Renfield
Directed by Chris McKay
Renfield, Dracula's tortured henchman, is forced to capture prey for his master and do his every bidding. But now, after centuries of servitude, Renfield is ready to see if there is a life outside his boss's shadow.
Where to Watch Renfield
- vangh113 December 2024I was VERY on board early, as the aesthetics of the flashback to classic black and white Dracula was awesome. Unfortunately the movie couldn't keep me as invested for the full run time. Nick Hoult is awesome as an MCR music video character, and Ben Schwartz is awesome doing his thing but I wish Nic Cage would have gone even bigger. He goes too big for it to feel like a nuanced performance, but not big enough for it to feel like the style is the substance. There's some fun gore and action set pieces for sure. Renfield's cute little wave as he rides a corpse down 2 stories will forever be in my mind. All in all, it's a bit of fun and not much more.
- jackmeat13 December 2025My quick rating - 6.5/10. Having grown sick and tired of his centuries as Dracula's lackey, Renfield finds a new lease on life - and maybe even redemption when he falls for feisty, perennially angry traffic cop Rebecca Quincy. I am so glad they didn't soften this one up to get a PG rating. Chris McKay, behind the camera, made sure to use the blood in abundance to make sure all the kills were definite. Nicolas Cage playing Dracula was perfectly cast and quite amusing, although I did wish he got a bit more screen time. This one just has fun written all over it. Nicholas Hoult plays Renfield, who is more like Dracula's right-hand man, but instead of just being his lackey, he realizes he wants more than just that and to break away from Dracula's control. This dawns on him when he stumbles across saving a detective played by Awkwafina in a well-choreographed shootout between a local crime gang and police. As with all the action scenes in this one, each looks very good in a comic book way while being violent as can be, spewing blood in all directions. Since Dracula wants to stay a bad guy, this newfound hero behavior doesn't fit into his plan, so we have the good versus evil plot set up for you to sit back and just enjoy. The comedy is mostly deadpan humor, being either a violent joke or just a one-liner tossed in to keep the mood light-hearted. It is too bad they weren't a bit more strategic in their opening, since coming a week before Evil Dead Rise most likely hurt the box office potential, but I am sure it'll do well on VOD since it is a very entertaining flick that is worth checking out.
- Kevin Ward3 July 2025I wanted to soak up every second Nic Cage was on screen. Hyper violent blood and gore with excellently choreographed action scenes, delightfully funny sense of humor—this was exactly what I was hoping this would be. Hoult plays the titular Renfield, Dracula’s “familiar” responsible for tending to all his needs, but has a want to live a life of his own. (You’re treated to an incredible little montage that explains their back story). This theme of self-actualization vs co-dependency runs throughout and gives the film some thematic richness. Awkwafina and Ben Schwartz round out the excellent main cast, all of whom have great comedic chops. But my god, Nic Cage is just magnificently chewing the scenery of every frame he occupies (which thankfully is quite a lot). Insanely fun time at the theater that satisfied my bloodlust, had my son and I in hysterics, and has a heartfelt underlying message as well. Go see this opening weekend with a hopefully packed house. trigger warnings: ska
Renfield Trivia
Renfield was released on 14 April 2023.
Renfield was directed by Chris McKay.
Renfield has a runtime of 1h 33m.
Renfield was produced by Chris McKay, Sean Furst, Bryan Furst, David Alpert, Robert Kirkman.
Renfield, Dracula's tortured henchman, is forced to capture prey for his master and do his every bidding. But now, after centuries of servitude, Renfield is ready to see if there is a life outside his boss's shadow.
The key characters in Renfield are Renfield (Nicholas Hoult), Dracula (Nicolas Cage), Rebecca (Awkwafina).
Renfield is rated 15.
Renfield is a Comedy, Horror, Fantasy film.
Renfield has an audience rating of 7.8 out of 10.
Renfield had a budget of US$65M.
Renfield has made US$26.5M at the box office.