# The best werewolf movies of all time

Full moons, silver bullets and painful transformations: the werewolf films critics and horror fans rank highest (SlashFilm, MovieWeb, IndieWire).

- 249 votes · 11 items
- Jul 26, 2025 · Mitchell King
- https://even.best/en/l/2079/the-best-werewolf-movies-of-all-time

## Top 11

1. **An American Werewolf in London (1981)** (31 · ▲32 ▼1) — John Landis, the moors and Rick Baker's Oscar-winning transformation.
2. **The Howling (1981)** (26 · ▲31 ▼5) — Joe Dante's satire set in a strange therapy retreat.
3. **Dog Soldiers (2002)** (25 · ▲26 ▼1) — British soldiers besieged in a Scottish farmhouse.
4. **Ginger Snaps (2000)** (21 · ▲22 ▼1) — Two goth sisters, and puberty as a curse.
5. **The Company of Wolves (1984)** (18 · ▲19 ▼1) — Neil Jordan's dark take on Little Red Riding Hood.
6. **Teen Wolf (1985)** (13 · ▲15 ▼2) — Michael J. Fox becomes a basketball star.
7. **The Curse of the Werewolf (1961)** (13 · ▲14 ▼1) — Hammer Films and Oliver Reed in Spain.
8. **Wolf (1994)** (13 · ▲14 ▼1) — Jack Nicholson as a publisher bitten on a country road.
9. **The Wolf Man (1941)** (11 · ▲18 ▼7) — Lon Chaney Jr. and the Universal classic.
10. **Wolfen (1981)** (9 · ▲16 ▼7) — Wolves stalking the South Bronx.
11. **Underworld (2003)** (3 · ▲9 ▼6) — Vampires versus Lycans, Kate Beckinsale in leather.

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