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Near Dark

“...pray for daylight.”

1987 · 1 h 34 min
Directed by Kathryn Bigelow
Horror

Cast

Adrian Pasdar Jenny Wright Lance Henriksen

Credits

Written by: Eric Red

Plot

A farm boy in the Midwest is bitten by a girl and drawn into a nomadic family of vampires.

Sinekatalog’s take

Kathryn Bigelow's vampire western is moody, dusty and fierce. Its nomad vampire clan and bar scene are great, and the film blends horror and road-movie romance with real style.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.9 / 10 (50,371 votes)
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