The Wolfpack
A secluded Manhattan brotherhood turns movie reenactment into a survival language before one sibling tests the limits of their self-made world.
Overview
A gripping exploration of confinement and creativity as brothers break free from their isolated world.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- haunting
- intimate
- fascinating
- documentary night
- indie film night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the documentary fascinating and haunting, praising its extraordinary access and subjects while questioning its ethical framing and limited commentary.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The Angulo brothers learn about society through films and reenact them with homemade costumes and props.
The brothers spend most of their childhood locked inside a Lower East Side apartment, largely isolated from society.
Critical discussion specifically addresses consent, the filmmaker’s presence, and filming children and a cognitively disabled sibling.
The brothers’ homemade film recreations provide both communal play and a route toward one sibling’s return to public life.
Films like The Wolfpack, and why
Grey Gardens
Both are intimate documentaries about unusual, psychologically complex family homes and the ethics of observing private lives.
Capturing the Friedmans
Both examine confinement, family dynamics, and the transformative power of cinema through an observational documentary approach.
Minding the Gap
Both are emotionally resonant documentaries about young people shaped by restrictive environments and their attempts to claim autonomy.
The Florida Project
Both explore outsider identity, creative self-expression, and unconventional family relationships in urban settings.
Movie Details
- Director
- Crystal Moselle
- Release Date
- 2015-06-12
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (329)
Cast
- Mukunda Angulo
- Narayana Angulo
- Susanne Angulo
- Bhagavan Angulo
- Jagadisa Angulo
- Krsna Angulo
- Oscar Angulo
- Visnu Angulo
- Chloe Pecorino
- Govinda Angulo
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Dox Amazon Channel, Magnolia Selects Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Wolfpack about?
- A secluded Manhattan brotherhood turns movie reenactment into a survival language before one sibling tests the limits of their self-made world.
- What is The Wolfpack like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Wolfpack as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Wolfpack violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Wolfpack as mild.
- What did critics think of The Wolfpack?
- Critics broadly found the documentary fascinating and haunting, praising its extraordinary access and subjects while questioning its ethical framing and limited commentary.
- Which films are like The Wolfpack?
- Films with a similar feel include Grey Gardens, Capturing the Friedmans, Minding the Gap, and The Florida Project.
- How long is The Wolfpack?
- The Wolfpack runs 89 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Wolfpack?
- In United States, The Wolfpack streams on Dox Amazon Channel, Magnolia Selects Amazon Channel.
