The Addiction (1995)

6.5 ? Oct 06, 1995 1h 22m

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Overview

A vampiric doctoral student tries to follow the philosophy of a nocturnal comrade and control her thirst for blood.

Overview

A vampiric doctoral student tries to follow the philosophy of a nocturnal comrade and control her thirst for blood.

Genres

Drama Horror

Release Date

October 06, 1995

Rating

6.5 /10

Runtime

1h 22m

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Lili Taylor

Kathleen Conklin

Christopher Walken

Peina

Annabella Sciorra

Casanova

Edie Falco

Jean

Paul Calderon

Professor

Fredro Starr

Black

Kathryn Erbe

Anthropology Student

Michael Imperioli

Missionary

Jamal Simmons

Black's Friend

Robert W. Castle

Narrator / Priest

Michael A. Fella

Cop

Louis Katz

Doctor

Leroy Johnson

Homeless Victim

Fred Williams

Homeless Victim

Avron Coleman

Cellist

Lisa Casillo

Mary

Frank Aquilino

Delivery Man

Nicholas De Cegli

Cabby

Jay Julien

Dean

Chuck Jeffreys

Bartender

Gimly

5.0/10

Nov 20, 2016

Even for an arthouse vampire film, it's pretentious, and that's quite an achievement. Existentialism abounds but substance (no pun intended) does not. Good for audio sampling though. _Final rating:★★½ - Not quite for me, but I definitely get the appeal._

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Dsnake1

6.0/10

Oct 11, 2019

The Addiction is one of the more thoughtful films about vampirism available today. While the film is incredibly thoughtful, with loads of subtext at every corner, it borders, and sometimes crosses into, pretention. There are times where the narration is attempting to add subtext, but it's so heavy-handed that the film loses sight of the fact it's a horror film. I'd argue it's thought piece first and horror film second, honestly. Maybe that makes it even more frightening. Christopher Walken is wonderful, and Lili Taylor does a fine job, as well. The choice to shoot the film in black and white was a great idea, as well. There's a real focus placed on the ideas the film is pursuing. Even though the subject of the horror in this film are vampires, the movie is truly describing humanity.

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