Full Moon High

Full Moon High

He's today's teenage werewolf… only the rules have changed!

Directed by Larry Cohen

Produced by Filmways Pictures, Larco Productions

198195 min4.4 / 10

A comedic, tongue-in-cheek take on the werewolf mythos that uses the monster-as-outsider premise to explore teenage alienation with irreverent humor.

After a trip to Romania, popular high school quarterback Tony Walker becomes a werewolf, and struggles to come to terms with his hirsute situation.

Questions people ask

  • Is Full Moon High sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

  • Is Full Moon High easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.

  • Is Full Moon High violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Full Moon High scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does Full Moon High end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

17/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity70

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Full Moon High

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Full Moon High

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Full Moon High, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Full Moon High, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Full Moon High, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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