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Wolfen · LeviOsa

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They can hear a cloud pass overhead, the rhythm of your blood. They can track you by yesterday's shadow. They can tear the scream from your throat.

HorrorThriller1h 55m

🍅72%

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72%

Tomatometer

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48%

Popcornmeter

5.9

TMDB

Storyline

A New York City cop and an expert criminologist trying to solve a series of grisly deaths in which the victims have seemingly been maimed by feral animals discover a sinister connection between the crimes and an old legend.

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Details

DirectorMichael Wadleigh

ReleasedJul 24, 1981

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

$17M

Revenue

$10.6M

Parental guideRUS

Studios

King-Hitzig Productions

Orion Pictures

Cast

Albert Finney

Albert Finney

Dewey Wilson

Diane Venora

Diane Venora

Rebecca Neff

Edward James Olmos

Edward James Olmos

Eddie Holt

Gregory Hines

Gregory Hines

Whittington

Tom Noonan

Tom Noonan

Ferguson

Dick O'Neill

Dick O'Neill

Warren

Dehl Berti

Dehl Berti

Old Indian

Peter Michael Goetz

Peter Michael Goetz

Ross

Sam Gray

Mayor

Ralph Bell

Commissioner

Max M. Brown

Christopher van der Veer

Anne Pohtamo

Anne Pohtamo

Pauline van der Veer

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Reviews

8 reviews · 7 critics

5 fresh · 2 rotten

Critics consensus

“Police procedural meets werewolf flick in Wolfen , a creepy creature feature with a surprisingly profound side.”

72% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

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Nick Schager

RTLessons of DarknessJul 3, 2005

Some sort of mixed-up commentary on gentrification.

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Roger Ebert

RTChicago Sun-TimesOct 23, 2004

Love, thought, care and craftsmanship have gone into this film.

J

JoAnn Rhetts

RTCharlotte ObserverMar 18, 2026

"Wolfen" takes it self much too seriously.

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Richard Freedman

RTNewark Star-LedgerJan 7, 2026

it is so technically adept and genuinely scary that you can easily ignore the tepid, undeveloped love affair between Dewey and Rebecca.

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Information

Title

Wolfen

Released

Jul 24, 1981

Rated

R

Region of Origin

United States of America

Original Audio

English

Runtime

1h 55m

Status

Released

Studios

King-Hitzig Productions, Orion Pictures

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