Best Vampire Movies

The best vampire movies ever made, ranked by audience score. Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust takes it at 7.7, and the 20 films below prove how much range the premise has — Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu, Nosferatu and Let the Right One In pull it in completely different directions.

20 titles · average score 7.4 ·

The top 5 picks

  1. 1Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2001) poster

    Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2001)

    7.7 · 832 ratings

    Legendary dhampir D competes with a motley family of bounty hunters to track down Charlotte Elbourne, a young woman seemingly abducted by undead nobleman Meier Link.

  2. 2Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu (2016) poster

    Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu (2016)

    7.7 · 319 ratings

    One day, Koyomi Araragi encounters the horrifying vampire, Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade A.K.A. the "King of Apparitions." He saves the fatally wounded Kiss-shot by offering his blood at the expense of his…

  3. 3Nosferatu (1922) poster

    Nosferatu (1922)

    7.7 · 2,503 ratings

    The mysterious Count Orlok summons a happily married real estate agent to his castle, located up in the Transylvanian mountains, to finalise a terrifying deal.

  4. 4Let the Right One In (2008) poster

    Let the Right One In (2008)

    7.5 · 3,326 ratings

    When Oskar, a sensitive, bullied 12-year-old boy, meets his new neighbor, the mysterious and moody Eli, they strike up a friendship. Initially reserved with each other, Oskar and Eli slowly form a close bond, but it…

  5. 5What We Do in the Shadows (2014) poster

    What We Do in the Shadows (2014)

    7.5 · 4,016 ratings

    Vampire housemates try to cope with the complexities of modern life and show a newly turned hipster some of the perks of being undead.

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How this list is ranked

Nothing on this page is hand-picked to hit a word count. We pull films matching this list's criteria from TMDB, require a real audience behind each score, and rank by that score — 20 titles averaging 7.4. The page rebuilds daily, so new releases appear here as soon as enough people have rated them.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best vampire movie?

Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2001) at 7.7, ahead of Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu and Nosferatu. All 20 films on this page average 7.4.

How do you find vampire movies?

Through TMDB's keyword tagging, which is maintained by its community and goes far deeper than genre labels — it catches films that share a premise even when they belong to completely different genres.

Is this list updated?

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