Taglines: A whodunnit with teeth.
Werewolves Within Movie Storyline. After a proposed pipeline creates divisions within the small town of Beaverfield, and a snowstorm traps its residents together inside the local inn, newly arrived forest ranger FINN (Sam Richardson) and postal worker CECILY (Milana Vayntrub) must try to keep the peace and uncover the truth behind a mysterious creature that has begun terrorizing the community.
Werewolves Within is a 2021 American comedy horror film directed by Josh Ruben from a screenplay by Mishna Wolff, based on the video game of the same name from Red Storm Entertainment. It stars Sam Richardson, Milana Vayntrub, George Basil, Sarah Burns, Michael Chernus, Catherine Curtin, Wayne Duvall, Harvey Guillén, Rebecca Henderson, Cheyenne Jackson, Michaela Watkins, and Glenn Fleshler, and follows a group of people in a small Vermont town who get trapped in a snowstorm only to suspect one of them is a werewolf.
Plans for a Werewolves Within film adaptation began in October 2018, with Wolff writing the script and Ubisoft Motion Pictures producing it. Cast was announced in early 2020 and principal photography began in February 2020. Werewolves Within had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 16, 2021, and began a limited theatrical release in the United States on June 25, 2021, followed by video on demand on July 2, by IFC Films.
The film received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised Ruben’s direction, and Wolff’s screenplay, as well as, the performances of the cast (particularly Richardson and Vayntrub), and the film’s blend of horror and comedy. It also holds an 86% on Rotten Tomatoes, making it the highest-rated film based on a video game.
After IFC Films acquired distribution rights to the film, Werewolves Within had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in June 2021. The film received a limited release on June 25, 2021, followed by video on demand on July 2, 2021. Werewolves Within opened in 270 theaters on its opening weekend and grossed $250,811. In its second weekend it made $115,250 from 209 theaters; it was also the most-rented film on the iTunes Store’s independent, horror, and comedy charts.
Werewolves Within (2021)
Directed by: Josh Ruben
Starring: Sam Richardson, Milana Vayntrub, George Basil, Sarah Burns, Michael Chernus, Catherine Curtin, Wayne Duvall, Harvey Guillén, Rebecca Henderson, Cheyenne Jackson
Screenplay by: Mishna Wolff
Production Design by: Bret August Tanzer
Cinematography by: Matthew Wise
Film Editing by: Brett W. Bachman
Costume Design by: David Tabbert
Set Decoration by: Lauren Crawford
Art Direction by: Matt Hyland
Music by: Anna Drubich
MPAA Rating: R for some bloody violence, sexual references and language throughout.
Distributed by: IFC Films
Release Date: June 16, 2021 (Tribeca), June 25, 2021 (United States)
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