Shadow of the Vampire (2000)
What if the actor in Nosferatu was a real vampire? The conceit is irresistible.
Actor: Willem Dafoe
Claudia KarvanDaybreakers (2009)
The Spierig brothers imagined a near future where vampirism has won. It is a genuinely smart science-fiction idea, and for its first hour the film is a sharp dystopian satire.
Aaron Taylor-JohnsonNosferatu (2024)
Robert Eggers brings obsessive period craft to the third great Nosferatu, with a ferocious Lily-Rose Depp at its center. Nosferatu earns its 8 as the most beautiful and uncompromising vampire film in years, Robert Eggers bringing his obsessive period craft…
Forest WhitakerPlatoon (1986)
Oliver Stone's 1986 Vietnam drama. Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe.
Chiwetel EjioforInside Man (2006)
Spike Lee's 2006 Manhattan bank heist. Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Build.
Colin FirthThe English Patient (1996)
Anthony Minghella's 1996 wartime romance epic. Ralph Fiennes, Kristin Scott Thomas.
Christopher WalkenNew Rose Hotel (1998)
1998 Abel Ferrara sci-fi with Christopher Walken and Willem Dafoe as corporate spies. Adapts William Gibson cyberpunk story.
Willem DafoeThe Lighthouse (2019)
Eggers's 2019 black-and-white nightmare. The Lighthouse is Robert Eggers's 2019 American indie psychological drama and the director's second feature.
Alfred MolinaSpider-Man: No Way Home (2021) Review
Florence Pugh's Yelena carries another film that fails. Mental health as decorative content.