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Martin (1978) — Where to Watch · CriticCrunch

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Martin

Movie1978·95 min

Martin

Directed by George A. Romero

A horror drama film directed by George A. Romero.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 13%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.8/10

319 ratings

About Martin

A young man, convinced he's a vampire, goes to live with his elderly and hostile cousin in a small Pennsylvanian town, where he tries to suppress his bloodlust.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Haunting (3 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Unsettling
Story Tags: identity self discovery, isolation loneliness, obsession, late 20th century, small town, domestic home, strangers forced together, outsider misfit, anti hero, nonlinear flashback, slow burn reveal, serial killer, vampire werewolf, gothic horror

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Where to Watch Martin

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Details

Director: George A. Romero
Language: English

Cast

John Amplas, Lincoln Maazel, Christine Forrest

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How Martin Ranks

All movies

Top 13%

1970s movies

Top 17%

Horror movies

Top 14%

1970s Horror movies

Top 14%

George A. Romero films#5 of 15

Top 13% All movies.

the vibe

Martin Vibe

What it feels like

measureddarkintenselayeredlight-touchpersonalhaunting

gritty

unsettling

What it's about

nonlinear flashbackslow-burn revealidentity self discoveryisolation lonelinessobsessionoutsider misfitanti-herostrangers forced togetherserial killervampire / werewolfgothic horrorsmall towndomestic homelate 20th century

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

haunting 3/9haunting 3/9

texture

grittygritty