Favorite Werewolf Movies

Least Favorite Werewolf Movies

12. Hotel Transylvania

2012, 2015, 2018

D: Genndy Tartakovsky

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A cute, passable cartoon I mostly watch for the werewolf characters

11. Wolf

1994

D: Mike Nichols

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A good movie, but feels more like a 90’s celebrity vehicle than a real werewolf movie.   Though I don’t like the implication that eternal isolation from humanity is good.

10. Ginger Snaps

2000

D: John Fawcett

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Typical monster-as-metaphor-for-puberty movie.  Oddly enough, it gets less gory throughout its runtime.

9. The Wolfman

2010

D: Joe Johnston

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Fun, but I with it improved upon the “classic” werewolf design of the original.

8. The Wolfman

1941

D: George Waggner

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A classic, but I’m not a fan of the “classic” design.

7. The Company of Wolves

1984

D: Neil Jordan

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Symbolic movie with the best transformations I’ve seen.

6. The Monster Squad

1987

D: Fred Dekker

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A fun movie that boasts my favorite version of Dracula, who drives a hearse, cusses at small girls, and throws dynamite at people.  I also like its depiction of the classic werewolf archetype, in which the human maintains sympathy by actually trying to take preventative measures against killing people in werewolf form.

5. An American Werewolf in London

1981

D: John Landis

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A classic, but the one flaw (aside from werewolf design) is that the protagonist is too careless in preventing his rampages.

4. Big Fish

2003

D: Tim Burton

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This is the most contentious item on the list, considering how insignificant the werewolf’s role is.  Then again Danny DeVito as a werewolf is something to comment about.  It’s a great movie about a man coming to terms with his father’s absence due to work commitments and the latter’s unspoken love of him.

3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

2004

D: Alfonso Cuaron

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This probably won’t please many horror purists, but this is one of the best movies here.  One could give an honorable mention to subsequent movies in the series.

2. Dog Soldiers

2002

D: Neil Marshall

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Despite its low budget, it created some of the most terrifying werewolf effects ever.  The gore and camp humor also make it a classic.

1. The Howling

1981

D: Joe Dante

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Possibly my favorite werewolf movie.  Good allegory for human potential for corruption, especially in subcultures.




Least Favorite Wereworlf Movies