Director F.W. Murnau makes a Faustian pact with a vampire to get him to star in his 1922 film "Nosferatu."
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Movie2000·95 min
Shadow of the Vampire
Directed by E. Elias Merhige
An Oscar-nominated drama horror film directed by E. Elias Merhige.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 58%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
6.7/10
713 ratings
About Shadow of the Vampire
- 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
- Intimate (1 of 9)
- Spirit
- Haunting (3 of 9)
- Texture
- Unsettling, Stylized
- Story Tags
- obsession, ambition hubris, fate destiny, early 1900s, showbiz media, urban, international, colleagues, villain protagonist, anti hero, con deception, rise and fall, vampire werewolf, gothic horror