Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- bleak
- harrowing
- psychological
- serious drama night
- literary adaptation viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly found the ensemble performances and serious subject matter compelling, while judging the multi-strand drama uneven and emotionally overextended.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The diner shooting is refracted through Anne, Jimmy, Carla, Bruce, and Charlie, each responding in a different way.
Every principal survivor experiences a distinct psychological or behavioral response to the shooting.
Carla pursues destructive relationships, Bruce experiments with treatment, and Charlie intensifies his gambling after the attack.
The film begins with a random shooting in an unremarkable diner and follows the rupture of ordinary lives.
Films like Winged Creatures, and why
Movie Details
- Director
- Rowan Woods
- Release Date
- 2009-07-08
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Rating
- 5.9 / 10 (160)
Cast
- Kate Beckinsale
- Forest Whitaker
- Guy Pearce
- Dakota Fanning
- Jeanne Tripplehorn
- Embeth Davidtz
- Troy Garity
- Josh Hutcherson
- Jackie Earle Haley
- Robin Weigert
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Winged Creatures about?
- After a random diner shooting, five survivors struggle to rebuild their identities while trauma sends each of them toward a different form of self-destruction.
- What is Winged Creatures like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Winged Creatures as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Winged Creatures violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Winged Creatures as graphic.
- What did critics think of Winged Creatures?
- Critics broadly found the ensemble performances and serious subject matter compelling, while judging the multi-strand drama uneven and emotionally overextended.
- Which films are like Winged Creatures?
- Films with a similar feel include Crash, 21 Grams, and The Hours.
- How long is Winged Creatures?
- Winged Creatures runs 95 minutes.
- Where can I watch Winged Creatures?
- In United States, Winged Creatures is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store.
