Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- campy
- irreverent
- gory
- midnight movie
- halloween party
What critics said
Critics generally found the film an entertaining, old-school horror-comedy with creature action, gore, and humor, though some considered its buddy-cop formula derivative and its jokes uneven.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Lou's werewolf transformation produces exaggerated bloody violence and comedic set pieces.
Lou's quest to become a better man is directly tied to becoming WolfCop.
An alcoholic police officer investigates occultists while using his lycanthropic abilities to confront crime.
The film foregrounds WolfCop's hairy transformation, creature makeup, and gore-driven spectacle.
Films like WolfCop, and why
Ginger Snaps
Shared horror-comedy tone, werewolf transformation premise, and irreverent creature-feature humor
Dog Soldiers
Shared campy werewolf mythology, practical gore, and blackly comic genre sensibility
Dead Alive
Shared splatstick humor, outrageous practical effects, and deliberately unserious horror
The Frighteners
Shared buddy-cop structure, comic violence, and genre parody with supernatural elements
Movie Details
- Director
- Lowell Dean
- Release Date
- 2014-06-06
- Runtime
- 79 min
- Rating
- 5.2 / 10 (233)
Cast
- Leo Fafard
- Amy Matysio
- Sarah Lind
- Corinne Conley
- Jesse Moss
- Jonathan Cherry
- Aidan Devine
- James Whittingham
- Ryland Alexander
- Jason Shabatoski
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo
- 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 WolfCop about?
- An alcoholic small-town cop becomes a bloodthirsty werewolf and turns occult crime-fighting into a gloriously gory redemption mission.
- What is WolfCop like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of WolfCop as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is WolfCop violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in WolfCop as graphic.
- What did critics think of WolfCop?
- Critics generally found the film an entertaining, old-school horror-comedy with creature action, gore, and humor, though some considered its buddy-cop formula derivative and its jokes uneven.
- Which films are like WolfCop?
- Films with a similar feel include Ginger Snaps, Dog Soldiers, Dead Alive, and The Frighteners.
- How long is WolfCop?
- WolfCop runs 79 minutes.
- Where can I watch WolfCop?
- In United States, WolfCop streams on Philo.
