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Therapy for a Vampire

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Therapy for a Vampire

Released Jun 10, 2016

1h 27m

Comedy

Fantasy

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In 1932 Vienna, Dr. Sigmund Freud (Karl Fischer) helps a depressed vampire (Tobias Moretti) whose 500-year marriage is on the rocks.

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Critics Consensus

Therapy for a Vampire should get a few chuckles out of vampire movie fans in search of something new, even if it never quite lives up to its daffy potential.

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Kristen Lopez

Spectrum Culture

Director David Rühm's German language vamp-com Therapy for a Vampire gives the vampire film a much needed transfusion.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 20, 2017

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

Dracula meets Sigmund Freud in this Austrian horror farce, which benefits from a polished production but exhausts its premise about halfway through.

Jul 21, 2016

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Jim Brunzell III

Minneapolis Star Tribune

Ruhm incorporates classic Hammer Films and "Love at First Bite" in this entertaining vampire spoof by keeping the pacing brisk, the jokes quick and the blood gushing.

Rated: 3/4

Jun 30, 2016

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Michael J. Casey

Michael J. Cinema

You may not laugh out loud, but you'll enjoy the time spent.

Rated: 3/4

Jul 17, 2021

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Martha K. Baker

KDHX (St. Louis)

Therapy for a Vampire makes fun of vampires, but you have to love them enough to laugh at them. Otherwise, you have to have elastic eyes that roll well.

Aug 29, 2017

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Peg Aloi

Arts Fuse

Therapy for a Vampire takes a primal urge and runs with it. There are unexpected moments of glee and grotesquerie, comic twists and turns.

Aug 8, 2017

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Audience Member

Ich bin geflogen This movie is one of my favorites. Laden with gorgeous texture, every scene looks like a painting, the costumes are EXQUISITE! Funny, sad, macabre all things I like. I don't understand german and usually think it as pretty harsh, but this is the first time I have found the language to sound beautiful. Ich bin geflogen~!

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02/04/23

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Audience Member

Dry humor and amazing styling, sets, and captivating cast. American audiences will forget this is subtitled. Highly recommended.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Audience Member

A great twist on the vampire theme.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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Audience Member

Very funny and very well shot. Really liked the look of the movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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Synopsis

In 1932 Vienna, Dr. Sigmund Freud (Karl Fischer) helps a depressed vampire (Tobias Moretti) whose 500-year marriage is on the rocks.

Director: David Rühm
Producer: Franz Novotny, Alexander Glehr, Christof Neracher, Christian Davi, Thomas Thümena
Screenwriter: David Rühm
Distributor: Music Box Films
Production Co: Novotny & Novotny Filmproduktion GmbH, Hugofilm Productions GmbH
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Original Language: German
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 10, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 7, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $26.4K
Runtime: 1h 27m

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