Renfield
2023 1h 33m movie Film Japan

Renfield

“Sucks to be him.”

Synopsis

“Sucks to be him.”

Having grown sick and tired of his centuries as Dracula's lackey, Renfield finds a new lease on life — and maybe even redemption — when he falls for feisty, perennially angry traffic cop Rebecca Quincy.

Audience Engagement

1,014
Reviews
97th
Review-volume percentile
97th
Popularity percentile

1,014 audience reviews — more than 97% of Japan films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 97th percentile among Japan films.

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Renfield. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Comedy + Horror in Japan

46 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Horror genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Renfield itself).

The 2022–2024 Japan Window

In the crowded 2022-2024 Japan release window, Renfield sits at #173 of 219. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

  1. Pokémon Horizons: The Series
    #1

    Pokémon Horizons: The Series

    ★ 9.4 · 2023
  2. Rurouni Kenshin
    #2

    Rurouni Kenshin

    ★ 8.9 · 2023
  3. Rebooting
    #3

    Rebooting

    ★ 8.9 · 2023
  4. Romantic Killer
    #4

    Romantic Killer

    ★ 8.7 · 2022
  5. SPY x FAMILY
    #5

    SPY x FAMILY

    ★ 8.6 · 2022
  6. Chainsaw Man
    #6

    Chainsaw Man

    ★ 8.6 · 2022
  7. Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
    #7

    Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

    ★ 8.6 · 2022
  8. Berserk: The Golden Age Arc – Memorial Edition
    #8

    Berserk: The Golden Age Arc – Memorial Edition

    ★ 8.6 · 2022

The 2020s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2020s in Japan, 539 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Renfield premiered alongside 86 others.

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Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$65.0M
Budget
$26.3M
Revenue
Net Profit
0.4×
Return Ratio

At a 1h 33m runtime, production spent $699K per minute on screen and earned $283K per minute back.

Position in Catalog

Released alongside 86 other Japan films in 2023.

The 4538th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on Renfield, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • immortal · 3
  • dracula · 3
  • bugs · 2
  • crooked cops · 2
  • horror comedy · 2
  • mob family · 1
  • abusive relationship · 1
  • bloody death · 1
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • violence · 9
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • police · 105
  • gore · 51
  • vampire · 36

Reception Benchmarks

6.7
TMDB Rating
1,014
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #2,709 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (41st percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.2 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Comedy productions specifically: #918 of 1,411 (top 65%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
All Production CountriesJapan, United States of America
Original LanguageEn
Spoken LanguagesEnglish, Thai
Production CompaniesSkybound Entertainment, Universal Pictures, Giant Wildcat, dentsu
Runtime1h 33m
Release DateApril 7, 2023
IMDbtt11358390
Official Sitewww.renfieldmovie.com

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