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Howling

Howling

Mystery · Thriller · 2012

A beat cop and his rookie partner investigate a series of killings that seem to be carried out by a mysterious wolfdog.

Movie details

Howling

“The Case With No Trials.”

2012 Mystery · Thriller 1h 54m

Critical arithmetic

One number, for now.

TMDB

6.0 / 10

Community rating

A beat cop and his rookie partner investigate a series of killings that seem to be carried out by a mysterious wolfdog.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Howling?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Yoo Ha

Written by

Yoo Ha

Song Kang-ho

Song Kang-ho

Jo Sang-gil

Lee Na-young

Lee Na-young

Cha Eun-young

Lee Sung-min

Lee Sung-min

Young-cheol

Shin Jung-keun

Shin Jung-keun

Mr. Seo

Lim Hyun-sung

Lim Hyun-sung

Kyuong-su

Jung In-gi

Jung In-gi

Coroner

Nam Bo-ra

Nam Bo-ra

Jung-Ah

Court is in session

Put Howling on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.