52
- Corinne Bruand Costume Design
- Sandrine Denis Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Emmanuelle Pertus Wardrobe Supervisor
- Alexandra Becquet Additional Hairstylist
- Violetta Cuadra Makeup Artist
- Simon Livet Key Makeup Artist
Visual Effects · 148
- Laurent Creusot Visual Effects Supervisor
- Franck Lambertz Visual Effects Supervisor
- Charles-e Farkas Compositing Supervisor
- Béatrice Bauwens Visual Effects Producer
- Jean-Christophe Magnaud Special Effects Supervisor
- Pratik Chaudhari Matchmove Supervisor
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