6 Best Bela Lugosi Movies

By Vlad Zakh · May 27, 2026

Bela Lugosi brought a hypnotic, menacing presence to Hollywood horror and became forever synonymous with cinema’s most iconic vampire. Dracula is the defining role, White Zombie has a voodoo master zombifying a young woman, and The Black Cat traps honeymooners in a feud with a vengeful doctor. Son of Frankenstein, Mark of the Vampire and He Who Gets Slapped round out the list.

Son of Frankenstein (1939)

TMDB ★ 6.6

The monster's creator's son returns to the family castle and revives the creature, with Bela Lugosi as Ygor.

Directed by Rowland V. Lee · 1h 39m

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Mark of the Vampire (1935)

TMDB ★ 6.1

A detective investigates a series of mysterious deaths that appear to be the work of vampires.

Directed by Tod Browning · 1h 00m

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Black Cat (1934)

TMDB ★ 7.1

Bela Lugosi stars as a honeymooning couple becomes trapped in a deadly feud between a vengeful doctor and an architect.

Directed by Edgar G. Ulmer · 1h 05m

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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White Zombie (1932)

TMDB ★ 5.9

Bela Lugosi plays a voodoo master who turns a young woman into a mindless zombie to win her for himself.

Directed by Victor Halperin · 1h 07m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, Brew, MGM Plus, Night Flight Plus · Rent: Amazon Video, Fandango At Home, FlixFling, Bloodstream · Buy: Amazon Video, Fandango At Home, FlixFling

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Dracula (1931)

TMDB ★ 7.4

A mysterious Transylvanian count travels to England, bringing terror and seduction wherever he goes.

Directed by Tod Browning · 1h 14m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Peacock Premium, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Peacock Premium Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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He Who Gets Slapped (1924)

TMDB ★ 7.2

A humiliated scientist reinvents himself as a masochistic circus clown, hiding a burning desire for revenge.

Directed by Victor Sjöström · 1h 12m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: TCM, Eternal Family · Rent or buy: Amazon Video

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Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Bela Lugosi Movies

Son of Frankenstein (1939)

Mark of the Vampire (1935)

The Black Cat (1934)

White Zombie (1932)

Dracula (1931)

He Who Gets Slapped (1924)

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