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From Blumhouse and visionary writer-director Leigh Whannell, the creators of the chilling modern monster tale The Invisible Man, comes a terrifying new lupine nightmare: Wolf Man. Golden Globe nominee Christopher Abbott (Poor Things, It Comes at Night) stars as Blake, a San Francisco husband and father, who inherits his remote childhood home in rural Oregon after his own father vanishes and is presumed dead. With his marriage to his high-powered wife, Charlotte (Emmy winner Julia Garner; Ozark, Inventing Anna), fraying, Blake persuades Charlotte to take a break from the city and visit the property with their young daughter, Ginger (Matlida Firth; Hullraisers, Coma). But as the family approaches the farmhouse in the dead of night, they're attacked by an unseen animal and, in a desperate escape, barricade themselves inside the home as the creature prowls the perimeter. As the night stretches on, however, Blake begins to behave strangely, transforming into something unrecognizable, and Charlotte will be forced to decide whether the terror within their house is more lethal than the danger without.

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Director Leigh Whannell's attempt at bringing a fresh psychological dimension to the Wolf Man comes at the expense of proper scares, although fans of body horror will still find some tasty morsels to chew on.

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Nadira Goffe

Slate

While Wolf Man had a lot of squandered potential, it’s still a fairly serviceable horror flick! Christopher Abbott delivers a great performance, and all the classic horror techniques are certainly employed.

Jan 21, 2025

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Megan McCluskey

TIME Magazine

It's not a crime to leave viewers with questions, but there's a thin line between making your audience think and leaving them stumbling through the dark woods of a metaphor.

Jan 21, 2025

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

The central idea, of the threat that lurks at the heart of the family, is intriguing. But the film soon runs out of bite, with a plot that repeatedly chews over the same thumps, bumps and rattled doors, and the same shadowy menace in underlit basements.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 21, 2025

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Leo Brady

AMovieGuy.com

Wolf Man borrows from a long legacy of werewolf stories, Whannell brings something fresh to the table, transforming the film into the first must-see horror of 2025.

Rated: 3/4

Jan 22, 2025

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Daniel Rester

Under the Radar

Leigh Whannell’s take on the lycanthrope story is different in nearly every way except for the title.

Rated: 6.5/10

Jan 21, 2025

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

It might be the slowest, grisliest transformation from man to wolf ever put on screen. This helps the film grab hold even if the characters and plot feel rather underdeveloped.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 21, 2025

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Gi

Suspenseful and downright scary at times! We liked it a lot.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/22/25

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Webster P

New, but weirdly disjointed take on the werewolf genre. Not necessarily bad, but oddly bland and cold. Where this movie shines is in it's IMAX soundscape. The audio really puts on a dazzling show while the visuals simply rehash situations we've all seen before. I enjoyed it BUT really wish it had gone in a different direction. A direction that would have actually made me care for the characters. Did I mention the GREAT surround sound implementation???

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/22/25

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john u

Boring, predictable, laughed at the gory scenes...Michael Jackson's transformation was much better!!

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/22/25

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Dany

Suspenseful at parts but weak storyline and cheesy.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/22/25

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Lauren R

Really good & great story line

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/22/25

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Samantha

loved the saw homage

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/22/25

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Synopsis

From Blumhouse and visionary writer-director Leigh Whannell, the creators of the chilling modern monster tale The Invisible Man, comes a terrifying new lupine nightmare: Wolf Man. Golden Globe nominee Christopher Abbott (Poor Things, It Comes at Night) stars as Blake, a San Francisco husband and father, who inherits his remote childhood home in rural Oregon after his own father vanishes and is presumed dead. With his marriage to his high-powered wife, Charlotte (Emmy winner Julia Garner; Ozark, Inventing Anna), fraying, Blake persuades Charlotte to take a break from the city and visit the property with their young daughter, Ginger (Matlida Firth; Hullraisers, Coma). But as the family approaches the farmhouse in the dead of night, they're attacked by an unseen animal and, in a desperate escape, barricade themselves inside the home as the creature prowls the perimeter. As the night stretches on, however, Blake begins to behave strangely, transforming into something unrecognizable, and Charlotte will be forced to decide whether the terror within their house is more lethal than the danger without.

Director: Leigh Whannell
Producer: Jason Blum, Ryan Gosling
Screenwriter: Leigh Whannell, Corbett Tuck, Lauren Schuker Blum, Rebecca Angelo
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Blumhouse Productions, Universal Pictures, Waypoint Entertainment, Motel Movies
Rating: R (Grisly Images|Bloody Violent Content|Some Language)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 17, 2025, Wide
Runtime: 1h 43m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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