Not all of these films were mind-blowing, especially script wise some of them had their shortcomings. But if a great vampire film needs anything, it’s aesthetics. Sensuous and seductive bloodsuckers with skins pale as a full moon. Shot like they’re in a fragrance commercial. Well, judge for yourself. In this article we look forward to the best new vampire films up to 2017 and, give a short overview of the 2010’s vampire cinema highlights so far. From typically American horror films, to foreign vampire films, because there was more than just the Swedish Let the Right one in.
| vampire movies | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Popular actors | Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi & Cori Gonzalez-Macuer |
| Trending movies | What We Do In The Shadows , A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night & Only Lovers Left Alive |
Anticipated 2017 vampire movies to watch
The Transfiguration (Friday April 21, 2017)
Director Michael O'Shea Cast Eric RuffinChloe Levine
Jelly Bean
Michael O'Shea's debut film 'The Transfiguration' is quite something. A quiet, ominous film about a teenager that gets bullied at school, but turns into a blood-thirsty creature at night. As in similar films like Let The Right One in, the vampire motif serves merely as a vehicle to tell a story about loneliness and trauma. A very promising debut and one to satisfy both art house and horror lovers...Read more
Amazon Underworld: Blood Wars (2016) (Friday January 6, 2017)
Director Anna Foerster Cast Kate BeckinsaleTheo James
Tobias Menzies
Vampire death dealer, Selene (Kate Beckinsale) fights to end the eternal war between the Lycan clan and the Vampire faction that betrayed her....Read more
Best vampire movies on Netflix or DVD in 2017 & 2016
2010's best rated vampire movies out on DVD, Bluray or streaming on VOD (Netflix, Amazon).Only Lovers Left Alive (Wednesday December 25, 2013)
Director Jim Jarmusch Cast Tilda SwintonTom Hiddleston
Mia Wasikowska
Last year Jim Jarmusch’ much anticipated 2014 vampire film Ony Lovers Left Alive finally saw its release. And it sure wasn’t a disappointment, making it one of the few actually good vampire films within the genre. In his characteristic poetic and deadpan comical style Jarmusch explored the everlasting love of vampires Tom Hiddleston and Tilda Swinton (mesmerizing as always), ironically named Adam and Eve. The film proved beautifully why ‘vampire flicks’ and ‘quality cinema’ do not necessarily exclude one another....Read more
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (Monday April 20, 2015)
Director Ana Lily Amirpour Cast Sheila VandArash Marand
Marshall Manesh
Most people nowadays would associate vampire movies with whiny teenage drama, thanks to the ‘Twilight’ series. However, we’ve recently seen quite a lot interesting and daring vampire movies.
Contents
1. Genre statistics
2. Box office
3. Best of the decade
4. New 2017 releases
The Vore's Film staff selects the top best vampire movies of 2017 in cinema, DVD and Netflix. Are Robbie Pickering, Jemaine Clement & Mauricio Chernovetzky our new vampire genre directors? The main focus is on international art house & American and British indie cinema.
Not all of these films were mind-blowing, especially script wise some of them had their shortcomings. But if a great vampire film needs anything, it’s aesthetics. Sensuous and seductive bloodsuckers with skins pale as a full moon. Shot like they’re in a fragrance commercial. Well, judge for yourself. In this article we look forward to the best new vampire films up to 2017 and, give a short overview of the 2010’s vampire cinema highlights so far. From typically American horror films, to foreign vampire films, because there was more than just the Swedish Let the Right one in.
Vampire Genre Statistics
Vampire 2017
Popularity
77%
Rank #19 (List of most popular genres)
Actors Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi & Cori Gonzalez-Macuer
Trending What We Do In The Shadows , A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night & Only Lovers Left Alive
Amount of genre films per year from 2010 to 2017
8 vampire movies scheduled for release this year.
Is the vampire movie hype over? It appears to be so. After a peak in 2012 with 36 movies it went down, and in 2016 only 16 vampire themed productions were released.
List of highest grossers of the decade & budget
Title Box office Budget
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010) $300M $68M
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012) $292M $120M
Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015) $169M $80M
(Read: Who needs big budgets? 25 low budget success stories!)
Anticipated 2017 movies to watch
Underworld: Blood Wars (2016) (Friday January 6, 2017)
Underworld: Blood Wars (2016) film poster Director
Anna Foerster
Cast
Kate Beckinsale
Theo James
Tobias Menzies
Underworld: Blood Wars (2016) Netflix + Amazon + Release dates
Vampire death dealer, Selene (Kate Beckinsale) fights to end the eternal war between the Lycan clan and the Vampire faction that betrayed her....Read more, play trailer
70%
Best vampire movies on Netflix or DVD in 2017 & 2016
2010's best rated vampire movies out on DVD, Bluray or streaming on VOD (Netflix, Amazon).
The Transfiguration (14-05-2016, 97 minutes)
Michael O'Shea's debut film 'The Transfiguration' is quite something. A quiet, ominous film about a teenager that gets bullied at school, but turns into a blood-thirsty creature at night. As in similar films like Let The Right One in, the vampire motif serves merely as a vehicle to tell a story about loneliness and trauma. A very promising debut and one to satisfy both art house and horror lovers!
Starring Eric Ruffin, Chloe Levine & Jelly Bean
Director Michael O'Shea (MIlo)
Similar movies Let The Right One In & Near Dark
Themes bullying, nihilism, youth, drama, horror,
Country United States
Keywords dark, engrossing,
Rating
80%
Buy/stream it Amazon / Netflix
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (20-04-2015, 101 minutes)
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night was probably one of the most hyped indie films of 2014, if not the. This stylish and impressionist vampire flick, shot in black and white, takes place in a deserted and rotten Iranian town where a lonesome vampire rooms the streets, leaving a path of death and destruction. A Girl works well as hybrid between a Western and Gothic tale and reminds of Jim Jarmusch’ best work (Only Lovers Left Alive...Read more
Styria (Thursday August 21, 2014)
Director Mauricio Chernovetzky, Mark Devendorf Cast Stephen Rea,Eleanor Tomlinson
Julia Pietrucha
The story of a teenager who is saved from a car accident by an unknown friend; the two grow into an inseparable bond shaping this...Read more
Byzantium (Friday May 31, 2013)
Director Neil Jordan Cast Saoirse Ronan, Gemma Arterton, Sam Riley 
Neil Jordan isn’t exactly new to directing vampire films. Earlier he directed the classic Interview with a Vampire (1994), which revitalized the genre. With Byzantium he’s going back to the well. It tells the gripping story of Eleanor and Clara, a mother and daughter struggling to live a life as ordinary as possible. When the two settle in a picturesque English coastal town, both encounter their own problems. Clara falls in love with a terminally ill boy, what makes her once again question the advantages of immortality, while Eleanor is being haunted by her tragic past. A must-see stylish British vampire film which emphasizes the sadness of immortality, rather than being a traditional horror movie....Read more
Midnight Son (Friday October 7, 2011)
Director Scott Leberecht Cast Zak KilbergMaya Parish
Jo D. Jonz
A fresh, exceptional piece of work, Midnight Son proves a vampire film can still be original. This plot-driven film doesn’t follow the typical genre characteristics. Antagonist Jakob suffers from a rare skin disorder which forces him to stay indoors during the day. Things start to change rapidly when he falls in love with Mary, a young cocaine addict. As she’s struggling with her addiction, Jakob’s situation worsens, and becomes obsessed by blood. Merely a film about addiction (blood/cocaine) than about vampirism in the traditional sense of the word, Midnight Son offers something new on the horizon....Read more
Wir Sind Die Nacht (Thursday October 28, 2010)
Director Dennis Gansel Cast Karoline HerfurthNina Hoss
Jennifer Ulrich
German director Dennis Gansel made a daring choice by directing this teenage vampire flick after receiving much critical acclaim for Die Welle (2008), a film about a well-known psychological experiment concerning peer pressure and its relation to fascism. Wir Sind die Nacht was box-office failure in Germany, but was received pretty well by critics internationally. The story isn’t too much new; a young vampire girl falls in a love with a police officer who investigates a murder case she is involved with. What will she choose, everlasting life or love? Stylistically however, there’s lots to enjoy. It’s beautifully shot and driven by a nice soundtrack. Not as emotionally challenging as Die Welle, but definitely worth a shot....Read more
Kiss of the Damned (Thursday March 28, 2013)
Director Xan Cassavetes Cast Joséphine de La BaumeMilo Ventimiglia
Roxane Mesquida
Breathtakingly handsome actors delivering their lines like they’re reading it from an autocue; this one is all about aesthetics. The plot (screenwriter falls in love with a beautiful vamp, gets bitten, after which they seem to live happily forever after until her jealous, malicious sister turns up) is poor, but still the movie somehow works. It clearly pays homage to 1970’s B horror films and the acting seems to be part of that too. There are stylish shots, sex scenes that come close to exploitation and a thrilling soundtrack. A highly entertaining piece of pastiche directed by Xan Cassavetes, daughter of America’s independent film pioneer John Cassavetes....Read more
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