The dark is their sunlight. What makes them different is what keeps them alive.
A vampiric doctoral student tries to follow the philosophy of a nocturnal comrade and control her thirst for blood.
The Addiction (1995) is a drama and horror film directed by Abel Ferrara, released on October 6, 1995 with a runtime of 1h 22m. It stars Lili Taylor, Christopher Walken, Annabella Sciorra and Edie Falco. Viewers rate it 6.5 out of 10 across 321 ratings.
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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
Michael A. Fella
as Cop
Louis Katz
as Doctor
Directed by Abel Ferrara, written by Nicholas St. John, produced by Fernando Sulichin and Denis Hann.
Average viewer score of 6.5/10 from 321 ratings.
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._
Reviewed on November 20, 2016
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…
Reviewed on October 11, 2019
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The Addiction (1995) is available to stream on Criterion Channel and ARROW, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of The Addiction (1995) includes Lili Taylor, Christopher Walken, Annabella Sciorra, Edie Falco and Paul Calderon. The film was directed by Abel Ferrara. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Addiction was released on October 6, 1995 and runs for 1h 22m.
The Addiction (1995) holds an average rating of 6.5 out of 10 from 321 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama and horror films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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