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  • 2017
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  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 49 m
  • 2017
  • R
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 49 m

Summary Anthony (Taylor John Smith) is a standout player on his Manhattan high school’s basketball team with seemingly everything going for him: a killer three-point shot, a loving girlfriend (Zazie Beetz), and a chance at a scholarship to Cornell. But Anthony’s dreams of playing college ball are jeopardized by his volatile father (Michael Shann...

Directed By: Bart Freundlich

Written By: Bart Freundlich

  • 2017
  • R
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 49 m
  • 2017
  • R
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 49 m

Wolves

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 13 Critic Reviews
46
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 5 User Ratings
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Summary Anthony (Taylor John Smith) is a standout player on his Manhattan high school’s basketball team with seemingly everything going for him: a killer three-point shot, a loving girlfriend (Zazie Beetz), and a chance at a scholarship to Cornell. But Anthony’s dreams of playing college ball are jeopardized by his volatile father (Michael Shann...

Directed By: Bart Freundlich

Written By: Bart Freundlich

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 13 Critic Reviews
46
15% Positive
2 Reviews
69% Mixed
9 Reviews
15% Negative
2 Reviews

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 13 Critic Reviews
46
15% Positive
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69% Mixed
9 Reviews
15% Negative
2 Reviews

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70
Mar 2, 2017
Buoyed by a strong cast, Wolves is a predictable yet powerful film that uses its multitude of sports movie and coming-of-age cliches to the best possible effect.
By Lauren Humphries-Brooks FULL REVIEW
50
Mar 4, 2017
Bart Freundlich alternates somewhat arbitrarily between his various plots, leaving a lot of loose ends in the process.
By Chuck Bowen FULL REVIEW
50
Mar 2, 2017
It’s a showcase for some fine acting and even finer basketball action, but neither are enough to cover for this story’s enervating formulaic construction.
By Nick Schager FULL REVIEW
50
Mar 2, 2017
The film conjures a strong sense of atmosphere, with the gritty NYC locations — yes, there are still some in the gentrified city — well captured by cinematographer Juanmil Azpiroz. And the performances are first-rate.... But by the time it reaches its hoary climax...Wolves has reached such an absurd level of schmaltz that it practically feels like a parody of itself.
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW
50
Mar 2, 2017
There’s plenty of predatory behavior on display in the impressively acted Wolves, a curious if unsuccessful cross-breeding of gritty domestic drama with conventional coming-of-age sports crowd-rouser.
By Michael Rechtshaffen FULL REVIEW
50
Mar 1, 2017
Most of the cast does a fine job of turning this hooey into something serviceable.
By Ignatiy Vishnevetsky FULL REVIEW
25
Mar 2, 2017
Wolves is more affecting than it should be by virtue of its cast, who deserve better, but the drama is so schematic that their Herculean efforts leave little impact.
By Nico Lang FULL REVIEW

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5.4
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20% Negative
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20% Negative
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Production Company Process Media
Release Date Mar 3, 2017
Duration 1 h 49 m
Rating R
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Website http://www.process-media.com/
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