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The Woods

2006 · 91 min

A slow, atmospheric creep through a strict boarding school where the woods whisper and nothing feels safe.

Tagline
Private school, deadly lessons.
Overview
In 1965 New England, a troubled girl encounters mysterious happenings in the woods surrounding an isolated girls school that she was sent to by her estranged parents.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • identity
  • coming-of-age
  • betrayal
  • survival
Places
  • single country house
  • wilderness
  • school
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror7
Humour2
Realism4
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
mystery, horror, thriller
Directed by
Lucky McKee
Written by
David Ross
Starring
Agnes Bruckner, Emma Campbell, Bruce Campbell, Patricia Clarkson, Lauren Birkell, Jane Gilchrist, Catherine Colvey, Marcia Bennett
Music
Jammes Luckett, John Frizzell
Cinematography
John R. Leonetti
Runtime
91 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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