Martin

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Martin

R,

1978,

1h 35m,

Horror

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90%

39 Reviews

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77%

5,000+ Ratings

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39 Reviews

77%

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5,000+ Ratings

Young Martin (John Amplas) is entirely convinced that he is an 84-year-old blood-sucking vampire. Without fangs or mystical powers, Martin injects women with sedatives and drinks their blood through wounds inflicted with razor blades. After moving to Braddock, Penn., to live with his superstitious uncle (Lincoln Maazel), who also believes Martin is a vampire, Martin tries to prey exclusively on criminals and thugs but stumbles when he falls for a housewife (Sara Venable).

Critics Consensus

George A. Romero's contribution to vampire lore contains the expected gore and social satire -- but it's also surprisingly thoughtful, and boasts a whopper of a final act.

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Michael H. Price

Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com

Sep 28, 2022

3.5/5

Romero demystifies legendry with with respect.

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Derek Malcolm

Guardian

Sep 28, 2022

Overlong, underfed with ideas, and almost bereft of any real excitement.

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Michael McWilliams

Detroit Free Press

Sep 28, 2022

Spiritual and individualistic.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Jun 22, 2026

3/4

A deeply disturbing film.

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Kat Hughes

THN

Mar 28, 2023

4/5

A film that helped to reinvent and reshape the vampire mythos, Martin is another example of Romero at the top of his game.

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Niall Browne

Movies in Focus

Mar 19, 2023

4/5

A film that was caught-up in the UK’s Video nasty kerfuffle in the 1980s, Romero often referred to Martin as his favourite film. It may lack the visceral thrills of some of his other work, it’s easy to see why the filmmaker would think so fondly of it.

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Han G

Jan 16, 2019

Good satire but lacking in too many scares. An unconventional vampire film.

Albus W

Sep 11, 2018

Whether a "vampire" or a modern Frankenstein's creature, the protagonist of Martin is in fact a man-made proverbial monster, created by an anguished, frightened society in a deeply troubled era, repressed by conservative religious values and alienated for being what he is.

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Theodore G

Dec 18, 2017

strange vampire movie

George S

Nov 7, 2017

Time Out London's List: 100 Best Horror Films (#98) on YT 11.6.17 Would not re-watch

Albus S

Oct 31, 2017

It's an intelligent piece of cinema. I'd call it anti-vampire movie with great social commentary as is expected of Romero. And I want to explicitly underline this fact: commentary, not parody or satire that is way easier to do. Commentary provokes thoughts and parody\satire usually just makes fun of whatever it is mocking. This film's commentary works on multiple levels, from the obvious anti-church message to more secular themes like ostracism and prejudice. Romero is indeed a great master of overlaying a horror story onto society's current issues and diseases. It's an alternative look on the hackneyed vampire genre. Martin is an almost centenary vampire. In this age his "disease" could be taken more seriously with scientific approach but superstitions are strong as ever.

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George M

Oct 9, 2017

An odd but compelling movie.

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Synopsis

Young Martin (John Amplas) is entirely convinced that he is an 84-year-old blood-sucking vampire. Without fangs or mystical powers, Martin injects women with sedatives and drinks their blood through wounds inflicted with razor blades. After moving to Braddock, Penn., to live with his superstitious uncle (Lincoln Maazel), who also believes Martin is a vampire, Martin tries to prey exclusively on criminals and thugs but stumbles when he falls for a housewife (Sara Venable).

Director: George A. Romero
Producer: Richard P. Rubinstein
Screenwriter: George A. Romero
Rating: R
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (DVD): Nov 9, 2004
Runtime: 1h 35m

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