What is Nosferatu about?
A gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake.
A haunting gothic romance unfolds as a terrifying vampire's obsession casts a bleak, chilling shadow.
A late-night trip that takes its time. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Hulu.
Nosferatu parents guide
It stays inside its R, with real scares and a jolt or two.
- Scare
- Properly scary
- Frightening, not just tense.
- Jump scares
- A couple
- One or two sudden jolts.
- Gore
- Light gore
- Some blood or injury, briefly.
- 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
- Mild
- Mild words like damn, hell or crap.
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Three questions
- Is Nosferatu scary?
- Yes, properly. Nosferatu is the real thing without being an endurance test.
- How gory is Nosferatu?
- Light gore and strong violence.
- What is Nosferatu rated, and is it OK for kids?
- Rated R, and it earns it: real scares, moderate sex and nudity, and strong violence. Not one for kids.
Cast and crew
Directed byRobert Eggers
StarringLily-Rose Depp, Nicholas Hoult, Bill Skarsgård, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Willem Dafoe, Emma Corrin
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