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Interview with the Vampire

Interview with the Vampire

Horror · Drama · Fantasy · 1994

A vampire relates his epic life story of love, betrayal, loneliness, and dark hunger to an over-curious reporter.

Movie details

Interview with the Vampire

“Drink from me and live forever.”

1994 Horror · Drama · Fantasy 2h 3m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

7.4 / 10

Community rating

A vampire relates his epic life story of love, betrayal, loneliness, and dark hunger to an over-curious reporter.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Interview with the Vampire?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Neil Jordan

Written by

Anne Rice

Tom Cruise

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Brad Pitt

Brad Pitt

Louis

Antonio Banderas

Antonio Banderas

Armand

Christian Slater

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Malloy

Stephen Rea

Stephen Rea

Santiago

Kirsten Dunst

Kirsten Dunst

Claudia

Domiziana Giordano

Domiziana Giordano

Madeleine

Court is in session

Put Interview with the Vampire 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.