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Silver Bullets

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A young actress's life changes forever after she is cast in a werewolf movie.

Critics Reviews

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Jeannette Catsoulis New York Times 10/27/2011
1/5
"Silver Bullets" neither pleases the eye nor stimulates the mind. Go to Full Review
Alison Willmore AV Club 10/27/2011
B+
A significant step forward for Joe Swanberg, a filmmaker best known for chronicling the romantic misadventures of futon-owning twentysomethings. Go to Full Review
Jaime N. Christley Slant Magazine 10/26/2011
3.5/4
It's certainly autobiographical, and it's okay to accept that, but at the same time, it's a mistake to decide that that's the whole show. Go to Full Review
CJ Sheu Review Film Review 01/11/2022
When lines get blurry, you need to maintain balance, and Silver Bullets has a solid center of gravity between multiple axes. Go to Full Review
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews 11/04/2019
0/4
A nonsensical disaster... Go to Full Review
Kam Williams NewsBlaze 11/10/2011
4/4
Mumblecore movement explores horror genre, Joe Swanberg-style! Go to Full Review
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05/06/2015 If not for the obvious limitations of the budget, Swanberg most likely would have made an exceptional meditation on the artist, the artistic process and relationships. Even still, he has crafted a smart and potent little cinematic exorcise in the surreal. This is not a horror film. This is an experimental film about art and those who create it -- and the impact it can have on their lives. It works. However, it should be noted that SILVER BULLETS falls into that "love/hate" category. An individual will either love this film or hate it. ...but that usually signals important art. See more 04/12/2013 Though it offers very interesting behind the scenes footage of making a horror movie, Silver Bullets adds up to an incredibly confusing and weird conclusion. See more 10/28/2011 Swanberg ignores tired supernatural scare-flick trappings and locates terror in the shadowy, passive-aggressive process of making, and watching, movies. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A young actress's life changes forever after she is cast in a werewolf movie.
Director
Joe Swanberg
Producer
Joe Swanberg, Amy Seimetz
Screenwriter
Joe Swanberg
Production Co
Swanberry
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
May 2, 2017
Runtime
1h 10m