Nosferatu

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Robert Eggers directs. Jarin Blaschke behind the camera. Robin Carolan scores. Louise Ford cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, German, Latin, Romanian, Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

• 1Mid-budget at $50M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
• 2Made its money back 3.6× over at the box office.
• 3Released 2 years ago.
• 4Dialogue crosses 5 languages: English, German, Latin, Romanian, Russian.
• 5Directed by Robert Eggers, shot by Jarin Blaschke. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
• 6Original score by Robin Carolan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
• 7Editor Louise Ford shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
• 8Lily-Rose Depp and Nicholas Hoult and Bill Skarsgård carry the top of the cast.
• 9Marketing tagline: "Succumb to the darkness.".
• 10IMDB entry: tt5040012 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
• 11Classified under 25 themes, including "cold", "based on novel or book", "vampire", "necrophilia".

The technical file

Cinematography

Jarin Blaschke

Original score

Robin Carolan

Editing

Louise Ford

Production design

Craig Lathrop

Costume design

Linda Muir

Makeup / hair

Fiona Walsh

VFX supervisor

Angela Barson

Sound

Damian Volpe

Stunt coordinator

Pavel Cajzl

Runtime

133 min · 2h 13m

Aspect ratio (typical)

1.37:1 (Academy)

Status

Released

Budget

$50,000,000

Box office

$181,805,645

Return

364% of budget

Original language

EN

Certification (US)

R

IMDB

Nosferatu (2024) ↗

Also by

Robert Eggers

• 
  The Lighthouse

  2019 · ★ 7.5
• 
  The Northman

  2022 · ★ 7.0
• 
  The Witch

  2016 · ★ 7.0
• 
  The Tell-Tale Heart

  2009 · ★ 6.7
• 
  Brothers

  2015 · ★ 6.5
• 
  Hansel and Gretel

  2007 · ★ 5.3

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Trailers & featurettes

Watch the pieces

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  The Spirit Speaks

  Clip · Official
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  A Girl Possessed

  Clip · Official
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  Thomas Meets Count Orlok

  Clip · Official
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  "A Black Omen" - Deleted Scene

  Featurette · Official
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  Behold The Third Night - Deleted Scene

  Featurette · Official
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  Streaming Now on Peacock

  Teaser · Official

Community reviews

What people are saying

• Narate2025-01-01
  ★ 7/10

  "There is a devil in this world and I have met him." There are parts of this movie I really like. It is almost like gothic poetry painted onto the screen and in a way it is beautiful. Another part of me was a little disappointed with a certain look Nosferatu had. I thought he would looke more like the classic but once I put that aside I truly enjoyed this movie. Lily Depp's physical performance actually surprised me and she deserves some recognition for it.

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• r96sk2025-01-03
  ★ 7/10

  <em>'Nosferatu'</em> didn't quite hook me, but there is enough about it that I can consider it as a good film. The visuals are splendid, as are the gothic horror elements. On the cast, Lily-Rose Depp impresses, as does (more minimally) Emma Corrin and I'm always happy to see Willem Dafoe. I do continue to feel quite nonplussed by Nicholas Hoult. I did like him in fellow 2024 release <em>'Juror #2'</em>, but in this I've kinda reverted to feeling unmoved by him onscreen. I'm not entirely sure why as he seems a likeable chap, yet his performances just don't really register - which admittedly sounds harsher than I intended. Bill Skarsgård as Count Orlok is also a part of this flick that I'm unsure on. Does he look the real deal? Absolutely, no complaints there, but I particularly found the dialogue with him to be a borderline bumbling mess. I found the scenes directly with Count to be the least interesting. I would also say that the movie goes on for a bit too long, though I admit that probably is more of a personal shout than one that is to be set in stone; because if you love this, it'll be the perfect length I'm sure. For me, I feel like they went around the houses a tad. With that said, I did highly enjoy that final scene with Depp - very good! Those last paragraphs make it sound like I have a dislike for this film. I do not. It just has some noteworthy points that I felt the need to mention. As I type, having not looked at how this has been received, I'd be shocked if this wasn't rated high. Either way, this is worth a watch. This is my third Robert Eggers film. I loved <em>'The Northman'</em> (9/10) but I, honestly, hated <em>'The Lighthouse'</em> (4/10). Safe to say this falls exactly down the middle, in terms of how I think of it. Quite a stark contrast even so, kinda fascinated to see how <em>'The Witch'</em> hits me when I get around to that at some point.

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• 2handgrip2025-01-04

  Incredible acting. No one outshined anyone. Nicholas Hault’s interpretation of genuine fear and loss of faith and strength is commendable. Lily rose depp’s performances over all I see as true sport. I’m inspired. The costuming was splendid. Eggers is great in his choices.

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Production companies

Who made it

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  Focus Features

  US

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  Studio 8

  US

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  Maiden Voyage Pictures

  US

• BI

  Birch Hill Road Entertainment

  US

Key crew

• StuntsMiroslav Lhotka
• StuntsJan Cajzl
• Stunt CoordinatorPavel Cajzl
• First Assistant DirectorJosh Robertson
• Executive ProducerBernard Bellew
• Line ProducerAlma Bacula
• Art DirectionHauke Richter
• Art DirectionMagdalena Nováková
• Unit Production ManagerBernard Bellew
• Special Effects SupervisorPavel Sagner
• Script SupervisorGiulia Patanè
• Second Assistant DirectorMatus Kukuca
• Supervising Art DirectorRobert Cowper
• Art DirectionOndřej Lipenský
• ProducerJeff Robinov
• ProducerJohn Graham
• Costume DesignLinda Muir
• Supervising Sound EditorSteve Little
• Supervising Sound EditorDamian Volpe
• Sound DesignerDamian Volpe
• Visual Effects SupervisorAngela Barson
• Special Effects CoordinatorMartin Prýca
• WigmakerSamuel James
• Property MasterFrantisek Copf

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

• cold
• based on novel or book
• vampire
• necrophilia
• eroticism
• possession
• würzburg
• remake
• gothic horror
• gothic
• desire
• somnambulism
• plague
• 19th century
• dread
• gothic romance
• drinking blood
• supernatural horror
• dracula
• grimdark
• period piece
• 1830s
• nightmares
• incredulous
• bold

Release history · US

When it landed

• Premiere2024-11-07· Director’s Guild of America Theater, Los Angeles, California
• Theatrical2024-12-25R
• Digital2025-01-21R
• Digital2025-02-21R· Peacock
• Digital2026-08-21R· Hulu
• Physical2025-02-18R· 4K Ultra HD / Blu-ray / DVD

Also known as

International titles

• 吸血鬼：諾斯費拉圖TW
• ՆոսֆեռատուAM
• Nosferatu der UntoteDE
• Nosferatu (Extended Cut)US
• נוספרטוIL
• ΝοσφεράτουGR
• Nosferatu: Extended CutUS