Ginger Snaps
2,593
Horror. Thriller
In the generic Canadian suburb of Bailey Downs live Ginger and Brigitte, 15-year-old sisters committed to introversion, menstruation anxiety, and terminal misanthropy. Three years late for their first period, they spend their time staging gruesome death scenes for their own amusement, amidst the willful ignorance of their relentlessly perky mother. On the night Ginger finally gets her period, the sisters are attacked in the woods by a ... [+]
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"The sharp feminist narrative makes up for the admirable but underwhelming werewolf makeup and other practical effects." | ||||
"A smart, resourceful, and wickedly funny teen-horror film that reinvents the werewolf myth as a potent metaphor for pubescent angst" | ||||
"This isn't just a good horror movie, it's a good movie. Period." | ||||
"A superbly realized take on the perils of being different in a world that demands conformity." | ||||
"Canada. Werewolves. It's the smartest and funniest scary movie in a long time -- and a true feminist horror film." | ||||
The best teenage werewolf movie ever made. |
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