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Near Dark

Near Dark

Horror · 1987

A farm boy reluctantly becomes a member of the undead when a girl he meets turns out to be part of a band of vampires who roam the highways in stolen cars.

Movie details

Near Dark

“...pray for daylight.”

1987 Horror 1h 34m

Critical arithmetic

One number, for now.

TMDB

6.8 / 10

Community rating

A farm boy reluctantly becomes a member of the undead when a girl he meets turns out to be part of a band of vampires who roam the highways in stolen cars.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Near Dark?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Kathryn Bigelow

Written by

Eric Red · Kathryn Bigelow

Adrian Pasdar

Adrian Pasdar

Caleb Colton

Jenny Wright

Jenny Wright

Mae

Lance Henriksen

Lance Henriksen

Jesse Hooker

Bill Paxton

Bill Paxton

Severen

Jenette Goldstein

Jenette Goldstein

Diamondback

Tim Thomerson

Tim Thomerson

Loy Colton

Joshua John Miller

Joshua John Miller

Homer

Court is in session

Put Near Dark on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.