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Near Dark

Movie
1987
1h 34m
R
English
Horror
User Score: 
7
Critic Score: 
80
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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.
Near Dark Poster

Near Dark

R
Movie
1987
1h 34m
English
Horror
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.
Rating
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7
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Near Dark (1987) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
80

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Adrian Pasdar
Caleb Colton
Lance Henriksen
Jesse Hooker
Tim Thomerson
Loy Colton
Marcie Leeds
Sarah Colton
Kenny Call
Deputy Sheriff
Ed Corbett
Ticket Seller
Troy Evans
Plainclothes Officer
Bill Cross
Sheriff Eakers
Roger Aaron Brown
Cajun Truck Driver
Thomas Wagner
Bartender
Robert Winley
Patron in Bar
James Le Gros
Teenage Cowboy
Jan King
Waitress
Danny Kopel
Biker in Bar
Billy Beck
Motel Manager
SA Griffin
Police Officer at Motel
Bob Terhune
State Trooper
William T Lane
State Trooper
Gary Littlejohn
State Trooper
Paul M Lane
State Trooper
Eddie Mulder
State Trooper
Directed By: Kathryn Bigelow
Written By: Kathryn Bigelow (Screenplay), Eric Red (Screenplay)

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TvWatcha3 says...
4 years ago
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3 Thoughts After Watching ‘Near Dark’: 1. Very, very reminiscent of ‘The Lost Boys’. 2. It was an entertaining film, with a different take on vampires (without even mentioning the v-word), but it lacked depth and moved along at a brisk pace that never slowed down enough to become invested in its characters. 3. Bill Paxton was a scene-stealer here and should’ve been the last of the gang to go, rather than the first.
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Bronson87 says...
7 months ago
If you mixed _Young Guns_ (1988) with _The Lost Boys_ (1987), you would get _Near Dark_. Set in rural Oklahoma, the movie follows Caleb, who meets Mae; kissing turns into biting, and he soon gets sucked into a nightmare with Mae's gang of drifter vampires. One of the best vampire movies, even if it feels more like a western rather than a gothic horror flick. With three stars from _Aliens_ (1986), _Near Dark_ is a gritty and deadly-serious movie than should be mandatory viewing for any fan of the genre. Aside from the score by Tangerine Dream, you'd have a hard time placing this in the '80s, just a timeless classic.
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ziggymacarthur says...
a month ago
More like 7.5, but thats me being picky. This film oozes style. Even though its low budget and sparse with set designs, it does well with what it has. The lighting at night looks great, and anything that blows up in a ball of flame is such a beauty. Bill Paxton of course steals the show.
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strivinglife says...
6 months ago
2011 comments: Surprisingly good. Lance Henriksen plus a soundtrack provided by Tangerine Dream equals a fairly good experience. The ending is a bit weak, but not too shabby.
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AndrewBloom
CONTAINS SPOILERS4/10  3 years ago
[3.9/10] Remake every film from the 1980s. Okay, maybe not all of them, but a lot of them. Because so many of them have great ideas, or good premises, or some compelling hook. But they’re all wasted on the cultural wasteland so much of cinema sunk into during the Reagan administration for reasons More
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csrz
7/10  3 years ago
I'm pretty sure vampire is my least favorite horror sub-genre. I hardly see this film on any streaming services and it's finally on Shudder so I decided to give it a try. Now I get why people talk about it a lot. It's finger lickin’ good! Probably my favourite after _A Girl Walks Home More
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Gimly
5 years ago
Thirty years on, and _Near Dark_ still holds up. A young Bill Paxton steals the show as a Texas vampire who's equal parts bikie and cowboy, even amongst such stars as Lance Henriksen and Adrian Pasdar. One of the most influential vampire films of all time, it's vibrations can still be felt in the mo More
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