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Nosferatu

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Vampire Count Orlok expresses interest in a new residence -- and his new real estate agent Hutter's wife.
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Critics Consensus

One of the silent era's most influential masterpieces, Nosferatu's eerie, gothic feel -- and a chilling performance from Max Schreck as the vampire -- set the template for the horror films that followed.

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Kate Cameron New York Daily News 01/08/2021
2/4
The action of the picture is so disconnected as to make the continuity confusing. However, this one certainly holds interest, for its extreme weirdness and its unusual photography. Go to Full Review
Tom Huddleston Time Out 10/14/2014
So this is it: ground zero, the birth of horror cinema. Go to Full Review
Noel Murray The Dissolve 11/19/2013
4/5
The movie's best effect is its star...He looks every bit like an actual demonic wild-thing, retrieved from deep within the German wilderness and trotted out to perform for Murnau's camera. Go to Full Review
Sebastian Zavala Kahn Ventana Indiscreta Feb 25
4.5/5
Despite the various versions and adaptations of the classic vampire, F. W. Murnau's film remains relevant and confirms its mark on the history of cinema for its expressionist representation of evil. [Full review in Spanish]. Go to Full Review
Chance Solem-Pfeifer Willamette Week Jan 22
Nosferatu crystallizes the essence of gothic horror, presenting evil’s sway as an unbreakable trance. Go to Full Review
Roberto Tyler Ortiz Loud and Clear Reviews 12/06/2024
5/5
Watching Nosferatu is like stepping into another realm, one where fear isn’t screamed but whispered. Go to Full Review
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Shaun R @Shaun666 Nov 16 I watched this in 2025, well over 100 years after it was made. It was like watching a modern day art house movie and it hard to forget this was made in 1922. It is easily the greatest looking vampire ever putting to shame the rubbish looking monsters since. See more Ling H Nov 13 boring. don’t listen to the good reviews. See more Joshua V Oct 21 Great when Orlak is onscreen, but everyone else seems to think they are monologuing on a stage production. I love Eggers, but this is my least favorite See more Patrick C Oct 20 Let me cut to the quick - I have been watching films for 50 years but had never seen 'Nosferatu' before tonight. It is quite simply a sheer masterpiece and a film that has from out of nowhere gone to the top of my favourite of all time list. To think it was released 103 years ago, but its indescribable atmosphere and eeriness still possess the power to chill. Visually it is unsurpassed, so rich in symbolism and metaphor. I feel elated that something so utterly brilliant and bewitching could have been made when cinema was in its infancy. See more J D Sep 13 When reviewing this film you have to put it into its historical context: 1922, a silent film with interfaces, live orchestra music in theater, and one of the most horrifying, original, and inspirational horror movies of not only its generation but of all time in film history. When considering so many filming techniques and screen acting styles had not even been conceived yet, the film is powerful and strong. The suspense is built well, each scene is sharp and engaging, and the actors give a strong performance given their lack of dialogue (it is underappreciated how difficult it is to portray emotion and story without any spoken words). The setting is eerie and the horror, although different from much of modern horror movies, is understandably terrifying to the audience of its own time period. This is a quintessential movie in its genre and deserves to be watched, if only for its historical context and import, but if you give it the chance the movie will still be engaging and entertaining, especially if you consider how revolutionary the technology and special effects were at the time (much like the power and nostalgia of Star Wars). See more Oui L Aug 12 Exceptional movie. One of the best horror movies ever made. An utter classic. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Vampire Count Orlok expresses interest in a new residence -- and his new real estate agent Hutter's wife.
Director
F.W. Murnau
Producer
Enrico Dieckmann, Albin Grau
Screenwriter
Henrik Galeen, Bram Stoker
Distributor
Image Entertainment Inc., Republic Pictures, Hollywood's Attic, GoodTimes Home Video [us], Sinister Cinema, Grapevine Video, Video Yesteryear, Reel Media International [us], BijouFlix Releasing, Kino Video
Production Co
Jofa-Atelier Berlin-Johannisthal
Genre
Horror
Original Language
German
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 5, 1922, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 15, 2008
Runtime
1h 5m
Aspect Ratio
Academy (1.33:1), 35mm
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