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Bram Stoker's Dracula
1992 128 min United States of America R 18+
★7.8
Romance, Horror
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
🎭 Based on
«Dracula»
byBram Stoker
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Description
Count Dracula, a 15th-century prince, is condemned to live off the blood of the living for eternity. Young lawyer Jonathan Harker is sent to Dracula's castle to finalise a land deal, but when the Count sees a photo of Harker's fiancée, Mina, the spitting image of his dead wife, he imprisons him and sets off for London to track her down.
Budget:
$40M
US Gross:
$82.52M
Worldwide:
$215.86M
Starring
Gary Oldman
Actor
Winona Ryder
Actor
Anthony Hopkins
Actor
Awards
Academy Awards 1993
— Best Costume Design
Academy Awards 1993
— Best Sound Editing
Academy Awards 1993
— Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Academy Awards 1993
— Best Sound Editing
Academy Awards 1993
— Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Academy Awards 1993
— Best Production Design
BAFTA 1994
— Best Costume Design
BAFTA 1994
— Best Production Design
Saturn Awards 1993
— Best Horror Film
Saturn Awards 1993
— Best Costume Design
Saturn Awards 1993
— Best Director
Saturn Awards 1993
— Best Supporting Actor
Saturn Awards 1993
— Best Actor
Saturn Awards 1993
— Best Original Score
BAFTA 1994
— Best Makeup and Hairstyling
BAFTA 1994
— Best Visual Effects
Saturn Awards 1993
— Best Screenplay
Saturn Awards 1993
— Best Actress
Saturn Awards 1993
— Best Visual Effects
Key opinion
Francis Ford Coppola's adaptation is widely regarded as a visually opulent, gothic masterpiece that elevates the source material through its romantic scope and thematic depth. While the film is celebrated for its production design and atmospheric score, critics remain sharply divided over the uneven acting performances and the stylized, occasionally campy direction.
| Production | The film's production design, encompassing costumes, sets, and overall art direction, is masterfully crafted and visually stunning. | |
| Score | Wojciech Kilar’s score provides a haunting, atmospheric foundation that heightens the film's emotional and gothic resonance. | |
| Acting | Gary Oldman’s portrayal of Dracula is polarizing; some praise his immersive, charismatic, and transformative performance, while others find the makeup and characterization distracting or inferior to classic iterations. | |
| Acting | The performance of Keanu Reeves is a point of contention, with critics split between those who view him as a fitting hero and those who find his portrayal of Harker lifeless or hindered by a poor accent. | |
| Direction | Coppola’s bold, stylized direction is viewed by some as an inventive reimagining of a gothic tragedy, while others criticize it as an inconsistent, bizarre, and unintentionally comedic mess. | |
| Adaptation | While many admire the film's thematic shift toward a tragic, eternal romance, purists argue that the screenplay deviates too far from Stoker’s original vision, resulting in narrative incoherence. |