"Nosferatu" is a milestone from every possible viewpoint and it's one of those very few movies I think everybody should view at least once.

any big movie buff or horror movie enthusiast needs to watch this at least once this silent movie holds up pretty well the makeup and design of the vampire still looks good and creepy the lack of dialogue actually makes the movie feel more dark and eerie and unsettling

Still as good as when I watched it for the first time. Max Schreck is amazing and scary looking, well more creepy looking and it works. The silence really helps creating such an creepy atmosphere. The shadows, Nosferatu rising up from his grave, the rats, the music, everything works. This is one of my favorite silent films, time flies watching this Murnau masterpiece. And I truly believe it is an essential watch for any film fan. A film based on Bram Stoker's novel before we got the standard set by Bela. I just simply can not do this film more justice. You just have to see it. In the dark, with surround sound!

The original title of the film is Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens.

Murnau's unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker's "Dracula" might deserve its status as one of the most seminal contributions to horror cinema, but almost one hundred years later it's nothing more than a slow silent film with a trivial plot, remembered by most for Max Schreck's iconic performance as Count Orlok and a bunch of visually appealing scenes. Just think of the scenes on the schooner, when he stares at you from his window, or when his shadow is seen creeping up the stairs and taking Ellen's heart. Though my favorite shot is definitely when we can barely see his head in the corner of the screen as he quietly drinks her blood. There is a fascinating, eerie atmosphere during Orlok's "night" sequences, juxtaposed to the more conventional and dull "day" sequences. Murnau used tinted film to distinguish the two domains and added a few proto-special effects like negative shots, fast-forward, and superimposition to suggest Orlok's monstrous nature. Must-watch if you are into cinema history or want to know where a lot of vampire horror cliche came from, otherwise you are not missing anything.