# Recommend some werewolf movies **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 18, 2012, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-werewolf-movies/631886 "2012-08-18T17:58:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2012, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-werewolf-movies/631886/1 "2012-08-18T17:58:13Z")
I’d like to take a crack at writing a script, specifically a werewolf movie. I’ve always liked them and felt that they’ve gotten shortchanged in favor of vampires and zombies. Please recommend some good inspiration. I’ve already seen An American Werewolf in London, the Wolfman remake, Wolf, the first Ginger Snaps, and Wolfen (even though it’s not really a werewolf movie, but still fun). Any good ones I’ve missed? And why are they not as popular? ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2012, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-werewolf-movies/631886/2 "2012-08-18T21:02:17Z")
**The Howling** was pretty good. ---
**Author:** ![Ian\_D.Bergkamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Ian\_D.Bergkamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ian_D.Bergkamp)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2012, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-werewolf-movies/631886/3 "2012-08-18T21:10:25Z")
[Brotherhood of the Wolf](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brotherhood_of_the_Wolf), a French film, is a personal favorite. It’s a very pretty movie, with lots of eye-candy, including some beautifully-shot action scenes. ---
**Author:** ![Maastricht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2012, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-werewolf-movies/631886/4 "2012-08-18T21:13:37Z")
I liked the BBC tv series Being Human. It is about a werewolf, a host and a vampire living as flatmates in modern England. I haven’t seen the US remake. Here’s a description of George, the werewolf in the series. [(Wikipedia article contains spoilers)](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Being_Human_characters) ---
**Author:** ![mcgato](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac8455/32.png) [@mcgato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mcgato)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2012, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-werewolf-movies/631886/5 "2012-08-18T21:16:40Z")
[The Company of Wolves](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087075/) It’s kind of mash-up of werewolf stories and Red Riding Hood, with a bunch of sexual awakening overtones. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2012, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-werewolf-movies/631886/6 "2012-08-18T21:24:35Z")
> [@Ian\_D.Bergkamp](#): > > [Brotherhood of the Wolf](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brotherhood_of_the_Wolf), a French film, is a personal favorite. It’s a very pretty movie, with lots of eye-candy, including some beautifully-shot action scenes. This film and _An American Werewolf In London_ (1981) are the best modern werewolf films, IMO. I also liked _The Howling_ and _Dog Soldiers_. ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2012, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-werewolf-movies/631886/7 "2012-08-18T23:08:37Z")
Another vote for **Dog Soldiers**. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2012, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-werewolf-movies/631886/8 "2012-08-18T23:24:15Z")
The Teen Wolf movies are pretty bad, but the recent MTV series is surprisingly good. It just finished its 2nd season and has been renewed for a 3rd. ---
**Author:** ![wedgehed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8edcca/32.png) [@wedgehed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wedgehed)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2012, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-werewolf-movies/631886/9 "2012-08-18T23:24:46Z")
[Werewolf of London - 1935](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werewolf_of_London) [The Undying Monster - 1942](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Undying_Monster) [The Werewolf - 1956](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Werewolf_%281956_film%29) ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2012, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-werewolf-movies/631886/10 "2012-08-19T00:23:01Z")
[_Blood and Chocolate_](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0397044/) is okay. The _Howling_ movies are cheesy but usually fun. I think you would be very disappointed with _Brotherhood of the Wolf_ because MAJOR SPOILER there are no werewolves in the movie. I haven’t watched the original UK _Being Human_ mentioned above, but I do watch the North American remake series (also called _Being Human_) which airs on Syfy here. I think it is very good, and probably deals with the ‘reality’ of being a werewolf better than most other depictions I’ve seen. Season 3 will air sometime (hopefully early) in 2013. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2012, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-werewolf-movies/631886/11 "2012-08-19T00:36:36Z")
I THINK I saw Brotherhood of the Wolf? It’s in France and Mark Dacascos is a Native American who does kung-fu? Dog Soldiers sounds pretty good. I’ll have to research some of these. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2012, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-werewolf-movies/631886/12 "2012-08-19T00:48:23Z")
Dog soldiers is very fun gory entertainment. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2012, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-werewolf-movies/631886/13 "2012-08-19T00:49:18Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > I THINK I saw Brotherhood of the Wolf? It’s in France and Mark Dacascos is a Native American who does kung-fu? Yep, that’s the movie. ---
**Author:** ![lisacurl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/41988e/32.png) [@lisacurl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisacurl)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2012, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-werewolf-movies/631886/14 "2012-08-19T01:24:16Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > I THINK I saw Brotherhood of the Wolf? It’s in France and Mark Dacascos is a Native American who does kung-fu? > > Dog Soldiers sounds pretty good. I’ll have to research some of these. > [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Yep, that’s the movie. Thank you, that explains why he was vaguely familiar to me when he began as the Chairman on _Iron Chef America_. I mostly remember Monica Bellucci as a courtesan, killing someone with a fan of razor blades. I’ll throw in a recommendation for that Jack Nicholson/Michelle Pfeiffer movie from the 90s… _Wolf_. ---
**Author:** ![lisacurl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/41988e/32.png) [@lisacurl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisacurl)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2012, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-werewolf-movies/631886/15 "2012-08-19T01:29:00Z")
Arguably, _Cat People_ is a were movie, just not wolves. 😃 I’m most familiar with the early 80s version with Nastassja Kinski and Malcolm McDowell, but the 1942 original is a classic. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2012, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-werewolf-movies/631886/16 "2012-08-19T01:54:54Z")
_Dog Soldiers_ is great. If you have seen _Wolfen_ I’d recommend reading Whitley Streiber’s novel because you’ll find the differences between it and the movie most instructive. Personally I think if they’d stuck closer to the novel they would have made a better movie. There is a nice long piece about the movie [here](http://gullcottageonline.com/Bur.html). It’s interesting reading. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2012, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-werewolf-movies/631886/17 "2012-08-19T02:38:04Z")
> [@don\_t\_ask](#): > > _Dog Soldiers_ is great. > > If you have seen _Wolfen_ I’d recommend reading Whitley Streiber’s novel because you’ll find the differences between it and the movie most instructive. Personally I think if they’d stuck closer to the novel they would have made a better movie. There is a nice long piece about the movie [here](http://gullcottageonline.com/Bur.html). It’s interesting reading. I’ve read it, but that article does look interesting; thanks! I’m curious about my other question as well: why don’t werewolves get the big draws of vampires and zombies? Is it the temporary nature of their monster-hood, at least in some versions? Also, hijack: I looked up Cat People on Blockbuster. The fourth selection, under the Cat People films? Ant Bully. Weird. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2012, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-werewolf-movies/631886/18 "2012-08-19T11:30:34Z")
Lots of good recommendations so far. I would like to add [She-Wolf of London](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038934/) starring June Lockhart. Ok, technically, it’s not a werewolf movie. But the detectives spend most of the movie trying to figure out whether the killer is, or is not, a werewolf. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2012, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-werewolf-movies/631886/19 "2012-08-19T16:57:08Z")
I kinda liked _Ginger Snaps_. Very low-budget, dark and gory. Good sequel too. ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2012, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-werewolf-movies/631886/20 "2012-08-19T17:04:33Z")
After all these you’re going to need [some comic relief](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0655480/), right? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-werewolf-movies/631886.md?page=2)