Quentin Tarantino’s Cult Vampire Classic Just Dropped on Streaming — And It Outclasses Sinners
Before Michael B. Jordan sank his teeth into Ryan Coogler’s Sinners, 1996 served up a blood-soaked, club-set classic: From Dusk Till Dawn, with Quentin Tarantino and George Clooney in full-throttle mode — one of Tarantino’s most memorable on-screen turns. Missed it? Good news is on the way.
If Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan's 'Sinners' put you in the mood for night creatures, here is the blast-from-1996 that basically did the 'music-soaked, club-set vampire chaos' thing first. And good timing: 'From Dusk Till Dawn' just popped back up on streaming for a limited Halloween run.
Where to watch it right now
'From Dusk Till Dawn' is currently streaming on Peacock for a short window as part of the Halloween lineup. If you have never gotten around to it, this is the easy way in.
So, what is 'From Dusk Till Dawn' actually about?
Written by Quentin Tarantino and directed by Robert Rodriguez, it is a two-for-one genre switch that still hits. Tarantino and George Clooney play the Gecko brothers (Richard and Seth), fresh off a crime spree and dodging both the police and the FBI. They lay low at a very rowdy strip club that is packed with exotic dancers, machines, and all kinds of bad ideas. Then the floor drops out: the dancers are not humans. They are vampires. A lot of them.
From there it turns into an all-night siege where money, betrayal, and legend collide in one neon-soaked pressure cooker. It is also arguably Tarantino's most famous acting turn, and he was genuinely praised for it at the time. If you are noticing overlap with 'Sinners' (vampires, club vibes), you are not imagining things.
'Sinners' vs 'From Dusk Till Dawn': who did it better?
Depends on what you want out of a night at the movies. There is a general vibe that 'From Dusk Till Dawn' is the more flat-out fun, over-the-top watch — especially impressive for a movie closing in on its 30th birthday. The first half is a tight crime thriller with nasty humor and big, punchy action, and the back half embraces pure B-movie mayhem with fangs.
'Sinners' swings for heavier themes and social commentary. It is more grounded overall, but it also juggles a lot — multiple genre shifts, Ku Klux Klan elements — and some of that reportedly feels undercooked next to the lean-and-mean 'Dusk' template. That said, the scorecards lean the other way: fans and critics have generally favored 'Sinners' over the Tarantino-Rodriguez cult classic.
Quick stats at a glance
- 'From Dusk Till Dawn'
- Directed by: Robert Rodriguez
- Cast: Quentin Tarantino, George Clooney, Salma Hayek
- Year of release: 1996
- IMDb rating: 7.2/10
- Rotten Tomatoes score: 66%
- Worldwide box office: $25 million
- Production house: A Band Apart
- Where to watch: Peacock
- 'Sinners'
- Cast: Michael B. Jordan, Hailee Steinfeld, Wunmi Mosaku
- Year of release: 2025
- IMDb rating: 7.6/10
- Rotten Tomatoes score: 97%
- Worldwide box office: $366 million
- Production house: Proximity Media
- Where to watch: HBO Max
Which one are you pressing play on first? I am team 'Dusk' for a wild time, but your mileage (and blood type) may vary. Drop your pick in the comments.