After finishing the great Dracula Daily, I wondered which Dracula movie you would recommend.
I would want all of you to chime in with suggestions. Rules:
- one movie per top comment
- one top comment per movie
- include IMDb link if possible (otherwise we might get several entries just called „Dracula“)
- no duplicates. If you want to add a comment on an entry, add it to the corresponding entry
- if you agree with a suggestion, please upvote it.
- if you think an entry is absolute garbage, feel free to downvote
- movies that don’t strictly follow the book are more than welcome, but should at least feature a vampire called Dracula
Beam Stoker‘s Dracula (1992)
Probably one of the best known movie adaptations. I think I’ve got the DVD flying around somewhere, but must admit I haven’t even watched it yet.
Wynona Rider as Mina was just… horrible…
Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995)
The great Dracula parody by Mel Brooks, featuring Leslie Nielsen as Dracula. An absolute masterpiece which I think I’ll enjoy even more in my next rewatch, after finally reading the book.
That was my first thought of a Dracula movie, it’s been so long since I saw it I had to double check it was the movie I thought it was I just remembered it was a comedy. And oh what a comedy with Brooks and Nielson, hard to ask for better Okay time to watch again.
I always liked vampire movies in general though.
Dracula (1931) with Bela Lugosi - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021814/
Sure, it doesn’t have Marvel-style special effects™ and the characterization isn’t that great; in fact the “flying bats” and Lugosi’s acting are kinda cringe these days… BUT… it’s the standard by which all subsequent movies must be measured.
Nosferatu 2024. I love Eggers work.
[Shadow of the Vampire](Shadow of the Vampire (2000) - IMDb https://share.google/P68FsZcGS9VEaPUoN)
Dracula 3000
It must be awesome if it has a big number like 3000 in the title.
I’ve never actually seen the movie, but the Dracula adaptation with the best soundtrack is undoubtedly the 1979 John Badham adaptation starring Frank Langella. Score by John Williams.
