First of all, when I decided I wanted to kickstart this community by running through a bunch of classic vampire movies I didn't realize they'd all be Dracula movies. That wasn't my intent. This is supposed to be a community for general vampire content, not the All-Dracula-All-The-Time community.
Anyway, you can argue about Keanu Reeves' accent or Winona Ryder's acting but I think this is the best film adaptation of Bram Stoker's novel. It captures a lot of the novel while also adding some backstory to Dracula's character, which fits really well into the narrative in my opinion. 1922's Nosferatu is a creepy silent film, 1931's Dracula is iconic, but I think this movie has the most cohesive story. Here's a trailer.
I was really hoping for a Gary Oldman cameo at the end of Last Voyage of the Demeter.