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Fright Night

Fright Night

Horror · Comedy · 2011

A teenager suspects his new neighbour is a vampire. Unable to convince anyone, he tries to enlist the help of a self-proclaimed vampire hunter and magician.

Movie details

Fright Night

“You can't run from evil when it lives next door.”

2011 Horror · Comedy 1h 46m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.2 / 10

Community rating

A teenager suspects his new neighbour is a vampire. Unable to convince anyone, he tries to enlist the help of a self-proclaimed vampire hunter and magician.

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 Fright Night?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Craig Gillespie

Written by

Marti Noxon · Tom Holland

Anton Yelchin

Anton Yelchin

Charley Brewster

Colin Farrell

Colin Farrell

Jerry Dandrige

Toni Collette

Toni Collette

Jane Brewster

David Tennant

David Tennant

Peter Vincent

Imogen Poots

Imogen Poots

Amy Petersen

Christopher Mintz-Plasse

Christopher Mintz-Plasse

Ed Thompson

Dave Franco

Dave Franco

Mark

Court is in session

Put Fright Night 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 Prestige Tourist

“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.