Movie

The Woodsman and the Rain

2012 · 129 min

A gentle, quietly funny story about unlikely friendships and small-town life, with a touch of melancholy and warmth.

Overview: A widowed lumberjack's life is turned upside down when a film crew shooting a zombie movie asks for his help and increasingly starts to rely on him.
How it feels: Warm, earnest, melancholic and whimsical. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Grief, found family, family, healing
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
found family
family
healing
work
Places: countryside
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none