Fans of Nosferatu may want to check out Netflix’s newest movie addition

Stephen Porzio

The streaming giant’s latest film addition shares much in common with the 2025 surprise box office hit.

Netflix has just added Renfield, a 2023 action comedy horror movie that has much in common with this year’s box office smash hit Nosferatu.

This is because both films star Nicolas Hoult and are loose adaptations of Bram Stoker’s legendary vampire novel Dracula.

In Renfield, Hoult plays the title character – who, as the movie begins, has been the loyal and tortured servant to Dracula (Oscar-winner Nicolas Cage) for centuries.

As the plot synopsis notes: “Renfield is forced to procure his master’s prey and do his every bidding, no matter how debased.

“But now, after centuries of servitude, Renfield is ready to see if there’s a life outside the shadow of The Prince of Darkness. If only he can figure out how to end his codependency.”

Co-starring Awkwafina and Ben Schwartz, the film earned some praise upon release for its performances (particularly Cage as the iconic count), for its opening scene homaging the original 1931 Dracula and for its central premise of a fed-up Renfield trying to turn against his master in the modern-day.

That said, others argued that Cage was underused and that the film suffered from a forgettable plot and uneven tone.

You can read a sample of positive reviews for Renfield below.

The Age (Australia): “The main attraction is Nicolas Cage’s barnstorming performance as Dracula, played mainly for laughs yet indicating careful study of his many predecessors in the role.”

Chicago Reader: “Get ready, because there’s yet another new take on Dracula. But no need to brace yourself, because Renfield feels surprisingly fresh.”

FilmWeek: “Go to the movie and have some fun. It’s a gorefest, folks — heads really roll.”

New York Times: “Cheerfully disposable entertainment… perfectly understands that sometimes all you want from a movie is 93 minutes of well-wrought absurdity.”

How to watch Renfield

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Renfield is streaming on Netflix in Ireland and the UK.

If you want to watch it but save cash, you could use this technique with an Amazon Fire Stick to save money.

The trick is something called ‘leapfrogging’, which is a way to skip between shorter, cheaper subscriptions to watch what you want to watch without signing up for expensive year-long contracts.

For example, you can get a basic Netflix package for €8.99, and stream what you want to watch via your Fire Stick and cancel it before your next bill.

You can then take advantage of the free trials of other services without signing up for them, all from the same place on your Fire Stick, so it’s super easy and convenient!