Question 1

Is An American Werewolf in London (1981) scary?

Accepted Answer

Not particularly — An American Werewolf in London (1981)'s appeal is atmospheric or thematic rather than overtly scary. As a werewolf film, it scored 1.0/10 for fear, 7.0/10 for atmosphere, and 8.0/10 overall on Watch Darkly's curator scale across 1 rating.

Question 2

Is An American Werewolf in London (1981) streaming?

Accepted Answer

An American Werewolf in London (1981)'s US theatrical release date is August 21, 1981. No digital rental, streaming or physical release date has been announced.

Question 3

How many jump scares are in An American Werewolf in London (1981)?

Accepted Answer

An American Werewolf in London (1981) has 14 jump scares, based on its logged jump-scare count.

Question 4

What age is An American Werewolf in London (1981) appropriate for?

Accepted Answer

An American Werewolf in London (1981) is rated R. Watch Darkly does not assign its own age rating, so here is what the film actually contains. On Watch Darkly's curator scale it scored 1.0/10 for fear, 5.0/10 for gore, and 4.0/10 for intensity, where 10 is the most extreme in the catalog. It has 14 jump scares. No content warnings are on file for it.

Question 5

Who is in the cast of An American Werewolf in London (1981)?

Accepted Answer

David Naughton plays David Kessler, Jenny Agutter plays Nurse Alex Price, Griffin Dunne plays Jack Goodman, John Woodvine plays Dr. J.S. Hirsch, Don McKillop plays Inspector Villiers, Brian Glover plays Chess Player, David Schofield plays Dart Player, Lila Kaye plays Barmaid.

Question 6

Does An American Werewolf in London (1981) have a happy ending?

Accepted Answer

An American Werewolf in London (1981) has a downer ending on Watch Darkly's spoiler-gated ending scale.

Question 7

What are some films like An American Werewolf in London (1981)?

Accepted Answer

Films similar to An American Werewolf in London (1981) on Watch Darkly include Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed (2004), Splinter (2008), Dog Soldiers (2002), selected by shared themes and tags plus the curator scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, intensity, and overall quality.

An American Werewolf in London

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