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The Addiction

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6.5/10 • 271

1995-10-06 • 1h 22m

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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.

Directors
Abel Ferrara
Writters
Nicholas St. John
Editors
Mayin Lo

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  1. Lili Taylor

    Lili Taylor

    Kathleen Conklin

  2. Christopher Walken

    Christopher Walken

    Peina

  3. Annabella Sciorra

    Annabella Sciorra

    Casanova

  4. Edie Falco

    Edie Falco

    Jean

  5. Paul Calderon

    Paul Calderon

    Professor

  6. Fredro Starr

    Fredro Starr

    Black

  7. Kathryn Erbe

    Kathryn Erbe

    Anthropology Student

  8. Michael Imperioli

    Michael Imperioli

    Missionary

  9. Jamal Simmons

    Jamal Simmons

    Black's Friend

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Gimly

Nov 20, 2016

5/10

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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Status
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Original Language
English
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Keywords
new york cityvampirephilosophyaddiction