A vampire's familiar breaks free from his toxic boss with the help of a very angry traffic cop.
Darkly comic and pulpy, with big broad humor. A late-night trip at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Peacock and Fandango at Home (free).
A few tense moments and a jolt or two, about what an R should carry.
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Having grown sick and tired of his centuries as Dracula's lackey, Renfield finds a new lease on life — and maybe even redemption — when he falls for feisty, perennially angry traffic cop Rebecca Quincy.
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
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An American Werewolf in London (1981)Properly scary · graphic gore · strong violence · measuredAmerican tourists face gruesome changes and dark humor after a savage attack on the Yorkshire Moors.
Gremlins (1984)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · briskA darkly comic Christmas gift unleashes malevolent, mischievous creatures on a small town.
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)Mildly scary · light gore · strong violence · briskAn office building in New York City is overrun by genetically altered, devilish green creatures in a brisk, absurdist horror-comedy.
Day Shift (2022)Mildly scary · graphic gore · brutal violence · briskA vampire hunter in LA races against time to pay for his kid's tuition in this darkly comic, brisk thriller.Renfield is on our Vampires, Horror on Peacock, Comedy on Peacock and Fantasy on Peacock lists.
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