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Fright Night (2011)

Fright Night poster
Directed by
Craig Gillespie
Genre
comedy film, comedy horror, teen film, vampire film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 46m
Rated
R
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 2,146 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A teenage boy realizes his new neighbor is a vampire. He tries to save his mother and friends from the creature.

tensedarkly comicfast-pacedsuspensefulcampyaction-packedplayfulsomewhat scary

What happens

Fright Night is a 2011 American supernatural horror film directed by Craig Gillespie and produced by Michael De Luca and Alison Rosenzweig. A remake of Tom Holland's 1985 film, the film's screenplay was adapted by Marti Noxon. It features Anton Yelchin, Colin Farrell, Toni Collette, Imogen Poots, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, and David Tennant. The plot follows a boy who discovers that his neighbor is actually a vampire, which culminates in a battle between the two. The film held its world premiere at The O2 in London on August 14, 2011. It was released in the United States by Touchstone Pictures on August 19, 2011. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed $41 million against a production budget of $30 million. A direct-to-video homage sequel, Fright Night 2: New Blood, was released in 2013. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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