The Addiction
1995 · Movie · NR · 82 min · ★ 6.5 · 69% critics
A doctoral student finds herself pulled into vampirism and tries to live by an intense, nocturnal philosophy shared by a close companion. As cravings take hold, she wrestles with whether control is possible and what her hunger really means in her everyday life.
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Details
- Years
- 1995
- Release date
- 1995-10-06
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 82 min
- Critic score
- 69/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (311 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy The Addiction if you want a dark, idea-driven vampire story with a bold black-and-white look and plenty of philosophy; Not for you if you want straightforward scares or light entertainment like Suspiria or May.
Pros: thoughtful philosophical horror; great black-and-white mood; standout performances | Cons: heavy, overly talky; pretentious to some; horror focus can blur
Themes
- new york city
- vampire
- philosophy
- addiction
Cast & crew
Lili Taylor
as Kathleen Conklin
Christopher Walken
as Peina
Annabella Sciorra
as Casanova
Edie Falco
as Jean
Paul Calderon
as Professor
Fredro Starr
as Black
Kathryn Erbe
as Anthropology Student
Michael Imperioli
as Missionary
Jamal Simmons
as Black's Friend
Robert W. Castle
as Narrator / Priest
Directed by Abel Ferrara