Near Dark
1987 · Movie · R · 94 min · ★ 6.8 · 80% critics
After a late-night encounter on a lonely road, a young farm boy is pulled into a roaming group of blood-drinking outlaws who survive by moving from town to town in stolen cars. As daylight becomes a constant threat, he struggles with what he’s becoming while trying to hold on to his old life.
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Details
- Years
- 1987
- Release date
- 1987-10-02
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Critic score
- 80/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (878 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a darker, grittier vampire story with outlaw vibes, bursts of violence, and a touch of romance, with a mood that can echo The Hitcher; Not for you if you need fast pacing or lovable characters.
Pros: gritty vampire-western mix; tense road-trip energy; memorable villainous turns | Cons: slow early stretch; uneven tone; contrived plot turns
Themes
- farm
- small town
- vampire
- motel
- sunlight
- victim
- kiss
- gang leader
- femme fatale
- redneck
- hitchhiker
- exploding car
- +6 more
Cast & crew
Adrian Pasdar
as Caleb Colton
Jenny Wright
as Mae
Lance Henriksen
as Jesse Hooker
Bill Paxton
as Severen
Jenette Goldstein
as Diamondback
Tim Thomerson
as Loy Colton
Joshua John Miller
as Homer
- ML
Marcie Leeds
as Sarah Colton
Kenny Call
as Deputy Sheriff
- EC
Edward Corbett
as Ticket Seller
Directed by Kathryn Bigelow