The 25 best vampire films of all time, ranked

The vampire is cinema’s favorite monster. Ever since Nosferatu more than a century ago, bloodsuckers of every conceivable persuasion have dominated pop culture in horror spaces and beyond, and we’re still not through with them. Indeed, vampires films can be played for horror, comedy, romance, psychological thriller, and any combination thereof. Vampires can be metaphors for loneliness, anxiety, obsession, sexual desire, or sin. Or they can just be scary as hell. So in honor of the flowing black cape and plastic teeth you bought your child for Halloween, let’s run down the 25 best vampire films ever made.

This article originally published on August 9, 2023

25. My Heart Can’t Beat Unless You Tell It To (2020)

Three siblings hover near poverty, steeped in loneliness, save for each other. The twist? One of them is a vampire, and the other two have made it their life’s work to protect him, whether they like it or not. Emotional, haunting, and expertly crafted in the tradition of films like Let The Right One In, is a slow-burn vampire drama with an emotional force that will knock you backwards.