Cry_Wolf
Cry_Wolf

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Cry_Wolf

2005
Movie
90 min
English

After a local woman is murdered, a group of teenage liars create a warning e-mail of a serial killer named “The Wolf”, coming on the next full moon. The teens describe each death method The Wolf uses, but when the described victims actually do start turning up dead, suddenly no one knows where the lies end and the truth begins.

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IMDb5.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes7%
Metacritic30/100
Google Users58%
Director: Jeff WadlowGenres: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Plot Summary

A group of college students at a secluded boarding school start a rumor about a wolf attack to spice up their boring lives. However, their fabricated story quickly spirals out of control when one of them is actually found dead, and the lines between fiction and reality blur as they realize a real killer might be among them.

Critical Reception

Cry Wolf received generally negative reviews from critics, who found the plot predictable and the scares unoriginal. Audiences also had mixed reactions, with some appreciating the twist while others found it convoluted and unsatisfying.

What Reviewers Say

  • Lacks genuine scares and originality.

  • Predictable plot with a convoluted twist.

  • Relies too heavily on teen drama tropes.

Google audience: Audiences were divided, with some finding the premise intriguing and the twist surprising, while many others felt the film was derivative and lacked effective horror elements.

Fun Fact

The film was shot on location at the campus of Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

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