The Wolfman

"When the moon is full, the legend comes to life."

Feb 12 2010 R 1h 43m
Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Lawrence Talbot, an American man on a visit to Victorian London to make amends with his estranged father, gets bitten by a werewolf and, after a moonlight transformation, leaves him with a savage hunger for flesh.

Plot

Lawrence Talbot's (Benicio Del Toro's) childhood ended the night his mother died. His father sent him from the sleepy Victorian hamlet of Blackmoor to an insane asylum, then he went to America. When his brother Ben's (Simon Merrells') fiancée Gwen Conliffe (Emily Blunt), tracks him down to help find her missing love, Talbot returns to his father's estate to learn that his brother's mauled body has been found. Reunited with his estranged father Sir John Talbot (Sir Anthony Hopkins), Lawrence sets out to find his brother's killer, and discovers a horrifying destiny for himself. Someone or something with brute strength and insatiable blood lust has been killing the villagers, and a suspicious Scotland Yard Inspector named Aberline (Hugo Weaving) comes to investigate.

Written by

Andrew Kevin Walker, David Self, Curt Siodmak

Directed by

Joe Johnston

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Stuber Productions, Relativity Media, Universal Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 4 wins & 8 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
117,186
Average Rating
5.9 out of 10
Metascore
43
Popularity
NA