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The Man in the Woods

2020 · 80 min

A hushed, snowbound mystery that unfolds through uneasy conversations and buried secrets, more about atmosphere and moral unease than action.

Directed by: Noah Buschel
Genres: Mystery, Thriller
Starring: Devin Druid, Quinn Shephard, Sam Waterston

Tagline: They blamed everything on...
Overview: On a snowy night in 1963 Pennsylvania, a boarding school student goes missing in the woods. Her friends, a disgraced quarterback, a shunned ex-cop, and the headmaster's wife, agree to go search for her. As they do, they confront the lies, ghost stories, and demonization that their idyllic school was built on.

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Directed by: Noah Buschel
Genres: Mystery, Thriller
Starring: Devin Druid, Quinn Shephard, Sam Waterston

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Tone: eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 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: isolation
deception
guilt
identity
class
Places: school
wilderness
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	3
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: mystery, thriller
Directed by: Noah Buschel
Written by: Noah Buschel
Starring: Devin Druid, Quinn Shephard, Sam Waterston, Marin Ireland, Kevin Corrigan, William Jackson Harper, Jack Kilmer, Jane Alexander
Cinematography: Nick Remy Matthews
Runtime: 80 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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