Luc Besson‘s (Léon: The Professional, The Fifth Element) adaptation of Dracula delivers on three components necessary to the story: violence, gore, and sexuality.
The MPA concurs, giving the film an R rating for just that: “violence, some gore, and sexuality.”
Released internationally as Dracula: A Love Tale, the new take on Bram Stoker‘s seminal 1897 novel opens in theaters on February 6 via Vertical.
Caleb Landry Jones (Get Out), Christoph Waltz (Django Unchained), and Zoë Bleu star in the horror fantasy romance.
When a 15th-century prince (Jones) witnesses the brutal murder of his wife (Bleu), he renounces God and damns heaven itself. Cursed with eternal life, he is reborn as Dracula, an immortal warlord who defies fate in a blood-soaked crusade to wrench his lost love back from death, no matter the cost.
On the verge of reuniting, Dracula is hunted by a relentless priest (Waltz), sworn to end his immortal reign.
Besson writes, directs, and produces. Danny Elfman (Batman, Beetlejuice) composed the score.
Guillaume de Tonquedec (The Double Life of Véronique), Matilda de Angelis (“The Undoing”), Ewens Abid (“Andor”), and Raphael Luce (“Stranger Things”) round out the cast.
Executive producers include Mark Canton, Dorothy Canton, Ryan Winterstern, and Philippe Corrot.
Named one of Bloody Disgusting’s 10 Best International Horror Films of 2025, Daniel Kurland wrote of the film, “Dracula is a delicate balancing act, but one that works and amounts to a one-of-a-kind vampire experience.”