Movies Like Wolfen (1981)

Wolfen is a 1981 horror, thriller film from Michael Wadleigh with a MovieMagicScore of 5.9/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Wolf Man and The Wolf of Snow Hollow.

Horror Thriller

The Wolf Man

1941

After his brother's death, Larry Talbot returns home to his father and the family estate. Events soon take a turn for the worse when Larry is bitten by a werewolf.

7.0

MagicScore

The Wolf of Snow Hollow

2020

Terror grips a small mountain town as bodies are discovered after each full moon. Losing sleep, raising a teenage daughter, and caring for his ailing father, officer Marshall struggles to remind himself there's no such thing as werewolves.

6.1

MagicScore

Brotherhood of the Wolf

2001

In 18th century France, the Chevalier de Fronsac and his Native American friend Mani are sent by the King to the Gevaudan province to investigate the killings of hundreds by a mysterious beast.

6.7

MagicScore

Howling II: Stirba - Werewolf Bitch

1985

When a young journalist dies in violent circumstances, her brother soon learns, by way of the mysterious Stefan Crosscoe, that his sister has succumbed to the werewolf curse.

4.9

MagicScore

Ice Blues: A Donald Strachey Mystery

2008

America's favorite gay private investigator, Donald Strachey, takes on the most complicated case of his career. After his long-time partner, Tim, asks him to uncover the source of an anonymous and generous donation to the Albany youth center, he gets caught in a whirlwind of deceit and danger.

5.3

MagicScore

The Company of Wolves

1984

An adaptation of Angela Carter's fairy tales. Young Rosaleen dreams of a village in the dark woods, where Granny tells her cautionary tales in which innocent maidens are tempted by wolves who are hairy on the inside. As Rosaleen grows into womanhood, will the wolves come for her too?

6.3

MagicScore

Little Dead Rotting Hood

2016

The residents of a small town discover that something more sinister than killer wolves is lurking in the backwoods: first the wolves start turning up dead...then people.

3.6

MagicScore

Ginger Snaps

2001

The story of two outcast sisters, Ginger and Brigitte, in the mindless suburban town of Bailey Downs. On the night of Ginger's first period, she is savagely attacked by a wild creature. Ginger's wounds miraculously heal but something is not quite right. Now Brigitte must save her sister and save herself.

6.9

MagicScore

Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed

2004

Brigitte has escaped the confines of Bailey Downs but she's not alone. Another werewolf is tailing her closely and her sister's specter haunts her. An overdose of Monkshood - the poison that is keeping her transformation at bay - leads to her being incarcerated in a rehabilitation clinic for drug addicts where her only friend is an eccentric young girl by the name of Ghost.

6.4

MagicScore

#10

Wolf Man

2025

With his marriage fraying, Blake persuades his wife Charlotte to take a break from the city and visit his remote childhood home in rural Oregon. As they arrive at the farmhouse in the dead of night, they're attacked by an unseen animal and barricade themselves inside the home as the creature prowls the perimeter. But as the night stretches on, Blake begins to behave strangely, transforming into something unrecognizable.

6.3

MagicScore

#11

Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning

2004

Set in 19th Century Canada, Brigitte and her sister Ginger take refuge in a Traders' Fort which later becomes under siege by some savage werewolves. But when one of the girls is bitten, they have no one to turn to but themselves.

6.1

MagicScore

#12

Wildling

2018

A young woman held in captivity discovers the realities of truth and lies in the outside world.

5.4

MagicScore

#13

Dracula 2000

2000

When a team of techno-savvy thieves break into a high-security vault, they don't discover priceless works of art... they find a crypt unopened for 100 years.

5.2

MagicScore

#14

Wolf Children

2012

After her werewolf lover unexpectedly dies in an accident, a woman must find a way to raise the son and daughter that she had with him. However, their inheritance of their father's traits prove to be a challenge for her.

8.2

MagicScore

#15

An American Werewolf in London

1981

American tourists David and Jack are savagely attacked by an unidentified animal while hiking on the Yorkshire Moors. After retiring to the home of a beautiful nurse to recuperate, David soon begins experiencing disturbing changes to his body and mind.

7.4

MagicScore

#16

A Kind of Murder

2016

In 1960s New York, Walter Stackhouse is a rich, successful architect and unhappily married to the beautiful but damaged Clara. His desire to be free of her feeds his obsession with Kimmel, a man suspected of brutally murdering his own wife. When Walter and Kimmel's lives become dangerously intertwined, a ruthless police detective becomes convinced he has found the murderer. But as the lines blur between innocence and intent, who, in fact, is the real killer?

5.4

MagicScore

#17

Waxwork

1988

Wealthy slacker college student Mark, his new girlfriend Sarah, and their friends are invited to a special showing at a mysterious wax museum which displays 18 of the most evil men of all time. After his ex-girlfriend and another friend disappear, Mark becomes suspicious.

6.1

MagicScore

#18

Werewolves Within

2021

When a proposed pipeline creates hostilities between residents of a small town, a newly-arrived forest ranger must keep the peace after a snowstorm confines the townspeople to an old lodge. But when a mysterious creature begins terrorizing the group, their worst tendencies and prejudices rise to the surface, and it is up to the ranger to keep the residents alive, both from each other and the monster which plagues them.

6.0

MagicScore

#19

House of Frankenstein

1944

Deranged scientist, Gustav Niemann, escapes from prison and overtakes the director of a traveling chamber of horrors, soon reviving the infamous Count Dracula, the frozen Frankenstein Monster, and the Wolf Man.

6.0

MagicScore

#20

Howl

2015

When passengers on a train are attacked by a creature, they must band together in order to survive until morning.

5.5

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Wolfen?

The top films similar to Wolfen by MovieMagicScore are The Wolf Man (7.0), The Wolf of Snow Hollow (6.1), Brotherhood of the Wolf (6.7). Each shares horror/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Wolfen worth watching?

Wolfen holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.9/10 from 241 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Wolfen?

Wolfen (1981) is a horror, thriller film directed by Michael Wadleigh, starring Albert Finney, Diane Venora, Edward James Olmos.

Where can I find more recommendations like Wolfen?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more horror recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Wolfen

This ranked list pairs Wolfen (1981), a horror and thriller film from Michael Wadleigh, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Albert Finney take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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