Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- eerie
- seductive
- melodramatic
- halloween viewing
- late night horror
What critics said
Critics broadly admired the film's performances, art direction, and gothic mood while finding its pacing uneven and some horror embellishments counterproductive.
What sets it apart
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Frank Langella's Dracula courts Lucy while presenting vampirism as an alluring, intimate threat.
The story foregrounds Dracula's romance with Lucy and his desire to make her his bride.
Critics specifically praised the film's art direction, shadows, blood, vapors, and overall stylishness.
Dracula enters the Sewards' English home, kills Mina, and places Lucy under his spell.
Films like Dracula, and why
Bram Stoker's Dracula
shared gothic horror atmosphere, seductive vampire romance, and literary adaptation
Interview with the Vampire
shared romanticized vampire mythology, heightened gothic mood, and tragic desire
Nosferatu the Vampyre
shared period gothic horror, atmospheric production design, and vampiric menace
The Hunger
shared supernatural romance, stylized horror, and doomed attraction
Movie Details
- Director
- John Badham
- Release Date
- 1979-07-20
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (294)
Cast
- Frank Langella
- Laurence Olivier
- Donald Pleasence
- Kate Nelligan
- Trevor Eve
- Jan Francis
- Janine Duvitski
- Tony Haygarth
- Teddy Turner
- Sylvester McCoy
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Dracula about?
- A lavishly atmospheric Dracula turns vampiric predation into a seductive gothic romance besieging an English household.
- What is Dracula like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Dracula as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Dracula violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Dracula as moderate.
- What did critics think of Dracula?
- Critics broadly admired the film's performances, art direction, and gothic mood while finding its pacing uneven and some horror embellishments counterproductive.
- Which films are like Dracula?
- Films with a similar feel include Bram Stoker's Dracula, Interview with the Vampire, Nosferatu the Vampyre, and The Hunger.
- How long is Dracula?
- Dracula runs 109 minutes.
- Where can I watch Dracula?
- In United States, Dracula is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
