Nosferatu

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Nosferatu

1922

1h 5m

Horror

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Vampire Count Orlok expresses interest in a new residence -- and his new real estate agent Hutter's wife.

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Critics Consensus

One of the silent era's most influential masterpieces, Nosferatu's eerie, gothic feel -- and a chilling performance from Max Schreck as the vampire -- set the template for the horror films that followed.

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Kate Cameron

New York Daily News

01/08/2021

2/4

The action of the picture is so disconnected as to make the continuity confusing. However, this one certainly holds interest, for its extreme weirdness and its unusual photography.

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Tom Huddleston

Time Out

10/14/2014

So this is it: ground zero, the birth of horror cinema.

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Noel Murray

The Dissolve

11/19/2013

4/5

The movie's best effect is its star...He looks every bit like an actual demonic wild-thing, retrieved from deep within the German wilderness and trotted out to perform for Murnau's camera.

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Sebastian Zavala Kahn

Ventana Indiscreta

02/25/2025

4.5/5

Despite the various versions and adaptations of the classic vampire, F. W. Murnau's film remains relevant and confirms its mark on the history of cinema for its expressionist representation of evil. [Full review in Spanish].

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Chance Solem-Pfeifer

Willamette Week

01/22/2025

Nosferatu crystallizes the essence of gothic horror, presenting evil’s sway as an unbreakable trance.

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Roberto Tyler Ortiz

Loud and Clear Reviews

12/06/2024

5/5

Watching Nosferatu is like stepping into another realm, one where fear isn’t screamed but whispered.

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Lou A

@thehoundsinthe Jul 7

Great film! I enjoyed it thoroughly!

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Fantazynerd 1

@RT48179632 Jul 4

Childhood nightmare

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Robinson M

@Robinson.actor Jun 8

Me entretuve bastante. No sé si para la época esto daba miedo, pero lo que si noto es que se logra esa atmosfera mística, misteriosa y de suspenso. En ocasiones el conde me resulta un poco caricaturesco, aunque creo que esto va más en la actuación que se acostumbraba a hacer en la época. Pero en si es una buena película, la disfruté bastante.

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Oliver D

@RT88985731 May 29

The greatest silent film of all time

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Fumi A

@Lordoflords Mar 29

NOSFERATU! The name makes you shudder; this is one scary movie. I'd say it's the best movie.

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Werner K

@wernerrrrr12 Mar 29

Fantastic Vampire movie! Sometimes, older is better and this definitely is better. One of the creepiest depictions of monsters ever put on film. This isn't the modernized, glamor vampire, these are REAL vampires.

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Synopsis

Vampire Count Orlok expresses interest in a new residence -- and his new real estate agent Hutter's wife.

Director: F.W. Murnau
Producer: Enrico Dieckmann, Albin Grau
Screenwriter: Henrik Galeen, Bram Stoker
Distributor: Image Entertainment Inc., Republic Pictures, Hollywood's Attic, GoodTimes Home Video [us], Sinister Cinema, Grapevine Video, Video Yesteryear, Reel Media International [us], BijouFlix Releasing, Kino Video
Production Co: Jofa-Atelier Berlin-Johannisthal
Genre: Horror
Original Language: German
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 5, 1922, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 15, 2008
Runtime: 1h 5m
Aspect Ratio: Academy (1.33:1), 35mm