Near Dark
| Near Dark | |
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| Directed by | Kathryn Bigelow | 
| Written by | 
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| Produced by | Steven-Charles Jaffe | 
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| Cinematography | Adam Greenberg | 
| Edited by | Howard E. Smith | 
| Music by | Tangerine Dream | 
| Production company | F/M Entertainment | 
| Distributed by | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group | 
| Release dates | 
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| Running time | 95 minutes | 
| Country | United States | 
| Language | English | 
| Budget | $5 million | 
| Box office | $3.4 million | 
Near Dark is a 1987 American neo-Western horror film co-written and directed by Kathryn Bigelow (in her solo directorial debut), and starring Adrian Pasdar, Jenny Wright, Bill Paxton, Lance Henriksen and Jenette Goldstein. The plot follows a young man in a small Oklahoma town who becomes involved with a family of nomadic American vampires.
Despite performing poorly at the box office, critic reviews were generally positive. Over the years, the film has gained a cult following.