Movie · 2024 · Crime, Comedy · 1h 48m · R · English
Curator score: 2.3/10 (300.3K ratings)
They're not partners. They're not friends. They're wolfs.
Overview
Hired to cover up a high-profile crime, a fixer soon finds his night spiralling out of control when he's forced to work with an unexpected counterpart.
Ratings
Curator score: 2.3/10
IMDb: 6.5/10
Letterboxd: 3.08/5
Rotten Tomatoes: 67%
Metacritic: 60
TMDB: 6.5/10
Director
Jon Watts
Production
Smokehouse Pictures, Plan B Entertainment, Apple Studios, Freshman Year
Cast
George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Austin Abrams, Amy Ryan, Poorna Jagannathan, Zlatko Burić, Richard Kind, Frances McDormand, Sergio Cota Jr., Alfred Chou, Amanda Aday, Kymbali Craig, Linda Carola, Vladimir Sizov, Abby Mohaddes, Sasha Biktagir, Samuel Evan Horowitz, Frank Trigg, Duffy Gaver, Edwin Taylor
Where to watch
Apple TV Plus
Curator Review
Verdict
A breezy, star-powered crime comedy with easy chemistry and a few sharp laughs, but it leans heavily on the appeal of watching two movie stars riff and bicker rather than on a truly sturdy plot. If you want a light, polished, middleweight caper, it works; if you need real suspense or a more inventive script, it may feel thin.
Best for
fans of buddy-cop and odd-couple crime comedies
viewers who enjoy low-stakes capers with movie-star chemistry
audiences looking for a slick, easy watch rather than a demanding thriller
people who like dry humor and banter-driven scenes
Skip if
you want a tightly plotted or high-tension crime story
you’re tired of movies built mainly around star charisma
you prefer sharper, more original comedy writing
you need the stakes to feel genuinely dangerous
Overview
Wolfs is built on a simple pleasure: watching George Clooney and Brad Pitt bounce off each other like they’ve been doing this for decades. The movie knows exactly what kind of fantasy it is selling, and for stretches it delivers that polished, slightly smug, very watchable rhythm of two pros improvising around a mess of a night.
Worth noting
The problem is that the concept is stronger than the screenplay. It plays like a caper that keeps hinting at a bigger, funnier, more elaborate movie just offscreen, while the actual plot remains fairly familiar and occasionally underpowered. The best scenes are the ones that let the leads needle each other, or let Austin Abrams complicate the dynamic with real energy.
Bottom line
As a piece of studio entertainment, it’s pleasant and competent, with a dry, dad-movie charm. As a crime comedy, it’s more enjoyable in the moment than memorable afterward, but if you’re in the mood for a slick hangout movie with a criminal premise, it goes down easy.
Top Letterboxd reviews
annastr (3★) · 3779 likes
Mr. & Mr. Smith 👨❤️👨
review (fr)
demi adejuyigbe (4.5★) · 2926 likes
sorry but i fuckin loved this. ultimate dad movie. jon watts directing clooney and pitt (and a cameo from my favorite actor) in a elmore leonard-inspired crime film that feels like a dry run for his shot at an Ocean's movie? made for me made for me made for me. also, austin abrams is really fucking good! steals the show, easily. and by the way? give Jon Watts Ocean's 14. i'm so serious.
David Sims (2★) · 1632 likes
yes we all agree that the parts of Ocean’s where Clooney and Pitt complete each others’ sentences rock. but that can’t just be THE STORYTELLING SPINE OF YOUR ENTIRE MOVIE