What is Interview with the Vampire about?
A vampire relates his epic life story of love, betrayal, loneliness, and dark hunger to an over-curious reporter.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
An ancient vampire intimately recounts centuries of melancholy, dark hunger, and darkly-comic betrayals.
Intimate. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating.
Streaming on Max.
Interview with the Vampire parents guide
Nothing past what an R promises: a few tense moments and a jolt or two.
- Scare
- Mildly scary
- A few tense or eerie moments.
- Jump scares
- A couple
- One or two sudden jolts.
- Gore
- Graphic gore
- Blood and wounds shown clearly.
- Violence
- Strong violence
- Violence is frequent or intense.
- Sex and nudity
- Moderate
- Moderate means a sex scene or nudity on screen, even brief, or sexual violence that is described or implied but never shown.
- Language
- Moderate
- Some strong profanity, a few f-words.
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Three questions
- Is Interview with the Vampire scary?
- Only a little. Interview with the Vampire has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
- How gory is Interview with the Vampire?
- Graphic gore and strong violence. If graphic gore is a dealbreaker, skip it.
- What is Interview with the Vampire rated, and is it OK for kids?
- Moderate sex and nudity, strong violence, and some strong language. The R is earned, so not for kids.
Cast and crew
Directed byNeil Jordan
StarringTom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Antonio Banderas, Christian Slater, Stephen Rea, Kirsten Dunst
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