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Wolves

2016 · 109 min

A quiet, heavy character drama where family pressure and self-destruction slowly squeeze the air out of a young athlete's promising life.

Directed by
Bart Freundlich
Genres
Drama
Starring
Taylor John Smith, Carla Gugino, Zazie Beetz
Tagline
You ready to rise up?
Overview
Anthony Keller, star of his NYC high school basketball team, is riding his way to Cornell on a sports scholarship. But he can only maintain his popular jock facade for so long, as his troubled father Lee has a gambling addiction that threatens to derail his dreams both on and off the court.

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Directed by
Bart Freundlich
Genres
Drama
Starring
Taylor John Smith, Carla Gugino, Zazie Beetz
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • addiction
  • ambition
  • coming-of-age
  • class
Places
  • big city
  • school
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Bart Freundlich
Written by
Bart Freundlich
Starring
Taylor John Smith, Carla Gugino, Zazie Beetz, Michael Shannon, Chris Bauer, Jessica Rothe, Jake Choi, Cindy Cheung
Music
David Bridie
Cinematography
Juan Miguel Azpiroz
Runtime
109 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, French

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