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Red Riding Hood

Red Riding Hood

Who's afraid?

20116.01h 40m

Overview

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.

Directed by Catherine Hardwicke
Written by David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick
Produced by Julie Yorn, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Davisson
Box OfficeBudget: $42.0MRevenue: $89.2M

Top Cast

Amanda Seyfried

Amanda Seyfried

Valerie

Gary Oldman

Gary Oldman

Father Soloman

Billy Burke

Billy Burke

Cesaire

Shiloh Fernandez

Shiloh Fernandez

Peter

Max Irons

Max Irons

Henry Lazar

Julie Christie

Julie Christie

Valerie's Grandmother

Lukas Haas

Lukas Haas

Father August

Virginia Madsen

Virginia Madsen

Suzette

Shauna Kain

Shauna Kain

Roxanne

Michael Hogan

Michael Hogan

The Reeve

Themes & Keywords

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About Red Riding Hood

Red Riding Hood is a thriller, drama, fantasy, mystery, horror, romance film released in 2011 exploring themes of winter, fairy tale, little red riding hood, hood, werewolf, aftercreditsstinger. Directed by Catherine Hardwicke, it stars Amanda Seyfried, Gary Oldman, Billy Burke. 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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