Wolves is a 2016 American sports drama film written and directed by Bart Freundlich and starring Michael Shannon, Carla Gugino, Taylor John Smith, Chris Bauer and John Douglas Thompson. The film was released on March 3, 2017, by IFC Films.
Plot
Anthony is a standout player on his Manhattan high school's basketball team with seemingly everything going for him: a killer three-point shot, a loving girlfriend, and a chance at a scholarship to Cornell. But Anthony's dreams of playing college ball are jeopardized by his volatile father, a hard-drinking writer whose compulsive gambling threatens to derail the lives of both his wife and son.
Cast
Michael Shannon as Lee Keller
Carla Gugino as Jenny Keller
Taylor John Smith as Anthony Keller
Chris Bauer as Charlie
John Douglas Thompson as Socrates
Zazie Beetz as Victoria
Jessica Rothe as Lola
Wayne Duvall as Coach Ray
Danny Hoch as Sean
Noah Le Gros as Oliver
Christopher Meyer as Hakim
Richard Kohnke as Billy Dunn
Harry Thomas as Finals Referee
Production
Principal photography began in June 2015.
Release
The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 15, 2016. The film was released on March 3, 2017, by IFC Films.
Reception
Critical response
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 36% based on 25 reviews, and an average rating of 4.8/10. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 46 out of 100, based on 13 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".