Overview
A young girl navigates the treacherous world of dreams where wolves lurk and fairy tales come to life.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- eerie
- dreamy
- brooding
- halloween viewing
- late night horror
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film’s eerie dreamlike atmosphere, rich symbolism, production design, and gruesome effects, while finding its characters and allegory unevenly developed.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Rosaleen lies in a contemporary country house while the main werewolf and fairy-tale episodes unfold through her nightmare.
The film transforms woods, wolves, weddings, and domestic spaces into richly stylized images of fear and desire.
Rosaleen’s journey and Granny’s warnings recast Little Red Riding Hood as a story about erotic attraction, male threat, and female agency.
The studio-built woods surround Rosaleen with darkness, wolves, and symbolic danger, creating a trapped fairy-tale atmosphere.
Films like The Company of Wolves, and why
Ginger Snaps
shared dark fairy-tale atmosphere, symbolic sexuality, and heightened visual storytelling
Pan’s Labyrinth
shared folkloric horror, female coming-of-age themes, and transformation imagery
The Lair of the White Worm
shared gothic fantasy, dreamlike imagery, and monster mythology
The Juniper Tree
shared revisionist fairy-tale structure, psychological unease, and theatrical horror style
Movie Details
- Director
- Neil Jordan
- Release Date
- 1984-09-21
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (402)
Cast
- Sarah Patterson
- Angela Lansbury
- David Warner
- Graham Crowden
- Brian Glover
- Kathryn Pogson
- Stephen Rea
- Tusse Silberg
- Micha Bergese
- Georgia Slowe
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo, Fandor, Night Flight Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video
- Buy
- Amazon Video
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Company of Wolves about?
- A richly stylized nightmare turns Little Red Riding Hood into a sensual, unsettling meditation on wolves, desire, and danger.
- What is The Company of Wolves like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Company of Wolves as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Company of Wolves violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Company of Wolves as graphic.
- What did critics think of The Company of Wolves?
- Critics broadly praised the film’s eerie dreamlike atmosphere, rich symbolism, production design, and gruesome effects, while finding its characters and allegory unevenly developed.
- Which films are like The Company of Wolves?
- Films with a similar feel include Ginger Snaps, Pan’s Labyrinth, The Lair of the White Worm, and The Juniper Tree.
- How long is The Company of Wolves?
- The Company of Wolves runs 95 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Company of Wolves?
- In United States, The Company of Wolves streams on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo, Fandor, Night Flight Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel.
