Let the Right One In (2008) : A quiet, yet haunting, piece of horror and mourning, this Swedish film will linger with you.
Only Lovers Left Alive (2013) : Tilda Swinton & Tom Hiddleston present a more arthouse-style approach to vampirism, with willful bleeding centuries of separation.
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014) : Set in a ghost town in Iran, this black-and-white film offers a fresh feminist perspective on the vampire paradigm.
Dracula (1931) : The original Bela Lugosi classic holds a unique position, head and shoulders above its imitators; just think of it as the "legal" cousin to Nosferatu, more approved for American audiences.
Thirst (2009) : Park Chan-wook's 2009 film from South Korea is a horror melodrama that combines vampirism and love shaped by remorse, presented through beautiful, inky visuals.
The Hunger (1983) : A strange and sensual vampire story starring David Bowie and Catherine Deneuve that holds up like good blood.
Shadow of the Vampire (2000) : A fictionalized account of the filming of Nosferatu, along the lines of an actor who just may have been a real vampire. Multi-layered and mesmerizing.
Byzantium (2012) : A dreamlike film by Neil Jordan (of Interview with the Vampire fame) with a different take on sisterly vampirehood.
What We Do in the Shadows (2014) : A mockumentary that thoroughly deconstructs vampire obligations while celebrating them. For good reason, a cult favorite.