Near Dark
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Synopsis
A small-town farmer's son reluctantly joins a traveling group of vampires after he is bitten by a beautiful drifter.
Cast
- Adrian Pasdar
- Jenny Wright
- Lance Henriksen
- Bill Paxton
- Jenette Goldstein
- Tim Thomerson
- Joshua John Miller
- Marcie Leeds
- Kenny Call
- Edward Corbett
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- Apr 23, 2020
I don’t buy the central romance of this movie at all, but I DO buy the coolness of Bill Paxton, who sells it so hard he’s on the poster despite being neither the central protagonist or antagonist!! He’s good! So is the bar scene and the shoot out! The movie fun!
demi adejuyigbeMar 22, 2020Shoutout to Lance Henrickson for rocking the most evil rattail in movie history
Patrick WillemsMay 24, 2020One thing I really love about this idea of placing the southern outlaw neo-western into a vampire horror context is that the already elemental qualities of scorching sun and dry landscape become even more dangerous: the way Bigelow applies this in the motel shootout for…
Josh Lewis - Mar 19, 2022
love when the main vampire girl is looking at the stars saying she’s going to be alive for a billion years then she accidentally stays out so late the sun almost kills her. literally every night in the movie they all do this
Mike GinnDec 9, 2019The night has its price. Southern gothic neon outlaw vampires—100% my thing... a very specific moody nocturnal jam with a cast to die for, a legendary bar scene to die for, and a Tangerine Dream score to die for. As far as 1987 vampire movies go, The Lost Boys is cool and…
Ian WestFeb 26, 2017i guess god needed his ultracool sexy weirdo vampire angel back in heaven
sydney - May 1, 2015
serious question of the day: why the hell didn't Tangerine Dream just score every film that came out in the 70s and 80s?
Eli HayesMar 5, 2023I love the way this movie's paced, where you start off with what feels like a cold open of a soulful drifter vampire dropping a Norm MacDonald amount of obvious hints that she's a vampire to an unsuspecting rube. But the whole movie's the cold open. It just keeps going…
Branson ReeseJan 5, 2016"I'm afraid" "Don't be. It's just the sun." Listen to the stars, but carefully because there's a price for the night. Bigelow (and co-screenwriter Eric Red) does such a great job of turning euro-romanticism into americana, it remains deeply moving even if it is a nasty…
Filipe Furtado
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- zxki likedNear Dark
Underrated and ahead of its time. It's no wonder why Kathryn Bigelow and James Cameron got along when you see the similarities in their work, and had this been a little stronger, I would be calling it the "Terminator" of vampire films. Strong casting, shallow character development. Compelling…
sydney is "meh" onNear Darkidk i think in theory this movie slays like vampire cowboy YAASSSS…. but i think it tried to do too much and fell flat. i think it did a good job of portraying that rural american vampire but it overall just confused me. like in what world does farmboy vampire fear killing……
James New likedNear DarkMy first Kathryn Bigelow film and it is a pretty good one. Very unique horror film that doenst remind me of anything else I’ve seen before. Bill Paxton steals the show and is just great. Definitely makes me interested in seeing more of her stuff
- BugToad likedNear Dark
Some parts dragged on and I wish the main character would have just picked a lane so we could get some proper character development. Honestly though, the other characters were what truly made the movie a solid vampire flick. Would recommend.
Chanelle likedNear DarkBeautifully shot in that specifically 80s way. Full of silhouettes and backlight and beams of light. Bill Paxton especially shines. The story is fine, but the whole spectacle of it all is what really works. Good watch overall.
Alex lovedNear DarkGreat take on the vampire genre. Bill Paxton delivers an intense performance, full of one liners and violence. Would definitely recommend if you’re into vampire movies. 8.5/10
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Heather Heim lovedNear DarkThe ultimate vampire hitchhiker movie. A must see. Lance Henrikson and Bill Paxton chewed scenery and the rest of the cast weren't slacking either
Damien likedNear DarkThis was very interesting vampire take with some great actors. I can see why it’s a cult favorite.
TheBlondeGenius lovedNear DarkThis is such a good stupid movie to watch! If you can find it, watch it. You won’t regret it!
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Metacritic
Near Dark boasts one of the horror genre’s most unique milieus.
Josh Larsen
LarsenOnFilm
There are no gothic extravagances in Kathryn Bigelow's bone-dry, style-rich, noir-steeped vampire western. Instead it comprises a fascinatingly modern take on blood sucking mythology, shedding tradition to examine the creatures as human counterparts.
Ian Nathan
Empire
You might call this the scattershot school of film making... The result of being pushed and pulled through the confusing styles of Near Dark is simple exhaustion.
Caryn James
The New York Times
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