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Therapy for a Vampire

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In 1932 Vienna, Dr. Sigmund Freud (Karl Fischer) helps a depressed vampire (Tobias Moretti) whose 500-year marriage is on the rocks.
Therapy for a Vampire

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Critics Consensus

Therapy for a Vampire should get a few chuckles out of vampire movie fans in search of something new, even if it never quite lives up to its daffy potential.

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Kristen Lopez Spectrum Culture Nov 20, 2017
3/5
Director David Rühm's German language vamp-com Therapy for a Vampire gives the vampire film a much needed transfusion. Go to Full Review
J. R. Jones Chicago Reader Jul 21, 2016
Dracula meets Sigmund Freud in this Austrian horror farce, which benefits from a polished production but exhausts its premise about halfway through. Go to Full Review
Jim Brunzell III Minneapolis Star Tribune Jun 30, 2016
3/4
Ruhm incorporates classic Hammer Films and "Love at First Bite" in this entertaining vampire spoof by keeping the pacing brisk, the jokes quick and the blood gushing. Go to Full Review
Michael J. Casey Michael J. Cinema Jul 17, 2021
3/4
You may not laugh out loud, but you'll enjoy the time spent. Go to Full Review
Martha K. Baker KDHX (St. Louis) Aug 29, 2017
Therapy for a Vampire makes fun of vampires, but you have to love them enough to laugh at them. Otherwise, you have to have elastic eyes that roll well. Go to Full Review
Peg Aloi Arts Fuse Aug 8, 2017
Therapy for a Vampire takes a primal urge and runs with it. There are unexpected moments of glee and grotesquerie, comic twists and turns. Go to Full Review
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Anakin W Feb 25, 2017 Dry humor and amazing styling, sets, and captivating cast. American audiences will forget this is subtitled. Highly recommended. See more
Poe S Feb 21, 2017 A great twist on the vampire theme.
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Cast & Crew

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David Rühm

Director

Tobias Moretti

Count Geza von Közsnöm

Jeanette Hain

Countess Elsa von Közsnöm

Cornelia Ivancan

Lucy

Dominic Oley

Viktor

David Bennent

Radul

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Therapy for a Vampire

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Therapy for a Vampire

(L-R) Cornelia Ivancan as Lucy and Tobias Moretti as Graf Geza von Közsnöm in "Therapy for a Vampire." Cornelia Ivancan as Lucy in "Therapy for a Vampire." (L-R) Cornelia Ivancan as Lucy and Jeanette Hain as Gräfin Elsa von Közsnöm in "Therapy for a Vampire." (L-R) Lars Rudolph as Oscar and David Bennent as Radul in "Therapy for a Vampire." (L-R) Jeanette Hain as Gräfin Elsa von Közsnöm and Dominic Oley as Viktor in "Therapy for a Vampire." Tobias Moretti as Graf Geza von Közsnöm in "Therapy for a Vampire." (L-R) Karl Fischer as Dr. Sigmund Freud and Tobias Moretti as Graf Geza von Közsnöm in "Therapy for a Vampire." Therapy for a Vampire (2014) Therapy for a Vampire (2014) View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis In 1932 Vienna, Dr. Sigmund Freud (Karl Fischer) helps a depressed vampire (Tobias Moretti) whose 500-year marriage is on the rocks.
Director
David Rühm
Producer
Franz Novotny, Alexander Glehr, Christof Neracher, Christian Davi, Thomas Thümena
Screenwriter
David Rühm
Distributor
Music Box Films
Production Co
Novotny & Novotny Filmproduktion GmbH, Hugofilm Productions GmbH
Genre
Comedy, Fantasy
Original Language
German
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 10, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 7, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$26.4K
Runtime
1h 27m
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