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The Top 20 Romantic Vampire Movie Couples

Get ready to sink your teeth into these romantic vampire movies.

For this list of romantic movies, I thought it would be fun to put a spotlight on 20 of the greatest romantic movie couples – that include…you guessed it: a vampire.

Dracula Untold still for featured social image of romantic vampire movie couples

From the popular to the obscure, from the old to the new, I tried to make this list of romantic vampire movie couples pretty versatile from the many romantic vampire movies out there.

And while some people argue that vampire popularity is dying, new and, yes, popular vampire romance movies, romantic vampire TV shows, and paranormal romance books continue to prove that the genre has some bite left in it still.

So while vampires may disappear from time to time from the forefront, there will always be those of us who appreciate the vampiric genre as it continues to thrive in the shadows. Vampires are immortal, after all.

As for this particular list, many of the relationships (or at least unrequited on one end) chosen are between a vampire and a human, but some are between a vampire and a werewolf or a vampire and another vampire (putting a whole new spin on eternal love).

Dracula Untold. Photo: Universal Picture
Dracula Untold. Photo: Universal Picture

The only type of relationship I didn’t include were the romances present in a vampire movie where at least one-half of the couple (or pairing) wasn’t a vampire. So don’t expect to find Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) or Priest on the list!

This list is the first in a series of two. The other list focuses on romantic vampire couples on television. So make sure to check it out.

Editorial Note: This list was published in 2014, so new vampire love movies have been released since then. Thus, this list only reflects choices up to 2014.


TOP 20 ROMANTIC VAMPIRE MOVIE COUPLES

Bram Stoker's Dracula and Twilight promo shots
Credit: Dracula (Columbia Pictures); Twilight (Summit Entertainment)

#20 Lucian and Sonja, Underworld: Rise of the Lycans

Lucian and Sonja Underworld rise of the lycans
Credit: Screen Gems/Lakeshore Entertainment

#19 Barnabas and Victoria/Josette, Dark Shadows.

Barnabas and Victoria/Josette, Dark Shadows.
Photo: Warner Bros

#18 Mirena and Vlad,  Dracula Untold

Mirena and Vlad,  Dracula Untold. 
Dracula Untold is an entertaining vampire love story movie. Photo: Universal Pictures

#17 Louisa, Lena, and Tom triangle, We are the Night (2010)

We are the Night movie still
Photo: RatPack/Constantin

#16 Christian and Lissa, Vampire Academy

Vampires in Film and Television. Lissa and Christian from Vampire Academy
Lissa and Christian from Vampire Academy
Photo: Weinstein Company

#15 Adam and Eve, Only Lovers Left Alive

Adam and Eve, Only Lovers Left Alive
Photo: Sony Pictures Classics

#14 Amy and Jerry, Fright Night (1985)

Amy and Jerry, Fright Night (1985)
Photo: Columbia Pictures

#13 Steven and Anne, Immortality (aka The Wisdom of Crocodiles)

Steven and Anne, Immortality (aka The Wisdom of Crocodiles)
Photo: Miramax

#12 Caleb and Mae, Near Dark

 Caleb and Mae, Near Dark
Photo: F/M

#11  Lestat and Jesse, Queen of the Damned

Lestat and Jesse, Queen of the Damned
Photo: Warner Bros

#10 Michael and Star, The Lost Boys

Michael and Star, The Lost Boys
Photo: Warner Bros

#9 Jasper and Alice, Twilight Series

Jasper and Alice, Twilight Series
Photo: Summit Entertainment

#8 Dracula and Lucy, Dracula (1979)

Dracula and Lucy, Dracula (1979)
Photo: Universal Pictures

#7 Eleanor and Frank, Byzantium

 Eleanor and Frank, Byzantium
Photo: StudioCanal

#6 Dmitri and Rose, Vampire Academy

Dimitri and Rose
Photo: Weinstein Company

#5 (Two-way tie) Oskar and Eli, Let the Right One In.

Oskar and Eli, Let the Right One In.
Photo: Magnolia Pictures

#5  Owen and Abby, Let Me In

Owen and Abby, Let Me In
Photo: Fish Head Productions

#4 Lestat AND LOUIS, Interview with the Vampire 

Claudia, Lestat AND LOUIS, Interview with the Vampire
Photo: Warner Bros

#3 Selene and Michael, Underworld

Photo: Subterranean Production

#2  Edward and Bella, Twilight Series

Twilight 2008 promo shot of Edward and Bella - romantic vampire movie couples
Credit: Summit Entertainmnt

#1  Dracula and Mina, Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)

DRACULA AND MINA, BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA (1992)
This vampire love movie is dark but intriguing! Photo: Columbia Pictures

Did I leave off any of your favorite romantic vampire movie couples? What are your favorite vampire love story movies? Let me know in the comments!


Featured image credit: Dracula: Untold – Universal Pictures

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By on October 15th, 2014

About Amber Topping

Amber works as a writer and digital publisher full-time and fell in love with stories and imagination at an early age. She has a Humanities and Film Degree from BYU, co-created The Silver Petticoat Review, contributed as a writer to various magazines, and has an MS in Publishing from Pace University, where she received the Publishing Award of Excellence and wrote her thesis on transmedia, Jane Austen, and the romance genre. Her ultimate dreams are publishing books, writing and producing movies, traveling around the world, and forming a creative village of talented storytellers trying to change the world through art.

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7 thoughts on “The Top 20 Romantic Vampire Movie Couples”

  1. I love all the top 20 lists you do but I always find these the most fascinating. And it never fails that I add another movie or two to my watch list. Great article.

    • Thank you! I think I personally I like doing these particular ones the most because I’m extremely interested in these types of characters! It’s fun doing the research because then I get to watch another movie or two as well –all for research purposes of course! Haha. 🙂

  2. I would have put Sonja and Lucian much higher than Selene and Michael. Its a much better love story in my opinion and they are more interesting characters. But interesting list.

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