Note: This article contains spoilers for every version of "Nosferatu" and several "Dracula" films. If Robert Eggers' "Nosferatu" is your first introduction to the lesser-known vampire tale, you may be surprised how similar it is to Bram Stoker's "Dracula.

Though Nosferatu started out as an unsanctioned remake of Dracula, Count Orlok has added his own flair to the vampire mythos.

The result is not just a fine film. It may be the best cinematic “Dracula” ever made.

While Nosferatu isn't officially an adaptation of Dracula, it's still very much a Dracula movie, and it succeeds where other Dracula flicks fail.