PG-13

The Marsupials: The Howling III

Just when you thought it was safe to go down under.

1987 • 98 min • Horror

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Synopsis

A strange race of human-like marsupials appear suddenly in Australia, and a sociologist who studies these creatures falls in love with a female one. Is this a dangerous combination?

Our family guide

Best from age 13

Movie Knight Score

155 reviews

45 Audience · 155 · 100%

In rural Australia, a sociologist encounters a hidden colony of human-like marsupials, including shapeshifting werewolf creatures. When he falls for a female marsupial, their forbidden romance tests the boundaries of two worlds. This horror film explores themes of acceptance and difference.

Violence & peril: 5/10
Language: 3/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking: 2/10
Romance & sensuality: 4/10
Scary moments: 6/10

Heads up

Some creature violence and transformations
Partial nudity and implied sexual content
Themes of discrimination

What it models well

Acceptance of differences
Understanding other cultures
Love beyond societal norms

Talk about it after

Stereotypes and prejudice
Inter-species relationships
What makes someone "human"?

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