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Near Dark (1987) | Ranked Top 10% · CriticCrunch

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Near Dark

Movie1987·94 min

Near Dark

Directed by Kathryn Bigelow

A horror film directed by Kathryn Bigelow.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 10%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.8/10

908 ratings

About Near Dark

A farm boy reluctantly becomes a member of the undead when a girl he meets turns out to be part of a band of vampires who roam the highways in stolen cars.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Haunting (3 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Unsettling
Story Tags: forbidden love, freedom rebellion, late 20th century, small town, american regional, romantic partners, group found family, femme fatale, reluctant hero, road journey, survival, fish out of water, vampire werewolf, forbidden star crossed

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Where to Watch Near Dark

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Details

Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Language: English

Cast

Adrian Pasdar, Jenny Wright, Lance Henriksen

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How Near Dark Ranks

All movies

Top 10%

1980s movies

Top 11%

Horror movies

Top 10%

1980s Horror movies

Top 12%

★Kathryn Bigelow films#3 of 10

Top 10% All movies.

the vibe

Near Dark Vibe

What it feels like

measureddarkintenseapproachablelight-touchpersonalhaunting

gritty

unsettling

What it's about

road journeysurvivalfish out of waterforbidden lovefreedom rebellionfemme fatalereluctant heroromantic partnersgroup found familyvampire / werewolfforbidden star crossedsmall townamerican regionallate 20th century

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

haunting 3/9haunting 3/9

texture

grittygritty