Vampire's Kiss

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1 hr. 36 min.

Comedy

Fantasy

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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65%

31 Reviews

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54%

5,000+ Ratings

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The life of white-collar New Yorker Peter (Nicolas Cage) seems to revolve solely around making as much money and sleeping with as many women as possible. After a typical night of scouring trendy bars for some action, Peter manages to take home the sexy Rachel (Jennifer Beals), who bites him on the neck while they're in bed. The next day, Peter is certain he is now a vampire. Though no one shares his point of view and he hasn't changed physically, he dons fake fangs and begins stalking women.

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Critics Consensus

He's a vampire! He's a vampire! He's a vampire!

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John T

One of my favorite movies. It's really dramatic and creepy and touching and even pretty funny, but definitely not a comedy; it should have never been marketed that way. More like a bizarre psychological study of how work and sex addiction courts madness.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/25/24

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John S

Good funny movie Can't believe this was the prequel to renfield

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/13/24

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Audience Member

Campy Nic Cage perfection. You have to go into it knowing it’s over the top and appreciate that bizarre lunacy. Cracks me up every time.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/11/24

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Chip C

Cage should have won an Oscar for his performance.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/04/24

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KerryWhite's S

5/10. 55/100. | One of the only performances where you can say it's both really good and really bad. 😅

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/22/24

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Mark O

After watching Renfield and seeing Cage play Dracula it's obvious he held back in this earlier Vampire role. Phobe for the pod.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/13/23

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Robert Bierman

Director

Nicolas Cage

Peter Loew

Maria Conchita Alonso

Alva Restrepo

Jennifer Beals

Rachel

Elizabeth Ashley

Dr. Glaser

Kasi Lemmons

Jackie

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[Juggles] satire, goofball comedy, and unexpected human tragedy with an assurance that is as impressive as it is intentionally discombobulating.

Rated: 3.5/4

May 10, 2023

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Jake Cole

Slant Magazine

Think of Vampire’s Kiss as the screwy, punk flipside of American Psycho.

Jun 20, 2022

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Variety Staff

Variety

Problem is that Cage's over-the-top performance generates little sympathy for the character, so it's tough to be interested in him as his personality disorder worsens.

Sep 16, 2008

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Daniel Barnes

Dare Daniel

Cage makes more choices than E-40, all of them “Yup,” and the result is a feature-length supercut of classic Cage freakouts.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jul 26, 2023

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Rob Bricken

io9.com

The 1988 cult classic may feature Cage’s most unhinged performance, which is obviously saying something.

May 17, 2023

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

Just by watching it one fears having remotely acquired pernicious anemia. [Full review in Spanish]

Jul 12, 2022

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Synopsis

The life of white-collar New Yorker Peter (Nicolas Cage) seems to revolve solely around making as much money and sleeping with as many women as possible. After a typical night of scouring trendy bars for some action, Peter manages to take home the sexy Rachel (Jennifer Beals), who bites him on the neck while they're in bed. The next day, Peter is certain he is now a vampire. Though no one shares his point of view and he hasn't changed physically, he dons fake fangs and begins stalking women.

Director: Robert Bierman
Screenwriter: Joseph Minion
Distributor: Hernadale Film Corp.
Production Co: Magellan Pictures, Hemdale
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 2, 1989, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 1, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $96.7K
Sound Mix: Surround

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