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Werewolf by Night

Werewolf by Night

Werewolf by Night

2022
Fantasy, Action
TV Movie
52m
It follows a lycanthrope superhero who fights crime using the abilities given to him by a curse brought on by his bloodline (imdb.com).

Directed by:

Michael Giacchino
Michael-Giacchino
1 total credit
Michael Giacchino has just 1 credit at Criticker: Werewolf by Night

Writers:

Peter Cameron
Peter-Cameron
8 total credits
Peter Cameron has 8 credits at Criticker, including: Werewolf by Night, The City of Your Final Destination, On a Very Special Episode..., All-New Halloween Spooktacular! and Wax On, Fuck Off
,
Heather Quinn
Heather-Quinn
3 total credits
Heather Quinn has 3 credits at Criticker, including: Werewolf by Night and Partners, Am I Right?

Starring:

Gael García Bernal
Gael-Garca-Bernal
65 total credits
One of cinema's brightest new stars, Bernal got his start in Mexican soap operas before making a successful transition to the big screen. He's chosen roles wisely, and has starred in some of the most memorable films of the past few years.
,
Harriet Sansom Harris
Harriet-Sansom-Harris
20 total credits
Harriet Sansom Harris has 20 credits at Criticker, including: Memento, Licorice Pizza, Nurse Betty, Werewolf by Night and Love Is Strange
,
Leonardo Nam
Leonardo-Nam
23 total credits
Leonardo Nam has 23 credits at Criticker, including: The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, He's Just Not That Into You, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, The Perfect Score and Werewolf by Night
,
Kirk R. Thatcher
Kirk-R-Thatcher
7 total credits
Kirk R. Thatcher has 7 credits at Criticker, including: Werewolf by Night, It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie, The Muppets' Wizard of Oz, Muppets Haunted Mansion and A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
,
Laura Donnelly
Laura-Donnelly
9 total credits
Laura Donnelly has 9 credits at Criticker, including: Werewolf by Night, Tolkien, Dread, The Nevers and Sugar Rush
,
Eugenie Bondurant
Eugenie-Bondurant
4 total credits
Eugenie Bondurant has 4 credits at Criticker, including: The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, Werewolf by Night, Fear of Rain and The School Duel
,
Daniel J. Watts
Daniel-J-Watts
2 total credits
Daniel J. Watts has 2 credits at Criticker, including: Werewolf by Night and Heave Fiery Knot
,
Al Hamacher
Al-Hamacher
1 total credit
Al Hamacher has just 1 credit at Criticker: Werewolf by Night

Genres:

Fantasy, Action, Horror

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Werewolf by Night

2022
Fantasy, Action
TV Movie
52m
Avg Percentile 48.88% from 390 total ratings

Ratings & Reviews

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Compact view
Avg Percentile 48.88% from 390 total ratings
Rated 24 Oct 2022
88
74th
Wow, Marvel released something to Disney+ that's actually worth watching. Whaddaya know.
Rated 07 Oct 2022
77
74th
Is it going to become a classic? No, not likely. But it was a cool tale with a clear vision that was not distracted by the larger universe.
Rated 31 Oct 2022
50
32nd
Fun to see Giacchino directing, and with a runtime just around one hour, it doesn't overstay its welcome, but despite the honourable attempt of capturing a classic Universal horror feel, it unfortunately has more of a TV show aesthetic to it.
Rated 08 Oct 2022
90
83rd
Marvel should let their filmmakers create work like this, instead of their formulaic cookie cutter superhero origin story BS. Giacchino gets the source material, but adds to it a retro feel of a Universal horror film. I was most surprised by how great the fight scenes are--calling back to the best of the John Wick franchise in both stunts & blood. And as a monster story it understands how humans are often the real villains. It only loses a point for a silly MacGuffin. Highly recommended.
Rated 08 Oct 2022
95
86th
One of the better Marvel products to come out of the MCU in a while. While I love some of the more recent movies, this strays away from the formulaic structure you may be more familiar with.
Rated 07 Oct 2022
90
91st
I love werewolves. I love the visual sense here. The old-time aspect doesn't feel like a lame gimmick. That scene when Jack transforms and you see flashes of his silhouette on the wall... beautiful. Great soundtrack of course. I didn't want this to be a Marvel comedy fest and it really wasn't, though there were certainly jokes (and some worked well). Was even nice seeing some blood. I love Marvel but it's nice to see them branch out a bit too.
Rated 07 Oct 2022
57
71st
Well color me shocked, marvel created a decent piece of media for once.
Rated 21 Apr 2024
62
31st
Meh... Nothing much to write home about. It was a bit too clean to be a real homage to the old style horror movies: the story is weak. the only memorable part was the bloodied camera sequence; and they got the Man-Thing right (though it was the same trick they did with Groot; this is what Marvel learned from Disney/Lucas, how to make non-talking characters likeable)
Rated 27 Nov 2022
60
39th
Fun style. Too short. But at least that means we get minimal MCU bullshit. Wish they'd had the guts to shoot this with practical effects so it actually looked more like the movies it's paying tribute to.
Rated 21 Oct 2022
78
54th
Homage to classic horror that introduces monsters to the MCU. The story was basic , the acting was strong, the sets and some of the visuals were strong. Overall good effort here.
Rated 20 Oct 2022
64
51st
Werewolf by Night is simply alright. It's a seasonal special with a Marvel logo slapped on to sell a tribute to vintage monster stories. It's well made, but not particularly interesting.
Rated 12 Oct 2022
90
82nd
Visually stunning homage to classic horror films, this Marvel Special Presentation is one of the best works so far within the MCU and creates a whole new area to explore. Very well made film from beginning to end and it being just under an hour truly helped streamline the story and make it the best it could be.
Rated 11 Oct 2022
70
59th
I never really got into the MCU hype train, so this only got onto my radar because it looked like and IS a straight up tribute to Universal Horror classics. Campy, black and white, monsters, gore. I love it. I'd certainly watch more of it.
Rated 08 Oct 2022
86
82nd
For what it is, it's a ton of campy horror fun that I never expected to see in the MCU. I could have easily watched a full length film centered around these characters, especially "Ted"! Really nice to see these much lesser appreciated horror inspired Marvel characters get some attention in a genuinely compelling, albeit short, story. The biggest drawbacks will only affect those who don't appreciate the cheesiness of the genre this special replicates, but if that's your thing, you'll love it!
Rated 28 Jan 2023
90
90th
I did not expect to like a horror film based on Marvel especially since I’ve been getting superhero fatigue recently. Somehow, Giacchino made something I actually loved. I think the best thing about it is the atmosphere that is present from the very beginning. One minute of exposition and straight in. The cinematography is great, I really like the characters, and really it was just a lot of fun.
Rated 23 Oct 2022
71
70th
Stylish and surprisingly atmospheric. Cool to see Man-Thing so nicely realised on screen.
Rated 18 Oct 2022
70
82nd
Amusing and well worth a watch.
Rated 16 Oct 2022
72
64th
I probably had too high set of expectations after seeing that the movie had reviews that were praising on how good this is. And I mean, it's not bad. I really enjoyed the black-and-white with the occasional splash of color and some of the scenes were set up wonderfully. Story-wise it just seemed very simple and basic, but fortunately it runs at a little bit less than an hour and it serves this kind of story the best. Maybe we will see more classic monster features like this in the near future?
Rated 16 Oct 2022
85
88th
There's a lot to love, from the cinematography, the aesthetic and the score. I was left wanting more.
Rated 14 Oct 2022
91
73rd
Badass, looks gorgeous, and is tons of fun. What a nice throwback to old school Universal Horror movies.
Rated 12 Oct 2022
7
70th
Need someone to make “Ted & Korg’s Excellent Adventure”!
Rated 09 Oct 2022
76
79th
Werewolf By Night is one of the best works in MCU history, not just in its recent years. It took the best vibe from Universal's classic monsters franchise and successfully modernized it to the present day. Michael Giacchino's directing style satisfying with both aesthetic and action scenes. I loved this special so much.
Rated 08 Oct 2022
70
71st
I knew this wouldn’t be particularly scary or gory (Multiverse of Madness is actually far gorier), but I do appreciate the experimentation with both the genre and the format. It does feel more like a Marvel film than an old cheesy horror, but the visuals and score add enough flavor to help it stand out a little. By no means groundbreaking, but I’d like to see more one-off specials from Marvel, perhaps leaning into the genre (and an MA rating) a bit more.
Rated 07 Oct 2022
52
21st
Way more boring than it ought to be and pointlessly front-loaded with dull exposition that still left me wondering what the heck was going on. On the plus side, Giacchino’s score is fun (particularly the spooky spin on the Marvel logo), the violence is unexpectedly strong, and Harriet Sansom Harris is a pleasure as always.
Rated 07 Oct 2022
67
68th
The movie itself is mostly fun but holy hell the acting is atrocious. I'm thinking this is the way they will be introducing the darker Marvel characters in a lead up to the Blade film. Some people have complained about the effects but for me, I think they were fine for a TV production.
Rated 27 Jun 2025
60
28th
Sometimes less is more. Werewolf by Night doesn’t try to reinvent the Marvel universe — and that’s precisely why it works. In just 52 minutes, Michael Giacchino delivers a sincere tribute to classic monster movies, with clear echoes of Universal and Hammer horror, wrapped in a black-and-white aesthetic that’s not just stylistic, but emotional. The atmosphere, the music, the production design… it all harks back to an era when horror was more about suggestion than gore. The special doesn’t aim to
Rated 27 Jan 2025
70
57th
not trying to be pc or anything but shouldnt it be lady with the black hair by night
Rated 29 Dec 2024
60
27th
Jack Russell: "Just kill me as I am. Otherwise, there will be no mercy, I promise."
Rated 24 Nov 2024
84
84th
I thought it was a tight script, compelling characters. It's Marvel, but it doesn't feel like it. It's close to being the best thing Marvel has done since Infinity War/Endgame.
Rated 21 Oct 2024
69
25th
Due to its one-off format, I found it hard to get fully engaged in these characters, but on the other hand I'd rather have this than another uneven and unsatisfying TV show.
Rated 26 Mar 2024
74
67th
I never would have known this was a Marvel property if not for the logos in the beginning and end, and that is a point of praise. I can't believe they made an MCU product that wasn't saturated with flags for potential sequels and tie-ins with other Marvel characters. Just a nice self-contained short movie that feels like its own work.
Rated 13 Jan 2024
73
65th
Very artsy, I dig it.
Rated 30 Dec 2023
68
44th
Pretty cool. Better than the boring end of MCU at least.
Rated 08 Dec 2023
90
0th
A simple premise deilvered really well. The story moves in a good pace with a really amazing stylistic choice.
Rated 12 Nov 2023
50
2nd
Now I know why they usually make movies longer than just 50 minutes. There is hardly any buildup and you just start somewhere 'in the middle'. Way too much time is spent on unnecessary dialogue. It's never made clear why the movie is in black and white (and changed back into colour at the end), but I guess that was the only cool thing. The movie is very pointless and I guess I just missed the whole backstory, if there actually was any. Very boring. Acting was OK.
Rated 07 Jul 2023
80
36th
I don't know what I think of this one. It was kind of neat seeing more of the monster side of the Marvel Universe, but it felt like a very speedy introduction. Not to mention for as adept as all these hunters supposedly were, they didn't really put up nearly the fight you were expecting them to. Definitely wouldn't call it the best works of the MCU, but it was something a bit different and had a very different atmosphere than a lot of what preceded it.
Rated 24 Apr 2023
7
76th
Extremely charming. Not sure what this has to do with the MCU, but it doesn't really matter anyway, this was great to watch. I only wish there was more…
Rated 07 Feb 2023
70
42nd
audiovisual 73 acting 68 overall feeling 69 avg 70
Rated 09 Jan 2023
67
71st
good
Rated 31 Oct 2022
60
69th
It was alright, the big draw is the debut in the MCU of "the creature".
Rated 31 Oct 2022
50
29th
Don't really get the positive reviews for this one.
Rated 30 Oct 2022
63
39th
2022'de #IzlediğimFilmler ; 287. Werewolf by Night (2022) Nedense kurt adam hikayeleri bana hiç ama hiç cazip gelmiyor. Bu deneme de bir farklı durum yaratamadı maalesef. 6/10 #EkimdeHerGünKorkuFilmi
Rated 26 Oct 2022
68
48th
Savingmonster+keysinaunttomb+turnhimtrytokillboth-monsterhelps
Rated 18 Oct 2022
43
31st
I just saw someone called this "a masterpiece"... wtf are you guys using?! Because I want some.
Rated 16 Oct 2022
73
71st
A fun, effective experiment in genre that knows well enough not to overstay its welcome.
Rated 15 Oct 2022
60
31st
Apenas parem, marveletes. Parem. WEBRip RARBG.
Rated 15 Oct 2022
50
49th
Ignoring the fact that hunters with decades of experience make absurdly dumb decisions that they shouldn't, this was kind of just boring? They shove in a lot of concepts that have little time to be explored and the way they shoved Elsa into this heroic role was eyerolling to say the least. The visual style was also not particularly good? The black and white filter came across as lazy and even made some scenes hard to read at times with the werewolf aesthetic looking god awful.
Rated 15 Oct 2022
60
23rd
Apparently an homage to old time monster movies. Not sure what to think of this one, it's not really that entertaining but at least it doesn't drag along for three hours like the rest of the Marvel atrocities. It's a draw I guess
Rated 12 Oct 2022
60
47th
Bu işte 1 terslik var sanki. Doğa üstü varlıkları yok eden Bloodstone madalyonu, 1 grup avcı tarafından müsabakaya çağırıp, kazanmaları istenir. İçlerinden biri, madalyonun eski sahibinin kızıdır. Madalyon kimin olacak? İlginç 1 konu. Bu Marvelım güzelim sen niye diğer filmlerin çalıp çurpup bize aktardın. Kendi filmlerinden bile aktardın. Yeni kısa filmlerinde değişiklikler bekliyoruz. Filmin sonunda, Kurt Adam. Atıl Kurt.
Rated 09 Oct 2022
83
69th
As a fan of Marvel's 70s monster comics & old horror movies, this should be made for me, but... there's a little too much MCU in this for me to love it. And by MCU, I mean a little too much humor (these monsters shouldn't be jokes); too much goodness (being a monster here is only a problem because of others - ugh) & some inappropriate fight moments (werewolves should maul, not leg sweep). Still it's only an hour, looks great & has moments of throwback imagery & surprising, even gory violence
Rated 09 Oct 2022
75
45th
The fun and retro aesthetic choice did make it feel fresh and the simple premise made it easy to get into. Bernal gives a likeable performance, but is outshone by his friend. It is a little too short (What an usual complaint these days), but the thing that really irked was the design of the werewolf itself and his fight scene. Giacchino delivers on a lot of fronts, but the thing super hero stuff should excel at - a superhero fighting - lacked the brutality and kineticism I was hoping for.
Rated 09 Oct 2022
57
33rd
Could rate it higher if it had more Ted.
Rated 08 Oct 2022
77
59th
This has far more style than your average Marvel/Disney product. This could be enjoyed even without the universe connection just as an entertaining horror action movie. Phase 4 has been pretty disappointing movie-wise, but if this can still be called a movie, this is easily one of the high points.

Cast & Info

Directed by:

Michael Giacchino
Michael-Giacchino
1 total credit
Michael Giacchino has just 1 credit at Criticker: Werewolf by Night

Writers:

Peter Cameron
Peter-Cameron
8 total credits
Peter Cameron has 8 credits at Criticker, including: Werewolf by Night, The City of Your Final Destination, On a Very Special Episode..., All-New Halloween Spooktacular! and Wax On, Fuck Off
,
Heather Quinn
Heather-Quinn
3 total credits
Heather Quinn has 3 credits at Criticker, including: Werewolf by Night and Partners, Am I Right?

Starring:

Gael García Bernal
Gael-Garca-Bernal
65 total credits
One of cinema's brightest new stars, Bernal got his start in Mexican soap operas before making a successful transition to the big screen. He's chosen roles wisely, and has starred in some of the most memorable films of the past few years.
,
Harriet Sansom Harris
Harriet-Sansom-Harris
20 total credits
Harriet Sansom Harris has 20 credits at Criticker, including: Memento, Licorice Pizza, Nurse Betty, Werewolf by Night and Love Is Strange
,
Leonardo Nam
Leonardo-Nam
23 total credits
Leonardo Nam has 23 credits at Criticker, including: The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, He's Just Not That Into You, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, The Perfect Score and Werewolf by Night
,
Kirk R. Thatcher
Kirk-R-Thatcher
7 total credits
Kirk R. Thatcher has 7 credits at Criticker, including: Werewolf by Night, It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie, The Muppets' Wizard of Oz, Muppets Haunted Mansion and A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
,
Laura Donnelly
Laura-Donnelly
9 total credits
Laura Donnelly has 9 credits at Criticker, including: Werewolf by Night, Tolkien, Dread, The Nevers and Sugar Rush
,
Eugenie Bondurant
Eugenie-Bondurant
4 total credits
Eugenie Bondurant has 4 credits at Criticker, including: The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, Werewolf by Night, Fear of Rain and The School Duel
,
Daniel J. Watts
Daniel-J-Watts
2 total credits
Daniel J. Watts has 2 credits at Criticker, including: Werewolf by Night and Heave Fiery Knot
,
Al Hamacher
Al-Hamacher
1 total credit
Al Hamacher has just 1 credit at Criticker: Werewolf by Night

Genres:

Fantasy, Action, Horror

Country:

USA

Language:

English
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