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Name: Fright Night
Director: Tom Holland
Genre: comedy, horror
Released: 1985
Duration: 1 h 47 min
Rating: 7.1

Fright Night has an iRankMovies score of 72.3/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

Fright Night (1985)

There are some very good reasons to be afraid of the dark.

Release:1985

Runtime:1h 47m

Country:United States

Director:Tom Holland

Language:English

Genre

ComedyHorror

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Keywords

vampireBlack HumorVampire Hunter SlayerOld HouseBoyfriend Girlfriend RelationshipMother Son Relationship

iRank72

Fright Night rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.1/10· 87K votes

Rotten Tomatoes83%

Metacritic62%

TMDb7.037/10· 2K votes

With 83% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.1/10 on IMDb and 62/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.

About Fright Night

Charley Brewster, a high school student, accidentally discovers the true and creepy nature of Jerry Dandrige, his dashing and enigmatic new neighbor; but no one seems willing to believe him.

Cast of Fright Night

Chris Sarandon
as Jerry Dandrige
William Ragsdale
as Charley Brewster
Amanda Bearse
as Amy Peterson
Roddy McDowall
as Peter Vincent
Stephen Geoffreys
as Evil Ed
Jonathan Stark
as Billy Cole
Dorothy Fielding
as Judy Brewster
Art Evans
as Detective Lennox
Stewart Stern
as Cook
N
Nick Savage
as Bouncer #1
E
Ernie Holmes
as Bouncer #2
Heidi Sorenson
as Hooker

Fright Night facts

Budget: $9M
Box office: $24.9M
Collection: Fright Night Collection

Ranked by the iRankMovies editorial teamUpdated August 2026Methodology Data sources

Audience opinions

What the audience liked

•Vampire mythology combines classical horror with contemporary comedic sensibilities effectively
•Black humor allows genuine scares without descending into self-parody territory
•Practical creature effects maintain visual credibility within comedic horror framework

What the audience disliked

•Tonal balance wavers between comedy and genuine horror creating jarring transitions
•Secondary characters lack development relative to main protagonist focus requirement

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