Dawning vs Shadow of the Vampire

Dawning has the higher audience score (8/10 against 6.7/10 for Shadow of the Vampire). Shadow of the Vampire is the older of the two (2000 against 2025). Both are drama, horror movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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DawningShadow of the Vampire
Audience score★ 8.0/10★ 6.7/10
Year20252000
Length–1h 35m
GenresDrama, HorrorDrama, Horror
Country––
DirectorPatrik SyversenE. Elias Merhige
Main castSilje Storstein, Thorbjørn Harr, Kathrine Thorborg Johansen, Steinar Klouman Hallert, Marte Magnusdotter SolemWillem Dafoe, Udo Kier, John Malkovich, Cary Elwes, Catherine McCormack

Synopsis

Dawning

Three sisters who have withdrawn to their family’s vacation home in the wake of the youngest sister’s second suicide attempt. When news reaches them that their abusive mother has passed, the two elder sisters decide not to tell the youngest, to spare her the burden. Things begin to unravel when a mysterious man shows up on the property

Shadow of the Vampire

Director F.W. Murnau makes a Faustian pact with a vampire to get him to star in his 1922 film "Nosferatu."

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