Review of The Wolfpack (2015) by Casey S — 12 Mar 2016

This doc has an inescapable intrigue that offers an amazingly immersive, bizarre film of a young timeline of true incidents.

This review of The Wolfpack (2015) was written by Casey S on 12 Mar 2016.

The Wolfpack has generally received positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

The Wolfpack (2015) Movie Reviews (216)
The Wolfpack (2015) Critic Reviews (120)
The Wolfpack (2015) User Reviews (96)

More Reviews of The Wolfpack

Review of The Wolfpack (2015)

By Jonathan Kiefer (305) for SF Weekly (560) on 31 Dec 2015

As if to air out any whiff of freakshow exploitation, Moselle tends to observe and not to impose…

Read Review

Review of The Wolfpack (2015)

By Brad S (2,657) on 01 Apr 2016

Haunting and tragic, but also profoundly hopeful…

Read Review

Review of The Wolfpack (2015)

By Tim M (3,013) on 13 Oct 2016

Six brothers grew up confined to an apartment in a New York City housing project because their father did not believe in having contact with…

Read Review

Review of The Wolfpack (2015)

By Lariste K (47) on 02 Jun 2017

Pretty standard documentary about a rather odd family…

Read Review

Review of The Wolfpack (2015)

By Trish R (31) on 28 Apr 2016

Was an interesting documentary insight into a strangely different upbringing. Strange they happen in today's times too especially in the centre of NYC…

Read Review

Review of The Wolfpack (2015)

By Matt G (2,017) on 12 Jan 2016

First off: The reenactments the Angulo brothers made of their favorite films are hilarious and sweet…

Read Review

Review of The Wolfpack (2015)

By Kinohi N (107) on 17 Mar 2016

Dizzying, claustrophobic documentary about the infamous NYC shut-ins. Cinematically reminded me of The Act of Killing…

Read Review

Review of The Wolfpack (2015)

By Andrew O (949) on 09 Aug 2018

Even without the problems of consent and invasiveness brought in, the film still seems like an exercise in having a great story fall into your…

Read Review

Review of The Wolfpack (2015)

By Louise D (267) on 26 Aug 2016

Hard to appreciate this properly as my professional radar was pinging constantly, coercive control, attachment figure, resilience etc…

Read Review

Review of The Wolfpack (2015)

By Jennifer Heaton (346) for Alternative Lens (346) on 01 Nov 2018

Equally disturbing, funny and heart-warming, there's no movie quite like The Wolfpack out there. It has to be seen to be believed…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Jesus Camp (2006)

By Jess B (231) on 29 Aug 2009

This doc was not good, it just focussed on one group of Christians and it was depressing to see how these kids were at the verge of being brainwashed…

Read Review

Review of Dig! (2004)

By Jules Brenner (885) for Cinema Signals (847) on 06 Apr 2005

A messy home movie about the competition between two overindulged rock bands. Much angst. Little talent…

Read Review

Review of March of the Penguins (2005)

By Dylanl. (2) on 27 Mar 2006

This is by far the worst movie I have ever seen it sucked do not bother seeing it the only reason why I saw it was because my teacher showed…

Read Review

Review of This Is Everything: Gigi Gorgeous (2017)

By Dennis Harvey (1,137) for Variety (12,700) on 02 Feb 2017

This glossy doc uncovers very little conflict or depth in a personality more colorful than it is interesting, at least as presented here…

Read Review

Review of Approaching the Elephant (2015)

By Nicolas Rapold (488) for The New York Times (9,847) on 19 Feb 2015

Ms. Wilder, in her debut feature, riskily opts to leave much of the children’s educational activity fairly vague…

Read Review

Review of 500 Years (2017)

By Ken Jaworowski (128) for The New York Times (9,847) on 11 Jul 2017

Heavy with emotion yet light on information, 500 Years has the curious effect of being both passionate and pale…

Read Review

Review of Whose Streets? (2017)

By Warren C (123) on 11 Aug 2017

Lots of misleading information that only helps to promote an unfounded hysteria in this country…

Read Review

Review of Take Every Wave: The Life of Laird Hamilton (2017)

By Todd Jorgenson (1,852) for Cinemalogue.com (1,236) on 05 Oct 2017

As with other surfing documentaries, this portrait of the legendary big-wave daredevil has its best moments on the water…

Read Review

Review of Trophy (2017)

By Simran Hans (401) for Observer (UK) (2,398) on 19 Nov 2017

The film gives voice to the commercial case for breeding and hunting, which feels at odds with the emotive way these kills are positioned…

Read Review

Review of In the Realms of the Unreal (2004)

By Butch H (108) on 06 Sep 2008

Started to watch this and it was so irritating in the way it was made I gave it ten minutes to improve. It didn't…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

A Quiet Place

2018

76%1,685 Reviews

War for the Planet of the Apes

2017

78%1,656 Reviews

Babylon

2022

68%144 Reviews

Talk to Me

2023

74%83 Reviews

Dark Waters

2019

76%68 Reviews

Midsommar

2019

69%207 Reviews

The Judge

2014

67%866 Reviews

Deadpool 2

2018

76%1,635 Reviews

Hillbilly Elegy

2020

61%141 Reviews

No Time to Die

2021

74%254 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

The Wolfpack

2015

69%216 Reviews

Dolphin Tale 2

2014

63%284 Reviews

Crimson Peak

2015

65%1,138 Reviews

Lethal Weapon 2

1989

74%527 Reviews

Guilty by Association

2003

33%6 Reviews

London to Brighton

2006

65%359 Reviews

The Words

2012

57%722 Reviews

Enchanted

2007

75%891 Reviews

Goya's Ghosts

2006

62%553 Reviews

Captain EO

1986

64%62 Reviews