37 Best Werewolf Movies & Films

Top 37 must-see best werewolf movies from 156 werewolf movies, including What We Do in the Shadows, Ginger Snaps, An American Werewolf in London, The Wolf Man, Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed, Dog Soldiers, Trick 'r Treat, The Company of Wolves, The Wolf of Snow Hollow, and Werewolves Within ranked and rated by score.

Top 37 Best Werewolf Movies of All Time

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Detailed Review: What We Do in the Shadows (2014)
Score: 8.17/10 IMDB: 7.6/10 | IMDB Votes: 209,277
Comedy, Vampires, Campy, Mockumentary
MPAA Rating: R | Gross: 3469224
Plot / Synopsis: Follow the lives of Viago (Taika Waititi), Deacon (Jonathan Brugh), and Vladislav (Jemaine Clement) - three flatmates who are just trying to get by and…
Directors: Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi
Stars: Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi, Jonny Brugh, Cori Gonzalez-Macuer, Stu Rutherford

Our Take on Ginger Snaps (2000)
Score: 7.74/10 IMDB: 6.8/10 | IMDB Votes: 55,573
Supernatural, Werewolves, Dysfunctional Family, Killer Kids, Teens
MPAA Rating: Not Rated | Gross: 2554
Plot / Synopsis: Is becoming a woman analogous, in some deep psychological way, to becoming a werewolf? Ginger is 16, edgy, tough, and, with her younger sister, into…
Director: John Fawcett
Stars: Emily Perkins, Katharine Isabelle, Kris Lemche, Mimi Rogers, Jesse Moss

Full Review of An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Score: 7.55/10 IMDB: 7.5/10 | IMDB Votes: 129,846
Werewolves, Body Horror, Cult Classic, Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: R | Gross: 30565292
Plot / Synopsis: Two American college students are on a walking tour of Britain and are attacked by a werewolf. One is killed, the other is mauled. The…
Director: John Landis
Stars: Joe Belcher, David Naughton, Griffin Dunne, David Schofield, Brian Glover

Read Our The Wolf Man Review
Score: 7.54/10 IMDB: 7.2/10 | IMDB Votes: 32,880
Classic, Classic Werewolves, Werewolves
MPAA Rating: R | Gross:
Plot / Synopsis: Upon the death of his brother, Larry Talbot returns from America to his ancestral home in Wales. He visits a gypsy camp with village girl…
Director: George Waggner
Stars: Lon Chaney Jr., Claude Rains, Warren William, Ralph Bellamy, Patric Knowles

Exploring Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed – Full Review
Score: 7.39/10 IMDB: 6.4/10 | IMDB Votes: 16,102
Supernatural, Werewolves, Dysfunctional Family, Madness, Teens
MPAA Rating: R | Gross: 80372
Plot / Synopsis: Brigitte's on the run from Bailey Downs, and she tries to prevent what happened to her sister, Ginger, from happening to her by shooting up…
Director: Brett Sullivan
Stars: Emily Perkins, Brendan Fletcher, Katharine Isabelle, Tatiana Maslany, Susan Adam

Dog Soldiers Horror Movie Review
Score: 7.33/10 IMDB: 6.8/10 | IMDB Votes: 69,314
Survival, War, Werewolves, Isolation, Military, Sci-Fi, Wilderness
MPAA Rating: R | Gross:
Plot / Synopsis: A British Squad is sent on a training mission in the Highlands of Scotland against Special Operations squad. Ignoring the childish "campfire" stories heard about…
Director: Neil Marshall
Stars: Sean Pertwee, Kevin McKidd, Emma Cleasby, Liam Cunningham, Thomas Lockyer

Exploring Trick 'r Treat – Full Review
Score: 7.29/10 IMDB: 6.7/10 | IMDB Votes: 110,439
Holiday, Halloween, Halloween - Slasher, Urban Legend
MPAA Rating: R | Gross:
Plot / Synopsis: Five interwoven stories that occur on the same block, on the same night. A couple finds what happens when they blow a jack o' lantern…
Director: Michael Dougherty
Stars: Dylan Baker, Rochelle Aytes, Quinn Lord, Lauren Lee Smith, Moneca Delain

What We Thought of The Company of Wolves
Score: 7.22/10 IMDB: 6.6/10 | IMDB Votes: 19,945
Love Sick, Werewolves, Drama, Teens, Wilderness, Folk Horror
MPAA Rating: R | Gross: 4389334
Plot / Synopsis: Rosaleen (Sarah Patterson) is a teenager, living in a country house in England with her family in the present days, and having a nightmare with…
Director: Neil Jordan
Stars: Angela Lansbury, David Warner, Graham Crowden, Brian Glover, Kathryn Pogson

In-Depth The Wolf of Snow Hollow Review
Score: 7.2/10 IMDB: 6.2/10 | IMDB Votes: 26,890
Creatures, Twisted Mystery, Thriller, Werewolves, Cursed, Dangerous Exploration, Folk Horror, Police, Wilderness
MPAA Rating: R | Gross: 185026
Plot / Synopsis: Terror grips a small mountain town as bodies are discovered after each full moon. Losing sleep, raising a teenage daughter, and caring for his ailing…
Director: Jim Cummings
Stars: Jim Cummings, Riki Lindhome, Robert Forster, Chloe East, Jimmy Tatro

Score: 7.07/10 IMDB: 6.0/10 | IMDB Votes: 28,832
Comedy, Creatures, Thriller, Werewolves, Campy, Cannibalism, Folk Horror, Isolation, Police, Wilderness, Wildlife, Winter
MPAA Rating: R | Gross: 575783
Plot / Synopsis: A proposed gas pipeline has created divisions within the small town of Beaverfield. When a snowstorm traps its residents together inside the local inn, newly-arrived…
Director: Josh Ruben
Stars: Sam Richardson, Milana Vayntrub, George Basil, Sarah Burns, Michael Chernus

What We Thought of The Howling
Score: 6.96/10 IMDB: 6.5/10 | IMDB Votes: 42,278
Werewolves, Drama, Mutants
MPAA Rating: R | Gross: 17985893
Plot / Synopsis: In a red light district, newswoman Karen White is bugged by the police, investigating serial killer Eddie Quist, who has been m***sting her through phone…
Director: Joe Dante
Stars: Dee Wallace, Patrick Macnee, Dennis Dugan, Christopher Stone, Belinda Balaski

Our Take on Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001)
Score: 6.78/10 IMDB: 7.0/10 | IMDB Votes: 74,746
Creatures, Werewolves, Drama, Serial Killer, Urban Legend, Wildlife, Cryptid
MPAA Rating: R | Gross: 11274610
Plot / Synopsis: In 1764 something was stalking the mountains of central France. A 'beast' that pounced on humans and animals with terrible ferocity. Indeed they beast became…
Director: Christophe Gans
Stars: Samuel Le Bihan, Mark Dacascos, Jérémie Renier, Vincent Cassel, Émilie Dequenne

Score: 6.67/10 IMDB: 6.9/10 | IMDB Votes: 53,593

MPAA Rating: PG-13 | Gross: 18432000
Plot / Synopsis: Philippe Gaston (Matthew Broderick), a thief, escapes from the dungeon at Aquila, sparking a manhunt. He is nearly captured when Captain Etienne Navarre (Rutger Hauer)…
Director: Richard Donner
Stars: Matthew Broderick, Rutger Hauer, Michelle Pfeiffer, Leo McKern, John Wood

Wolfen (1981) Review
Score: 6.52/10 IMDB: 6.3/10 | IMDB Votes: 12,083
Creatures, Werewolves, Cursed, Drama, Sci-Fi, Urban Legend
MPAA Rating: R | Gross: 10626725
Plot / Synopsis: A city cop is assigned to solve a bizarre set of violent murders where it appears that the victims were killed by animals. In his…
Director: Michael Wadleigh
Stars: Albert Finney, Diane Venora, Edward James Olmos, Gregory Hines, Tom Noonan

Score: 6.5/10 IMDB: 6.2/10 | IMDB Votes: 20,556
Werewolves, Supernatural, Body Horror, Folk Horror
MPAA Rating: R | Gross: 4588389
Plot / Synopsis: In the late nineteenth century, brutal land baron Seamus Laurent slaughters a Roma clan, unleashing a curse on his family and village. In the days…
Director: Sean Ellis
Stars: Boyd Holbrook, Kelly Reilly, Alistair Petrie, Roxane Duran, Nigel Betts

The Monster Squad (1987) Review
Score: 6.48/10 IMDB: 6.9/10 | IMDB Votes: 37,491
Comedy, Vampires, Werewolves, Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: PG-13 | Gross: 3769990
Plot / Synopsis: Dracula is alive. In fact, he plans to rule the world and that is why he seeks the help of other legendary monsters. However, a…
Director: Fred Dekker
Stars: Andre Gower, Robby Kiger, Stephen Macht, Duncan Regehr, Tom Noonan

Exploring Wer – Full Review
Score: 6.29/10 IMDB: 5.9/10 | IMDB Votes: 10,381
Werewolves, Cursed
MPAA Rating: R | Gross:
Plot / Synopsis: In France, the Porter family is slaughtered while camping in the woods and only Claire Porter survives seriously wounded. She reports that her husband Henry…
Director: William Brent Bell
Stars: A.J. Cook, Brian Scott O''Connor, Sebastian Roché, Simon Quarterman, Vik Sahay

Twilight (2008) Review
Score: 6.2/10 IMDB: 5.3/10 | IMDB Votes: 511,293

MPAA Rating: PG-13 | Gross: 193962473
Plot / Synopsis: Bella Swan has always been a little bit different. Never one to run with the crowd, Bella never cared about fitting in with the trendy…
Director: Catherine Hardwicke
Stars: Kristen Stewart, Sarah Clarke, Matt Bushell, Billy Burke, Gil Birmingham

Our Take on Wolf (1994)
Score: 6.16/10 IMDB: 6.3/10 | IMDB Votes: 62,939
Love Sick, Werewolves, Cursed, Drama, Mutants
MPAA Rating: R | Gross: 65002597
Plot / Synopsis: Worn down and out of luck, aging publisher Will Randall (Jack Nicholson) is at the end of his rope when a younger co-worker snatches his…
Director: Mike Nichols
Stars: Jack Nicholson, Michelle Pfeiffer, James Spader, Kate Nelligan, Richard Jenkins

Waxwork (1988) Review
Score: 5.96/10 IMDB: 6.1/10 | IMDB Votes: 15,007
Haunted House, Supernatural, Confined, Party, Serial Killer
MPAA Rating: R | Gross: 808114
Plot / Synopsis: A waxwork museum comes to town, and a mysterious man invites some teens to come to a special showing at midnight. Once inside, while viewing…
Director: Anthony Hickox
Stars: Zach Galligan, Jennifer Bassey, Joe Baker, Deborah Foreman, Michelle Johnson

Read Our Howl Review
Score: 5.94/10 IMDB: 5.5/10 | IMDB Votes: 17,292
Werewolves, Confined, Desolate, Virus, Wilderness
MPAA Rating: Not Rated | Gross:
Plot / Synopsis: When passengers on a train are attacked by a creature, they must band together in order to survive until morning.
Director: Paul Hyett
Stars: Elliot Cowan, Rosie Day, Calvin A. Dean, Sam Gittins, Brett Goldstein

Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning (2004) Review
Score: 5.94/10 IMDB: 5.8/10 | IMDB Votes: 12,133
Werewolves, Female Revenge
MPAA Rating: R | Gross:
Plot / Synopsis: Set in 19th Century Canada, Brigette and her sister Ginger take refuge in a Traders' Fort which later becomes under siege by some savage werewolves.…
Director: Grant Harvey
Stars: Katharine Isabelle, Emily Perkins, Nathaniel Arcand, JR Bourne, Hugh Dillon

The Wolfman (2009) Horror Movie Review
Score: 5.7/10 IMDB: 5.9/10 | IMDB Votes: 115,614
Werewolves, Desolate, Drama
MPAA Rating: R | Gross: 61979680
Plot / Synopsis: Lawrence Talbot's (Benicio Del Toro's) childhood ended the night his mother died. His father sent him from the sleepy Victorian hamlet of Blackmoor to an…
Director: Joe Johnston
Stars: Simon Merrells, Gemma Whelan, Emily Blunt, Benicio Del Toro, Mario Marin-Borquez

Van Helsing Horror Movie Review
Score: 5.57/10 IMDB: 6.1/10 | IMDB Votes: 300,021
Vampires, Cursed, Hunter, Religion
MPAA Rating: PG-13 | Gross: 120177084
Plot / Synopsis: Van Helsing is in the world to rid all evil, even if not everyone agrees with him. The Vatican sends the monster hunter and his…
Director: Stephen Sommers
Stars: Hugh Jackman, Kate Beckinsale, Richard Roxburgh, David Wenham, Shuler Hensley

What We Thought of Underworld
Score: 5.55/10 IMDB: 7.0/10 | IMDB Votes: 295,069
Vampires, Werewolves, Hunter, Mutants
MPAA Rating: R | Gross: 51970690
Plot / Synopsis: Against the backdrop of an unseen centuries-old war between the sophisticated Vampire clan and the brutish clan of lycanthropes, the Lycans, the lethally alluring vampire…
Director: Len Wiseman
Stars: Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman, Michael Sheen, Shane Brolly, Bill Nighy

156 Werewolf films sorted alphabetically from A-Z

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1). A Werewolf Boy (2012) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

Score: 5.74/10 | IMDB Rating: 7.2/10 | IMDB Votes: 9,412 | Rotten Tomatoes: 10.0/10 | MPAA Rating: R | Gross: $342,922

Plot / Synopsis: An offer to buy her property brings elderly Kim Sun-yi back to the country cottage she briefly lived in during eventful times in her youth. With her granddaughter by her side, Sun-yi recalls meeting Cheol-su, not only a feral orphan from Korean war days but a mute boy genetically spliced with wolf DNA by a rogue scientist, now deceased...

Director: Sung-hee Jo
Stars: Bo-Young Park, Joong-Ki Song, Yeong-ran Lee, Young-nam Jang, Yeon-Seok Yoo

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2). A Werewolf in England (2020) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

A Werewolf in England Horror Movie Review

Score: 4.16/10 | IMDB Rating: 3.7/10 | IMDB Votes: 2,345 | MPAA Rating: R

Plot / Synopsis: In Victorian-era England, a Parish Councillor and criminal take refuge from a storm, at a remote countryside Inn, and soon uncover a deadly pact between the deranged Innkeepers and the flesh-hungry werewolves that inhabit the surrounding woodlands...

Director: Charlie Steeds
Stars: Reece Connolly, Tim Cartwright, Natalie Martins, Mark McKirdy, Jéssica Alonso

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3). Alma and the Wolf (2025) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

Score: 4.83/10 | IMDB Rating: 4.7/10 | IMDB Votes: 931 | MPAA Rating: R

Werewolves, Mystery

Plot / Synopsis: Set on the Oregon coast, troubled police officer Ren Accord investigates a mysterious wolf attack. Matters escalate when his estranged son vanishes during the case. After a violent animal attack, paranoia spreads through Spiral Creek. But when Deputy Ren Accord gets too close, his son vanishes, and reality begins to fracture...

Director: Michael Patrick Jann
Stars: Li Jun Li, Ethan Embry, Mather Zickel, Ted Rooney, Beth Malone

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4). Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman (2000) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

Score: 5.43/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.5/10 | IMDB Votes: 2,061 | MPAA Rating: Not Rated

Plot / Synopsis: It's the Chipmunks' third and final full-length feature! Alvin is struggling with nightmares of werewolves...

Director: Kathi Castillo
Stars: Ross Bagdasarian Jr., Janice Karman, Maurice LaMarche, Miriam Flynn, Rob Paulsen

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5). An American Werewolf in London (1981) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

Full Review of An American Werewolf in London (1981)

Score: 7.55/10 | IMDB Rating: 7.5/10 | IMDB Votes: 129,846 | Rotten Tomatoes: 8.9/10 | Metascore: 5.5/10 | MPAA Rating: R | Gross: $30,565,292

Werewolves, Body Horror, Cult Classic, Sci-Fi

An American Werewolf in London is Streaming on Tubi

Plot / Synopsis: Two American college students on a walking tour of Britain are attacked by a werewolf that none of the locals will admit exists.Tagline: John Landis - the director of Animal House brings you a different kind of animal...

Director: John Landis
Stars: Joe Belcher, David Naughton, Griffin Dunne, David Schofield, Brian Glover

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6). An American Werewolf in Paris (1997) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

Exploring An American Werewolf in Paris – Full Review

Score: 3.68/10 | IMDB Rating: 5.1/10 | IMDB Votes: 28,331 | Rotten Tomatoes: 0.7/10 | Metascore: 3.1/10 | MPAA Rating: R | Gross: $26,570,463

Comedy, Werewolves, Body Horror, Cursed, Tourists, Wildlife

Plot / Synopsis: An American man unwittingly gets involved with French werewolves who have developed a serum allowing them to transform at will.Tagline: Things are about to get a little hairy...

Director: Anthony Waller
Stars: Tom Everett Scott, Julie Delpy, Vince Vieluf, Phil Buckman, Julie Bowen

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7). Another WolfCop (2017) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

Score: 5.9/10 | IMDB Rating: 5.3/10 | IMDB Votes: 1,880 | Rotten Tomatoes: 6.5/10 | MPAA Rating: R | Gross: $7,285

Comedy, Creatures, Cannibalism, Police, Sci-Fi, Urban Legend

Plot / Synopsis: Alcoholic werewolf cop Lou Garou springs into action when an eccentric businessman with evil intentions seduces Woodhaven's residents with a new brewery and hockey team in this outrageous horror-comedy sequel...

Director: Lowell Dean
Stars: Leo Fafard, Yannick Bisson, Amy Matysio, Jonathan Cherry, Serena Miller

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8). Assignment Terror (1970) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

Score: 4.35/10 | IMDB Rating: 4.1/10 | IMDB Votes: 1,108 | MPAA Rating: R

Thriller, Drama, Mad Scientist, Maniac

Plot / Synopsis: Aliens from a dy**g world plot to conquer earth by praying on man's superstitions. Bringing two dead scientists (Michael Rennie and Karin Dor) back to life, they use their knowledge to re-animate various earth monsters, including the werewolf Waldemar Daninsky, Frankenstein's monster (both played by Jacinto Molina), the mummy Tao-Tet, and the vampire Count de Meirhoff...

Directors: Tulio Demicheli, Hugo Fregonese, Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi …
Stars: Michael Rennie, Karin Dor, Craig Hill, Patty Shepard, Ángel del Pozo

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9). Bad Blood: The Movie (2016) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

Score: 4.49/10 | IMDB Rating: 4.1/10 | IMDB Votes: 414 | Rotten Tomatoes: 10.0/10 | MPAA Rating: R

Plot / Synopsis: A classic werewolf flick with an amphibious twist; it's a race against time to find the antidote...

Director: Tim Reis
Stars: Mary Malloy, Vikas Adam, Troy Halverson, Brian Troxell, Tomi Lavinder

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10). Bad Moon (1996) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

Read Our Bad Moon Review

Score: 5.21/10 | IMDB Rating: 5.8/10 | IMDB Votes: 9,024 | Rotten Tomatoes: 2.7/10 | MPAA Rating: R | Gross: $1,055,525

Creatures, Werewolves, Animal, Cursed, Dysfunctional Family, Sci-Fi, Urban Legend

Bad Moon is Streaming on Peacock

Plot / Synopsis: One man's struggle to contain the curse he hides within... and his last-ditch attempt to free himself with the love of family...Tagline: Half man. Half wolf. Total terror...

Director: Eric Red
Stars: Mariel Hemingway, Michael Paré, Mason Gamble, Ken Pogue, Hrothgar Mathews

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11). Battledogs (2013) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

Score: 4.12/10 | IMDB Rating: 3.6/10 | IMDB Votes: 1,875 | MPAA Rating: R

Creatures, Survival, Sci-Fi, Virus, Wildlife

Plot / Synopsis: A werewolf virus is unleashed upon New York, and Major Hoffman looks for a cure while Lt. General Monning wants to establish a new canine army. Tagline: Quarantine do not enter...

Director: Alexander Yellen
Stars: Craig Sheffer, Dennis Haysbert, Kate Vernon, Ariana Richards, Bill Duke

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12). Big Bad Wolf (2006) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

Score: 4.84/10 | IMDB Rating: 5.2/10 | IMDB Votes: 2,947 | MPAA Rating: R

Werewolves, Cursed

Plot / Synopsis: After being attacked by a werewolf, a teenager believing it may have been his stepfather attempts to expose him. Tagline: Where man ends... evil begins...

Director: Lance W. Dreesen
Stars: Trevor Duke-Moretz, Kimberly J. Brown, Richard Tyson, Sarah Aldrich, Christopher Shyer

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13). BlackOut (2024) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

Score: 6.34/10 | IMDB Rating: 7.2/10 | IMDB Votes: 22 | Rotten Tomatoes: 7.5/10 | MPAA Rating:

Werewolves

Plot / Synopsis: A solar flare is about to cause a blackout across the entire planet, the phenomenon is seen by many people with a second New Year's Eve, even Summer and Dylan don't miss an opportunity to celebrate and agree to spend the night at Alice and Matt's house two Their friends; when the electricity does not return after the indicated...

Director: Luca Zanlorenzi
Stars: Michael Bertuol, Federico Clerico, Carlotta Nebbia, Virginia Orlando, Marco Paolini

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14). Blackout (2023) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

Score: 5.77/10 | IMDB Rating: 5.2/10 | IMDB Votes: 750 | Rotten Tomatoes: 7.5/10 | MPAA Rating: R

Werewolves

Plot / Synopsis: A Fine Arts painter is convinced that he is a werewolf wreaking havoc on a small American town under the full moon. Dark Sky Selects is proud to announce the Blu-ray Disc release of BLACKOUT, the Rotten Tomatoes Certified Fresh film from independent horror master Larry Fessenden. With only 1,000 available as a site exclusive on DarkSkySelects.com, the Blu-ray...

Director: Larry Fessenden
Stars: Marshall Bell, Michael Buscemi, Joseph Castillo-Midyett, Kevin Corrigan, Barbara Crampton

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15). Blood and Chocolate (2007) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

What We Thought of Blood and Chocolate

Score: 3.48/10 | IMDB Rating: 5.3/10 | IMDB Votes: 18,617 | Rotten Tomatoes: 1.0/10 | Metascore: 3.3/10 | MPAA Rating: PG-13 | Gross: $3,526,847

Love Sick, Psychological, Supernatural, Werewolves, Dysfunctional Family, Mutants, Teens, Wildlife

Plot / Synopsis: A young teenage werewolf (Bruckner) is torn between honoring her family's secret and her love for a man (Dancy).Tagline: Temptation comes in many forms...

Director: Katja von Garnier
Stars: Agnes Bruckner, Hugh Dancy, Olivier Martinez, Katja Riemann, Bryan Dick

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