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Shadow of the Vampire
2000
· Movie
· 92 min
C
MEANRANK
68/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #2699
- IMDb #2493
- Rotten Tomatoes #1808
- Metacritic #1621
- Letterboxd #2187
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1852
+7 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2248
- Metacritic Critics #1388
- Metacritic Audience #2207
- Criticker #1241
- Kinopoisk #3146
- AlloCiné #4376
- Trakt #3365
Every rating
52–82
out of 100
Split
Lowest is AlloCiné on 52, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 82.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →During the filming of the classic silent horror film Nosferatu, the director insists on unparalleled realism. He claims his lead actor, who never appears out of character and is only filmed at night, is a extreme method actor. The crew begins to suspect the actor might actually be the vampire he portrays.
Details
- Director
- E. Elias Merhige
- Writer
- Steven Katz
- Studio
- BBC Film, Saturn Films, Long Shot Pictures, Pilgrim Films
- Released
- 30 August 2000
- Country
- Luxembourg, United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English, German, Luxembourgish
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $8.0M
- Box office
- $8.3M
- Awards
- 4 wins, 5 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (24) →
Awards & nominations
See all 9 →1 major award won · 4 wins from 9 nominations across 7 ceremonies
| Independent Spirit Awards 2001 | Best Supporting Male | Willem Dafoe | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 2002 | Best Supporting Actor | Willem Dafoe | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2001 | Best Makeup and Hairstyling | Ann Buchanan, Amber Sibley | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2001 | Best Supporting Actor | Willem Dafoe | Nominee |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2001 | Best Cinematography | Lou Bogue | Nominee |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 2001 | Best Supporting Actor | Willem Dafoe | Nominee |
| Bram Stoker Award 2001 | Best Screenplay | Steven Katz | Winner |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards 2001 | Best Supporting Actor | Willem Dafoe | Winner |
Awards from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
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Independent Spirit Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Male | Willem Dafoe | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Lou Bogue | Nominee |
Academy Awards
2 nominations
| Best Makeup and Hairstyling | Ann Buchanan, Amber Sibley | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Willem Dafoe | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actor | Willem Dafoe | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actor | Willem Dafoe | Nominee |
Bram Stoker Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Screenplay | Steven Katz | Winner |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Willem Dafoe | Winner |
Satellite Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor, Comedy or Musical | Willem Dafoe | Winner |