Dracula is an 1897 Gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker. The narrative is related through letters, diary entries, and newspaper articles. It has no single protagonist and opens with English solicitor Jonathan Harker taking a business trip to stay at the castle of a Transylvanian nobleman, Count Dracula. Revealing his true nature as a vampire, Dracula moves to England and plagues the seaside town of Whitby. Harker joins a group led by Abraham Van Helsing who hunt and kill the Count. The novel was mostly written in the 1890s, and Stoker produced over a hundred pages of notes, drawing extensively from folklore and history.
Adaptations (34)
Dracula has been adapted 34 times, across film, television film, and television series, from 1921 to 2025. The most recent is Dracula: A Love Tale (2025).
Dracula's Death1921 · film · 65 min · dir. Károly Lajthay · IMDb ↗IMDb7.0The film is about a woman who experiences frightening visions after visiting an insane asylum where one of the inmates claims to be Count Dracula (here following the Hungarian spelling Drakula). She has trouble determining whether the inmate's visions are real or merely nightmares.
Dracula1931 · film · 104 min · dir. George Melford · IMDb ↗IMDb7.0100%A British estate agent travels to Transylvania to meet the mysterious Count Dracula, who is interested in leasing a London castle. After Dracula enslaves the agent and drives him to insanity, the pair return to London together, where Dracula, a secret bloodsucker, begins preying on socialites.
- Dracula1931 · film · 75 min · dir. Tod Browning, Karl Freund · IMDb ↗
A British estate agent travels to Transylvania to meet the mysterious Count Dracula, who is interested in leasing a London castle. After Dracula enslaves the agent and drives him to insanity, the pair return to London together, where Dracula, a secret bloodsucker, begins preying on socialites.
Drakula İstanbul'da1953 · film · 102 min · dir. Mehmet Muhtar · IMDb ↗IMDb6.1Azmi has taken on the role of lawyer for a count named Dracula living in Romania. Dracula is a vampire descended from Vlad the Impaler and wants to buy many houses in Istanbul through Azmi. When Azmi learned that Dracula was actually a vampire, the count had already set off for Istanbul.
Dracula1958 · film · 82 min · dir. Terence Fisher · IMDb ↗After Jonathan Harker attacks Dracula at his castle, the vampire travels to a nearby city, where he preys on the family of Harker's fiancée. The only one who may be able to protect them is Dr. van Helsing, Harker's friend and fellow-student of vampires, who is determined to destroy Dracula, whatever the cost.
Count Dracula1970 · film · 98 min · dir. Jesús Franco · IMDb ↗IMDb5.6A faithful adaptation of the classic tale portrays Dracula as an old man who grows younger whenever he dines on the blood of young maidens.
Jonathan1970 · film · 110 min · dir. Hans W. Geissendörfer · IMDb ↗IMDb6.1A group of vampires terrorizes a small village on the German North Sea Coast. The young Jonathan joins a group of fellow students and locals, who plan an uprising against the vampires.
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires1974 · film · 89 min · dir. Roy Ward Baker, Cheh Chang · IMDb ↗IMDb5.850%Professor Van Helsing had been asked to help against the tyranny of skeletal creatures that are responsible for terror and death amongst the peasants in rural China. He is the only person qualified to deal with the cause of these phenomena, for the undead are controlled by the most diabolical force of all.... Count Dracula. But he is not alone- to aid him comes a mystical brotherhood of seven martial arts warriors.
Blood for Dracula1974 · film · 106 min · dir. Paul Morrissey · IMDb ↗IMDb6.168%Deathly ill Count Dracula and his slimy underling, Anton, travel to Italy in search of a virgin's blood. They're welcomed at the crumbling estate of indebted Marchese Di Fiore, who's desperate to marry off his daughters to rich suitors. But there, instead of pure women, the count encounters incestuous lesbians with vile blood and Marxist manservant Mario, who's suspicious of the aristocratic Dracula.
Count Dracula1977 · television film · 150 min · dir. Philip Saville · IMDb ↗IMDb7.3Jonathan Harker visits the Count in Transylvania to help him with preparations to move to England. Harker becomes Dracula's prisoner and discovers Dracula's true nature. After Dracula makes his way to England, Harker becomes involved in an effort to track down and destroy the Count, eventually chasing the vampire back to his castle.
Dracula Sucks1978 · film · 95 min · dir. Phillip Marshak · IMDb ↗IMDb4.9Seward Sanitarium has been plagued by strange events, all following the takeover of a nearby abbey by Transylvanian Count Dracula. Visiting professor, Van Helsing, believes it to be the work of vampires, and when patients and staff begin turning up dead, realizes that he must act quickly to save the others.
Nosferatu the Vampyre1979 · film · 107 min · dir. Werner Herzog · IMDb ↗A real estate agent leaves behind his beautiful wife to go to Transylvania to visit the mysterious Count Dracula and formalize the purchase of a property in Wismar.
Dracula1979 · film · 109 min · dir. John Badham · IMDb ↗In 1913, charming, seductive, and sinister Count Dracula travels to England seeking an immortal bride.
Bram Stoker's Dracula1992 · film · 128 min · dir. Francis Ford Coppola · IMDb ↗Count Dracula, a 15th-century prince, is condemned to live off the blood of the living for eternity. Young lawyer Jonathan Harker is sent to Dracula's castle to finalise a land deal, but when the Count sees a photo of Harker's fiancée, Mina, the spitting image of his dead wife, he imprisons him and sets off for London to track her down.
Dracula 20002000 · film · 99 min · dir. Patrick Lussier · IMDb ↗IMDb4.926MetacriticWhen a team of techno-savvy thieves break into a high-security vault, they don't discover priceless works of art... they find a crypt unopened for 100 years.
Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary2002 · film · 73 min · dir. Guy Maddin · IMDb ↗A cinematic version of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet's adaptation of Bram Stoker's gothic novel Dracula. Filmed in a style reminiscent of silent Expressionist cinema of the early 20th century (complete with intertitles and monochrome photography), it uses dance to tell the story of a sinister but intriguing immigrant who preys upon young English women.
Dracula2002 · television film · 173 min · IMDb ↗IMDb4.2Dracula's Kiss is an Italian 2 part TV-miniseries, directed by Roger Young. It is based on the 1897 novel of the same name by Bram Stoker, though it updates the events of the novel to the present day.
Bram Stoker's Dracula's Curse2006 · film · 107 min · dir. Leigh Scott · IMDb ↗IMDb2.8A team of vampire hunters set out to battle an evil vampire clan in the dark underworld.
Dracula2006 · television film · 90 min · dir. Bill Eagles · IMDb ↗IMDb5.2The Romanian count known as Dracula is summoned to London by Arthur Holmwood, a young Lord who is one the verge of being wed. Unknown to Arthur's future bride Lucy, her future husband is infected with syphilis and therefore cannot consummate their marriage. Arthur has laid his hopes of being cured on the enigmatic count; as it is said that Dracula has extraordinary powers. But these supernatural powers have sinister origins. The Count is a vampire. Soon Arthur realizes his serious mistake as all hell breaks loose and the Count infects others with his ancient curse. But Dracula has not counted on the young Lord acquiring the assistance of the Dutch Vampire expert Prof. Abraham Van Helsing.
Dracula Reborn2012 · film · 88 min · dir. Patrick McManus · IMDb ↗IMDb3.1The first film in the STILL NIGHT MONSTER MOVIE SERIES, DRACULA: REBORN is a modern retelling of Bram Stoker’s classic DRACULA, set in modern day Los Angeles.
Dracula 3D2012 · film · 110 min · dir. Dario Argento · IMDb ↗When Englishman Jonathan Harker visits the exotic castle of Count Dracula, he is entranced by the mysterious aristocrat. But upon learning that the count has sinister designs on his wife, Mina, Harker seeks help from vampire slayer Van Helsing.
Dracula2013 · television series · 2 min · IMDb ↗IMDb7.3It's the late 19th century, and the mysterious Dracula has arrived in London, posing as an American entrepreneur who wants to bring modern science to Victorian society. He's especially interested in the new technology of electricity, which promises to brighten the night - useful for someone who avoids the sun. But he has another reason for his travels: he hopes to take revenge on those who cursed him with immortality centuries earlier. Everything seems to be going according to plan... until he becomes infatuated with a woman who appears to be a reincarnation of his dead wife.
Dracula Untold2014 · film · 92 min · dir. Gary Shore · IMDb ↗Vlad Tepes is a great hero, but when he learns the Sultan is preparing for battle and needs to form an army of 1,000 boys, he vows to find a way to protect his family. Vlad turns to dark forces in order to get the power to destroy his enemies and agrees to go from hero to monster as he's turned into the mythological vampire, Dracula.
The Last Voyage of the Demeter2023 · film · 118 min · dir. André Øvredal · IMDb ↗IMDb6.152MetacriticThe crew of the merchant ship Demeter attempts to survive the ocean voyage from Carpathia to London as they are stalked each night by a merciless presence onboard the ship.
Nosferatu2023 · film · 92 min · dir. David Lee Fisher · IMDb ↗IMDb5.0The original 1922 "Nosferatu" is regarded as one of the most important films ever made, and a cornerstone of the vampire genre. Now, over one hundred years later, the bloodthirsty Count Orlok rises once again to cast an unearthly shadow in a feature-length retelling of the classic horror masterpiece. Faithfully presented in the style of golden-age horror, and combining scenic elements from the original film with new sound and music, this all new "Nosferatu" is a never-before-seen 'cinematic remix' of the timeless vampire tale, and an otherworldly revisit to the land of ghosts and phantoms where blood is life!
Nosferatu2024 · film · 132 min · dir. Robert Eggers · IMDb ↗A gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake.
Dracula: A Love Tale2025 · film · 129 min · dir. Luc Besson · IMDb ↗In late 15th-century Eastern Europe, Prince Vlad II’s bride is brutally murdered. As a result, he renounces God and damns Heaven itself. Cursed with eternal life, Vlad is reborn as Dracula, an immortal warlord who defies fate in a blood-soaked crusade to wrench his lost love back from death.
