6.2
“The dark is their sunlight. What makes them different is what keeps them alive.”
The Addiction (1995)
October 6, 19951h 22mEN
6.5
308 votes
Overview
A vampiric doctoral student tries to follow the philosophy of a nocturnal comrade and control her thirst for blood.
Director
Abel FerraraWriter
Where to Watch
Streaming availability for India
Free
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
N/A
Revenue
$302K
Production Companies
Fast Films
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User Reviews
Gimly
5.0Even for an arthouse vampire film, it's pretentious, and that's quite an achievement. Existentialism abounds but substance (no pun intended) does not. Good for audio sampling though. _Final rating:★★½ - Not quite for me, but I definitely get the appeal._
Dsnake1
6.0The Addiction is one of the more thoughtful films about vampirism available today. While the film is incredibly thoughtful, with loads of subtext at every corner, it borders, and sometimes crosses into, pretention. There are times where the narration is attempting to add subtext, but it's so heavy-handed that the film loses sight of the fact it's a horror film. I'd argue it's thought piece first and horror film second, honestly. Maybe that makes it even more frightening. Christopher Walken is wonderful, and Lili Taylor does a fine job, as well. The choice to shoot the film in black and…
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