The 15 Best Vampire Movies of All Time – Men’s Health

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Somehow, vampires are sexy, scary, and scintillating all at the same time. The mythical creatures are often mentioned in the same breath as witches, zombies, and werewolves, but vampires have a lane all their own. And while the first vampire that many of us heard mentioned was Count Dracula, many cultures around the world have their version of a blood sucking creature that feeds on animals and/or people.

As the actress Tilda Swinton explained to Wired upon the release of her vampire flick Only Lovers Left Alive, our attraction to vampires is really a no-brainer. "Of course it's immortality," she said, "but I also think it's the concept of the outsider, the feeling of humans who live up or down or sideways to society. Part of the vampire trope is there being no reflection when you look in the mirror; that feeling of there being no trace is really attractive."

The current coronavirus pandemic means that many of us have more than enough time to watch (and rewatch) movies, and you may be looking to having a vampire-themed binging session. So without further ado, here are the 15 best vampire movies of all time.

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1Interview With the Vampire

Based on Anne Rice's 1976 novel of the same name, Interview With the Vampire flashes back and forth between 1791 New Orleans, 1870 Paris, and modern-day San Francisco. The film follows the vampires Lestat (Tom Cruise) and Louis (Brad Pitt) after Lestat transforms Louis, and their story later includes a ten-year-old named Claudia (Kirsten Dunst) that they also turn into a vampire.

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2Bram Stoker's Dracula

Based off the 1897 novel Dracula and 1973 film of the same name, Francis Ford Coppola's movie stars Gary Oldman as the vampire Count Dracula as he travels to England. Winona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins, and Keanu Reeves also star.

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3Blade

Probably one of the coolest films on the list, 1998's Blade follows the highly skilled half-vampire "daywalker" Eric Brooks (played by Wesley Snipes) as he hunts vampires. Two sequelsBlade II and Blade: Trinityfollowed in 2002 and 2004.

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4Dark Shadows

Tim Burton's vampire flick is based on the 1966 TV show of the same name, and it stars Johnny Depp as Barnabas Collins, an 18th-century vampire who awakens in the 20th century. Michelle Pfeiffer, Helena Bonham Carter, Eva Green, Jackie Earle Haley, Jonny Lee Miller, Chlo Grace Moretz, and Bella Heathcote fill out the rest of the cast.

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5Twilight

The entire Twilight series definitely divided fansthere are some that say the movies are so bad that they're good, while others hold them up as a shining star of the vampire genre. Either way, the franchise made over $3.3 billion worldwide, and there are five movies to occupy your time.

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6Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

Ever wondered what the world would have been like if President Lincoln was a secret vampire hunter? Well, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is here to fulfill your fantasy. The movie takes some...liberties with history, but the visual style is stunning.

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7Underworld

2003's Underworld tells the story of Selene, played by Kate Beckinsale, a vampire who works to kill the Lycans (werewolves) who slaughtered her family. But after a human that she's attracted to is bitten by a Lycan, she has to choose between her heart or her duty. Four sequels followed between 2006-2016.

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8Queen of the Damned

Loosely based on the second and third novel of Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles series, Queen of the Damned stars Aaliyah as Akasha, the queen of all vampires, and she desires to make legendary vampire and rock star Lestat (Stuart Townsend) her king.

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9From Dusk Till Dawn

The 1996 cult film was directed by Robert Rodriguez and written by Quentin Tarantino, and the stacked cast includes Harvey Keitel, George Clooney, Juliette Lewis, Salma Hayek, and Tarantino himself. It follows two criminals on the run as they hole up in a bar that ends up being the home base for a group of vampires.

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10Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Many fans of the legendary 1997 TV show don't know that it was actually based on the 1992 film of the same name, and the movie follows a Valley girl cheerleader named Buffy that learns it is her fate to hunt vampires. The campy and comedic film was reportedly taken in a different direction from the original plot line writer Joss Whedon intended, so he created the darker Buffy series five years later.

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11What We Do in the Shadows

What We Do in the Shadows is a mockumentary about a group of vampires that live together in New Zealand, and the comedy was written and directed by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi (yes, that Taika Waititi), who also star in the film. The movie later got an American spinoff series.

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12Doctor Sleep

Based on the 2013 novel of the same name by Stephen King, and a sequel to King's 1977 novel The Shining, Doctor Sleep follows a man with psychic abilities who tries to protect a young girl with similar powers from the True Knot, a cult of psychic vampires that preys on children.

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13Hotel Transylvania

For those who are in the mood for a child-friendly vampire pick, the animated movie Hotel Transylvania stars Adam Sandler as Count "Drac" Dracula, the owner of a monsters-only hotel in Transylvania. There are two sequels (with a third on the way), titled Hotel Transylvania 2 and Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation.

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14Nosferatu

The highly influential 1922 silent German film follows a man that is suspected to be a vampire by his real estate agent, and the movie is an unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula.

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15Fright Night

The 1985 film follows a teenager who suspects that his neighbor is a vampire, but none of his friends or family believes him. The Fright Night franchise includes Fright Night Part 2, a 2011 remake of the first film, and Fright Night 2: New Blood in 2013.

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