The Hunger
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66% Critic Match

The Hunger

Nothing human loves forever.

6.6 / 10 1983 1h 37mR English
HorrorDrama

Storyline

Five-thousand-year-old vampire Miriam promises her lovers the gift of eternal life. When John, her cellist companion for centuries, discovers that he has suddenly begun growing old, he attempts to seek out the help of Dr. Sarah Roberts, a researcher on the mechanisms of aging.

Cast & Crew

Catherine Deneuve

Catherine Deneuve

Miriam Blaylock

Lead
David Bowie

David Bowie

John Blaylock

Susan Sarandon

Susan Sarandon

Sarah Roberts

Cliff DeYoung

Cliff DeYoung

Tom Haver

Beth Ehlers

Beth Ehlers

Alice Cavender

Dan Hedaya

Dan Hedaya

Lieutenant Allegrezza

RC

Rufus Collins

Charlie Humphries

Suzanne Bertish

Suzanne Bertish

Phyllis

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Tony Scott's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. The Hunger is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker