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

Jan 8, 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

Oct 14, 2014

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

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Noel Murray

The Dissolve

Nov 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

Feb 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

Jan 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

Dec 6, 2024

5/5

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

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Teddy B

@RT90521672 Oct 27, 2026

It starts out a little slow, but by the time Hutter takes those fateful steps into Orlock's decaying castle, a raw nightmare is unleashed that has persisted for more than a century.

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G L

@RT09869090 Oct 11, 2026

Nosferatu, the original b&w silent film made in Germany is a good vampire movie.

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Robert P

@Superbad Oct 8, 2026

Nosferatu is a 4.5 star Movie!

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Ashley B

@d3ftones.l0ver Oct 8, 2026

Iconic german horror classic.

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Gaspze .

@Gaspze Oct 5, 2026

Thought i would watch a classic tonight and started to watch this movie but i soon realised that this wasnt a movie you can sit back and relax to, no i felt like i had to be engaged and ready at all times to read the subtitle slides, surprisingly i was fine with the frame by frame video and the graphics but the lack of talking really made me lose attention to the movie.

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B P

@Bradster69 Sep 2, 2026

Definitely Recommend It

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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

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