Werewolves Within

"A whodunnit with teeth."

2021 1h 36m EN

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6.0

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86%

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★6.0TMDB · 671🍅86%Rotten Tomatoes●66Metacritic★6IMDB · 29,223

HorrorComedy

Synopsis

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When a proposed pipeline creates hostilities between residents of a small town, a newly-arrived forest ranger must keep the peace after a snowstorm confines the townspeople to an old lodge. But when a mysterious creature begins terrorizing the group, their worst tendencies and prejudices rise to the surface, and it is up to the ranger to keep the residents alive, both from each other and the monster which plagues them.

“A whodunnit with teeth.”

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Cast

Sam Richardson
Finn Wheeler
Milana Vayntrub
Cecily Moore
George Basil
Marcus
Sarah Burns
Gwen
Michael Chernus
Pete Anderton
Catherine Curtin
Jeanine Sherman
Wayne Duvall
Sam Parker
Harvey Guillén
Joachim Wolfson

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Josh Ruben
Writers: Mishna Wolff
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Earned back only 14% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 5 years ago.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Josh Ruben, shot by Matt Wise. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Anna Drubich. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Brett W. Bachman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Sam Richardson and Milana Vayntrub and George Basil carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A whodunnit with teeth.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt9288692 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Josh Ruben directs. Matt Wise behind the camera. Anna Drubich scores. Brett W. Bachman cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 14% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 5 years ago.
3Directed by Josh Ruben, shot by Matt Wise. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Anna Drubich. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Brett W. Bachman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Sam Richardson and Milana Vayntrub and George Basil carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "A whodunnit with teeth.".
8IMDB entry: tt9288692 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 13 themes, including "hotel", "isolation", "transformation", "snowstorm".

The technical file

Cinematography: Matt Wise
Original score: Anna Drubich
Editing: Brett W. Bachman
Production design: Bret August Tanzer
Costume design: David Tabbert
Makeup / hair: Adelina Atashi
VFX supervisor: Lucien Harriot
Sound: Matt Davies
Stunt coordinator: Anthony Vincent
Runtime: 96 min · 1h 36m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $6,500,000
Box office: $937,490
Return: 14% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Werewolves Within (2021)
Rotten Tomatoes: 86% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 66/100
IMDB rating: 6/10 · 29,223 votes
MPAA: R

Awards

2 wins & 3 nominations total

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Chris Sawin2021-12-14
★ 6/10
Werewolves Within is a film where a bunch of weirdos in some-little-nowhere-town are forcibly crammed into a lodge during a snowstorm and proceed to irritate one another to semi-humorous results as a werewolf hides among them. The film is essentially a wolf in a person’s clothing, as while Werewolves Within is fine for what it is and features some great performances here and a couple laugh-out-loud moments, its potential seems to be far greater than what we received. Ultimately, Werewolves Within leaves horror fans starving and salivating for more. Full review: https://boundingintocomics.com/2021/07/05/werewolves-within-review-a-sleepover-with-guns/

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