Renfield
Seen it?2023 | 93 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh, horror fans and fantasy fans. If you loved Nosferatu or Fright Night, start here.
- The mood
- Scary and gory.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 33 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence.
Having grown sick and tired of his centuries as Dracula's lackey, Renfield finds a new lease on life — and maybe even redemption — when he falls for feisty, perennially angry traffic cop Rebecca Quincy.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
58% on Rotten Tomatoes, 53 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.4 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$65 million worldwide on a $65 million budget; interest faded quickly after launch
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 238K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Chris McKay
- Nicholas HoultRenfield
- Nicolas CageDracula
- AwkwafinaRebecca
- Ben SchwartzTedward Lobo
- Shohreh AghdashlooBellafrancesca Lobo
- Brandon Scott JonesMark
- Adrian MartinezChris
- Camille ChenKate
- Bess RousCaitlyn
- Jenna KanellCarol