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The Boy Who Cried Werewolf (2010) poster

2010 · family · fantasy · tv-movie

The Boy Who Cried Werewolf

Directed by Eric Bross1h 26m2010

A Californian family inherits a castle in Romania. This is especially exciting to the son, who is obsessed with monsters. And he is not disappointed.

Our read: The Boy Who Cried Werewolf (2010) reads as a cosy, breathless, inventive family · fantasy · tv-movie entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.

Movie DNA

Cosy, breathless, gentle family / fantasy, inventive in texture. Redemptive, intimate, tender.

ElsewhereIMDb5.94k
  • cosy
  • kinetic
  • gentle
  • redemptive
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DNA · twelve axes

How The Boy Who Cried 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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What watching it is actually like.

“You want a light Nickelodeon family comedy about werewolves and monster-loving teens.”

ends upliftingyou’ll be fine aftergrabs you earlygrips by minute 8attention 2/5breezes by
Date nightWith friendsSoloWith parentsKids around

Skip it tonight — Skip if you want sophisticated horror or can't stand broad teen comedy.

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