'Werwulf' Gets Hard 'R' Rating for Disturbing Violence, Gore, Sexual Assault & Graphic Nudity

Robert Eggers’ Medieval Horror ‘Werwulf’ Lands a Hard R Rating Ahead of Its Christmas Day Debut

Robert Eggers' new werewolf flick, Werwulf, receives an R rating.

'Werwulf' Gets Hard 'R' Rating for Disturbing Violence, Gore, Sexual Assault & Graphic Nudity

Robert Eggers has been calling the upcoming Werwulf his darkest movie to date, and that’s reflected in the official rating that the MPA has just turned in for Eggers’ new nightmare. Focus Features’ Werwulf is rated an extremely hard ‘R’ for “strong bloody/disturbing violent content, gore, sexual assault, graphic nudity and strong sexual content.” The […] The post ‘Werwulf’ Gets Hard ‘R’ Rating for Disturbing Violence, Gore, Sexual Assault & Grap…

Robert Eggers’ ‘Werwulf’ Gets Brutal R Rating Ahead of Christmas Release

Robert Eggers is bringing a werewolf to Christmas, and the Motion Picture Association would like everyone to know it is not a stocking stuffer. Werwulf, his medieval England horror film from Focus Features, has been rated R for “strong bloody/disturbing violent content, gore, sexual assault, graphic nudity and strong sexual content,” according to the MPA’s official ratings listing. That is a lot of words for a ratings board. Plenty of horror mov…

CARA/MPA Film Ratings Bulletin 11/11/26; MPA Ratings & Rating Reasons For 'Shrek 5', 'The Further Mis-Adventures Of Cliff Booth', 'Werwulf' & More

Cameron Diaz, Mike Myers, and Marcello Hernández in Shrek 5 – © 2026 DreamWorks Animation. All Rights Reserved. Welcome back to another new installment of our ‘CARA/ MPA Film Ratings Bulletin’ posts where we keep you informed each week with all of the newly announced MPA ratings and rating reasons unveiled courtesy of the official C.A.R.A. Ratings Bulletin. This week’s new bulletin dated November 11, …