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Hour of the Wolf (1968) | Ranked Top 17% · CriticCrunch

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Hour of the Wolf

Movie1968·88 min

Hour of the Wolf

Directed by Ingmar Bergman

A drama horror film directed by Ingmar Bergman.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 17%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.4/10

560 ratings

About Hour of the Wolf

While vacationing on a remote German island with his younger pregnant wife, an artist has an emotional breakdown while confronting his repressed desires.

Pacing: Slow-burn (1 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Harrowing (9 of 9)
Complexity: Mind-bending (9 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Intimate (1 of 9)
Spirit: Haunting (3 of 9)
Texture: Unsettling, Contemplative
Story Tags: isolation loneliness, obsession, identity self discovery, grand estate, island, romantic partners, outsider misfit, anti hero, dream surreal, slow burn reveal, gothic horror, body horror

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Details

Director: Ingmar Bergman
Language: Swedish

Cast

Max von Sydow, Liv Ullmann, Gertrud Fridh

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How Hour of the Wolf Ranks

All movies

Top 17%

1960s movies

Top 31%

Drama movies

Top 16%

1960s Drama movies

Top 34%

Ingmar Bergman filmsTop 54%

Top 17% All movies.

the vibe

Hour of the Wolf Vibe

What it feels like

slow-burndarkharrowingmind-bendingseriousintimatehauntingunsettling

contemplative

What it's about

dream surrealslow-burn revealisolation lonelinessobsessionidentity self discoveryoutsider misfitanti-heroromantic partnersgothic horrorbody horrorgrand estateisland

pacing

slow-burn 1/9slow-burn 1/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

harrowing 9/9harrowing 9/9

complexity

mind-bending 9/9complex 9/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

intimate 1/9intimate 1/9

spirit

haunting 3/9haunting 3/9

texture

unsettlinguneasy