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Never Cry Werewolf (2008) poster

2008 · horror · spy

Never Cry Werewolf

Directed by Brenton Spencer1h 27m2008

Loren doesn't like her new neighbor, Jared, or his vicious dog. Along with her friend Steven, Loren spies on Jared and begins to suspect he's a werewolf, responsible for a rash of disappearances. But Jared is watching her just as closely because Loren reminds him of his dead wife. As a full-moon night nears, Loren enlists the help of TV star Redd Tucker, who knows how to hunt -- and who believes her werewolf theory.

Our read: Never Cry Werewolf (2008) reads as a sombre, kinetic, inventive horror · spy entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.

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Sombre, kinetic, measured horror / spy, inventive in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, cold.

ElsewhereIMDb4.63k
  • sombre
  • brisk
  • intense
  • cold
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How Never Cry Werewolf feels to watch.

Each axis is scored by hand, not from votes or genre averages. The bar uses the film's own colours.

MoodHeavy ↔ Cosy
PacingSlow-burn ↔ Kinetic
IntensityGentle ↔ Extreme
WeirdnessConventional ↔ Surreal
HopeNihilistic ↔ Redemptive
StakesIntimate ↔ Epic
HumourNone ↔ Broad
RealityGrounded ↔ Fantastical
DensitySparse ↔ Twisty
WarmthCold ↔ Tender
AuteurTransparent ↔ Signature
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“You want a teen girl suspecting her handsome neighbor is a werewolf.”

ends upliftingyou’ll be fine aftergrabs you earlygrips by minute 10attention 2/5breezes by
Date nightWith friendsSoloWith parentsKids around
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Skip it tonight — You want serious horror or dislike TV-movie creature features.

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