Overview
A gripping exploration of desire and deceit unfolds as a child's kidnapping shatters lives.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- grim
- tense
- claustrophobic
- serious movie night
- arthouse thriller night
What critics said
Critics broadly regard it as a compelling Brazilian crime drama whose tight construction, escalating psychological tension, and performances outweigh its grim subject matter.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Silvia, Bernardo, and Rosa provide incompatible evidence at the police station, making testimony the film's organizing device.
The kidnapping exposes the destructive desires, lies, and needs within Bernardo's relationship with Silvia and Rosa.
The film locates menace in an affair, family life, and police questioning, giving the crime an intimate and unsettling texture.
Bernardo's extramarital affair with Rosa is directly intertwined with the kidnapping and the collapse of the family.
Films like A Wolf at the Door, and why
The Secret in Their Eyes
psychological crime drama centered on adultery, manipulation, and contradictory testimony
Little Children
intimate relationship thriller where jealousy and deception produce escalating moral unease
The Vanishing
claustrophobic domestic crime story driven by obsession, betrayal, and emotional manipulation
Movie Details
- Director
- Fernando Coimbra
- Release Date
- 2013-10-03
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 (218)
Cast
- Leandra Leal
- Milhem Cortaz
- Fabiula Nascimento
- Juliano Cazarré
- Thalita Carauta
- Isabelle Ribas
- Karine Teles
- Paulo Tiefenthaler
- Tamara Taxman
- Emiliano Queiroz
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Strand Releasing Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is A Wolf at the Door about?
- A child’s kidnapping exposes the corrosive triangle of a married couple and the woman caught in their affair.
- What is A Wolf at the Door like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of A Wolf at the Door as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is A Wolf at the Door violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in A Wolf at the Door as moderate.
- What did critics think of A Wolf at the Door?
- Critics broadly regard it as a compelling Brazilian crime drama whose tight construction, escalating psychological tension, and performances outweigh its grim subject matter.
- Which films are like A Wolf at the Door?
- Films with a similar feel include The Secret in Their Eyes, Little Children, and The Vanishing.
- How long is A Wolf at the Door?
- A Wolf at the Door runs 98 minutes.
- Where can I watch A Wolf at the Door?
- In United States, A Wolf at the Door streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Strand Releasing Amazon Channel.
