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.
An American Werewolf in London has generally received positive reviews.
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By Pablo Villaça (1,590) for Cinema em Cena (1,589) on 24 Jan 2004
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By Budd Wilkins (46) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 20 Oct 1988
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An American Werewolf in London was released in 1981 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 744 reviews, giving An American Werewolf in London (1981) an average rating of 73%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 81%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 77%.
With a score of 73%, An American Werewolf in London is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1981, which stands at 60%.
Other movies from 1981 with similar scores include films like Escape from New York, The Fox and the Hound and Chariots of Fire.
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