How scary is Nosferatu?

On our intensity scale, Nosferatu rates 4/10 for jump scares and 8/10 for dread. It is on the gentler side — it favors mood and atmosphere over hard scares.

How gory is Nosferatu?

Nosferatu rates 2/10 for gore — expect almost no gore.

How long is Nosferatu?

Nosferatu runs 95 minutes (1h 35m).

What is Nosferatu rated?

Nosferatu has no MPAA certificate — common for films released outside the US. On our scale it rates 4/10 for jump scares, 2/10 for gore and 8/10 for dread.

Where to watch Nosferatu (1922)?

Nosferatu is back in cinemas from Oct 31 — 1 screening at 1 cinema on our showtimes page. It is not on a major US subscription streamer yet.

Nosferatu

Name: Nosferatu
Director: F.W. Murnau
Genre: Silent, Vampire, Gothic, Atmospheric
Released: 1922
Duration: 95 min
Rating: 7.8
Cast: Max Schreck, Alexander Granach, Gustav von Wangenheim, Greta Schröder, Georg H. Schnell

1922 · Directed by F.W. Murnau · 95 min

SilentVampireGothicAtmospheric

8.6/10

IMDb7.8124k votes Tomatometer97% Popcornmeter87% 豆瓣 Douban8.122k votes

jumps 4

gore 2

dread 8

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Back in cinemas Oct 31 — 1 cinema in Texas · 1 screenings at 1 cinema on our showtimes page

Where to watch: Not on major US streamers — check digital rental.

How it scared people

The vibe

Stoker's widow sued and won: the court ordered every print burned. Enough survived to give us Max Schreck's Orlok, who is not a seducer but an infestation — bald, taloned, arriving with the rats and the plague. Murnau shot real locations and then let sunrise do the killing, which is the rule every vampire film since has either obeyed or made a point of breaking.

Nosferatu (1922) Parents Guide

MPA rating	No MPAA certificate (released outside the US system)
Runtime	95 minutes
Jump scares	2/5 — on the gentler side — it favors mood and atmosphere over hard scares
Gore	1/5 — almost no gore
Dread	4/5 — heavy atmosphere — expect it to sit with you afterwards
Themes	vampirism

Nosferatu carries no MPAA certificate. We score it 2/5 for jump scares, 1/5 for gore and 4/5 for lingering dread, over 95 minutes. Very little blood — the hard part here is atmosphere and aftermath, not graphic content. Older teens and adults — less for what it shows than for how long it stays with you.

We rate what the film does — scares, gore, dread — not scene-level content like language or nudity, which we don't track.

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How scary is Nosferatu?: On our intensity scale, Nosferatu rates 4/10 for jump scares and 8/10 for dread. It is on the gentler side — it favors mood and atmosphere over hard scares.
How gory is Nosferatu?: Nosferatu rates 2/10 for gore — expect almost no gore.
How long is Nosferatu?: Nosferatu runs 95 minutes (1h 35m).
What is Nosferatu rated?: Nosferatu has no MPAA certificate — common for films released outside the US. On our scale it rates 4/10 for jump scares, 2/10 for gore and 8/10 for dread.
Where to watch Nosferatu (1922)?: Nosferatu is back in cinemas from Oct 31 — 1 screening at 1 cinema on our showtimes page. It is not on a major US subscription streamer yet.