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.
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Werewolf of London
Horror · Fantasy · 1935
A strange animal attack turns a botanist into a bloodthirsty monster.
Movie details
Werewolf of London
“Beware the Stalking Being - Half-Human - Half-Beast!”
1935 Horror · Fantasy 1h 15m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.1 / 10
Community rating
A strange animal attack turns a botanist into a bloodthirsty monster.
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 Werewolf of London?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
Taste neighbourhood
Nearby on the taste map.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Stuart Walker
Written by
John Colton · Robert Harris · Edmund Pearson
Henry Hull
Dr. Wilfred Glendon
Warner Oland
Dr. Yogami
Valerie Hobson
Lisa Glendon
Lester Matthews
Paul Ames
Lawrence Grant
Sir Thomas Forsythe
Spring Byington
Ettie Coombes
Clark Williams
Hugh Renwick
Court is in session
Put Werewolf of London on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Prestige Tourist
“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.