The Company of Wolves

R

1985

1h 35m

Horror

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86%

21 Reviews

Tomatometer

73%

5,000+ Ratings

Audience Score

Wolves and werewolves lurk throughout the dreams of young Rosaleen (Sarah Patterson), who imagines that she must journey through a dark forest to live with her grandmother (Angela Lansbury). When Rosaleen meets a rugged hunter in the woods, she discovers that she has an animal-like attraction to him, leading to a macabre turn of events. The lupine-centric film also features stories within the main tale, told by both Rosaleen and her grandma, all of which have a supernatural bent.

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Farah R

What a major disappointment this film turned out to be. The ratings and reviews misled me to believe it was worth my time, but alas, I had to find out the hard way that it's nothing more than a teenage fantasy about werewolves.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

04/12/24

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Miranda G

Love, love, LOVE this movie. So beautiful for a low budget film. A must see for any Angela Carter fan.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/02/24

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Alec B

Jordan exposes how fairy tales often betray a culture's hang-ups. Here he lets the Little Red Riding Hood's mythos run wild, finding ways to examine and undermine it while delivering some top notch imagery.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/08/24

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Audience Member

What the actual hell was this movie? Rotten tomatoes is lies

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

10/31/23

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Ricardo d

É um filme de terror cheio de fantasia que segue a premissa da chapeuzinho vermelho. Por ser um filme de atores europeus, tem todo aquele simbolismo e trama lenta. Bela fotografia e efeitos muito bem desenvolvidos. Uma pena que se perde no seu próprio simbolismo e não deixa tão conclusivo o propósito final do filme.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/30/23

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Courtney K

i read a review that said don't judge the movie by the cover art, lol -- the cover art is literally a scene from the movie. it's exactly what you think it's going to be. it's a fun little twist on the whole red riding hood story, but i don't think i would recommend it to anyone on purpose. I'm appalled Angela Lansbury is in it, albeit she was the best part.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Neil Jordan

Director

Angela Lansbury

Granny

David Warner

Father

Sarah Patterson

Rosaleen

Graham Crowden

Old Priest

Brian Glover

Amorous Boy's Father

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Budd Wilkins

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Neil Jordan’s film is a delightfully perverse reworking of the traditional fairy tale.

Dec 11, 2022

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

It is not a children's film and it is not an exploitation film; it is a disturbing and stylish attempt to collect some of the nightmares that lie beneath the surface of "Little Red Riding Hood."

Rated: 3/4

Oct 23, 2004

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

'...the horror is real, but comes from a different source that other films; the imagery is re-set from a feminist POV, and that gives The Company of Wolves a unique flavour...'

Rated: 4/5

Jan 9, 2024

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Feminism meets Freud meets fractured fairy tales in The Company of Wolves, one of the finest of all werewolf flicks.

Rated: 3.5/4

Nov 25, 2022

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

While the main premise is imaginative and amusingly uncanny, the execution stumbles from time to time, drawing out the moments in which the gore and body-horror special effects can resurface to keep up the pacing and shocks.

Rated: 7/10

Sep 22, 2022

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Alan Jones

Starburst

There's a beauty and lyricism ever present in The Company of Wolves that is winningly effective.

Aug 2, 2022

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Synopsis

Wolves and werewolves lurk throughout the dreams of young Rosaleen (Sarah Patterson), who imagines that she must journey through a dark forest to live with her grandmother (Angela Lansbury). When Rosaleen meets a rugged hunter in the woods, she discovers that she has an animal-like attraction to him, leading to a macabre turn of events. The lupine-centric film also features stories within the main tale, told by both Rosaleen and her grandma, all of which have a supernatural bent.

Director: Neil Jordan
Production Co: Incorporated Television Company
Rating: R
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 4, 2019
Runtime: 1h 35m
Sound Mix: Surround

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