We Are the Night(2010)
2010 · Dennis Gansel · 100 min
One night, 18 year old Lena is bitten by Louise, leader of a female vampire trio that are as deadly as they are beautiful. Her newfound vampiric lifestyle is a blessing and a curse at the same time. At first, she enjoys the limitless freedom, the luxury, the parties. But soon the murderous blood lust of her comrades in arms proves too much for her, and she falls dangerously in love with Tom, a young undercover cop.
Fantasy · Drama · Horror · Romance
6.0317 votes
TMDB score
2/5
Intensity
2/5
Gore
2/5
Stays with you
How We Are the Night scares
Watching this feels more like sinking into a glossy, moody music video than sitting through a scary movie. The pace glides between glamorous nightclub scenes and bursts of vampire violence, with style and mood matside over dread or jump scares. It leans on romance, longing, and a melancholy sense of loss rather than true horror, so the fear here is light and mostly visual. Good for viewers who want a stylish, emotional vampire story with a bit of blood, not something that will actually unsettle them.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, We Are the Night rates psychological 2/5, visceral 3/5, gore 2/5, lingering effect 2/5, and overall intensity 2/5.
- Psychological: 2 of 5
- Visceral: 3 of 5
- Gore: 2 of 5
- Lingering: 2 of 5
- Intensity: 2 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 30 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 10 of 100 — leans Supernatural
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 25 of 100 — leans Fun-scary
Intensity over runtime
Shape only — no eventsReveal pacing shapeHide pacing shapeHidden by default — shows where the tension peaks and lets up.
A stylish, moody ride that alternates seductive calm with bursts of violence, then ramps up hard into a chaotic, action-heavy finish.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 2, 3, 3, 2, 3, 3, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.
How scary is We Are the Night?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, We Are the Night rates 2/5 — moderately scary, building its fear through slow-burn dread rather than shocks. It works on both fronts, unsettling the mind while going for the body. Expect it to be moderately gory and fun-first. Some of it will follow you to bed, but it lets go within a day or so.
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