Red Riding Hood

Red Riding Hood

Who's afraid?

Directed by Catherine Hardwicke

Produced by Appian Way, Random Films

2011100 min6.0 / 10

A dark fairy-tale thriller that weaves romance and mystery around a werewolf curse, balancing melodramatic tension with gothic atmosphere.

Valerie is in love with a brooding outsider, Peter, but her parents have arranged for her to marry another man. Unwilling to lose each other, Valerie and Peter plan to run away together when Valerie's older sister is killed by a werewolf that prowls the dark forest surrounding their village. Panic grips the town as Valerie discovers that she has a unique connection to the beast--one that inexorably draws them together, making her both suspect ... and bait.

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  • Is Red Riding Hood one of a kind? Yes. More singular than 86% of films.

  • Is Red Riding Hood scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is Red Riding Hood sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

  • Is Red Riding Hood violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.

  • Does Red Riding Hood end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is Red Riding Hood easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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