Movie · 2024 · Horror, Fantasy · 2h 13m · R · English
Curator score: 6.5/10 (2.8M ratings)
Succumb to the darkness.
Overview
A gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake.
Ratings
Curator score: 6.5/10
IMDb: 7.1/10
Letterboxd: 3.66/5
Rotten Tomatoes: 85%
Metacritic: 78
TMDB: 6.7/10
Director
Robert Eggers
Production
Focus Features, Studio 8, Maiden Voyage Pictures, Birch Hill Road Entertainment
Cast
Lily-Rose Depp, Nicholas Hoult, Bill Skarsgård, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Willem Dafoe, Emma Corrin, Ralph Ineson, Simon McBurney, Adéla Hesová, Milena Konstantinova, Stacy Thunes, Gregory Gudgeon, Robert Russell, Curtis Matthew, Claudiu Trandafir, Gherghina Bereghianu, Jordan Haj, Kateřina Bílá, Maria Ion, Tereza Dušková
Where to watch
Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus
Curator Review
Verdict
A lavish, deeply atmospheric gothic horror film that turns vampirism into a story of obsession, dread, and doomed desire. It’s strongest as a theatrical experience: meticulous production design, striking imagery, and a committed central performance make it a standout even when the pacing leans deliberate.
Best for
viewers who want prestige horror with serious craft
fans of gothic romance and cursed-desire stories
audiences who appreciate slow-burn atmosphere over jump scares
people drawn to expressionistic visuals, shadows, and period detail
Skip if
you want fast-paced horror or constant shocks
you dislike stylized, mannered performances
you prefer light genre entertainment over oppressive mood
you’re not interested in period settings or tragic romantic obsession
Overview
Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu is less a simple remake than a full-bodied gothic nightmare, built from texture, ritual, and decay. It treats the vampire myth as an outbreak of obsession, where desire, illness, and spiritual rot all feed the same darkness. The result is severe, elegant, and often genuinely unsettling.
Worth noting
What lingers most is the film’s visual control: rain-slick streets, candlelit interiors, looming architecture, and a constant sense that the frame itself is haunted. Lily-Rose Depp gives the movie its emotional voltage, while Bill Skarsgård’s presence is all appetite and menace, more force of nature than seducer. The film’s formal precision makes even familiar beats feel ceremonious and ominous.
Bottom line
It won’t be for everyone. The pacing is deliberate, the tone is grim, and Eggers is more interested in dread than in crowd-pleasing scares. But for viewers who respond to gothic atmosphere, tragic eroticism, and exacting craftsmanship, this is one of the more distinctive horror releases of recent years.
Top Letterboxd reviews
-ˏˋ mak ˊˎ- · 68698 likes
so it’s okay to sing along during Wicked but if i start biting people during Nosferatu i’m in the wrong??? interesting
girlactress (5★) · 52301 likes
Lily tore!! So many relatable things about this movie 1.) being drawn to an ugly evil guy and even though everyone’s against it u just can’t help it 2.) having to trick ur husband into thinking he’s saving the day so u can save the day 3.) not wanting people in ur house for too long