Into the Forest

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Into the Forest

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Released Jul 29, 2016

1h 41m

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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In the wilds of the Pacific Northwest, two sisters must fight for survival after an apocalyptic blackout leaves them without gas, water, electricity or cellphones.

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Critics Consensus

Into the Forest grounds its familiar apocalyptic framework with a relatable look at the bond between two sisters, compellingly brought to life by Elliot Page and Evan Rachel Wood.

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Manohla Dargis

New York Times

The movie lacks urgency. The world may be burning; here, it barely simmers.

Mar 4, 2019

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

Ellen Page and Evan Rachel Wood are as impressively understated as the direction.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 27, 2016

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Laura Kern

Film Comment Magazine

Nell and Eva's relationship forms the heart of the film and, along with the fleeting moments of ecstasy they find in things previously taken for granted, their bond provides something of genuine beauty in a progressively bleak world.

Sep 6, 2016

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Louisa Moore

Screen Zealots

An intensely bleak feminist-tinged apocalyptic tale of sisterly love and devotion taken to the extreme.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 20, 2018

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Frank Ochieng

SF Crowsnest

...[an] intimate, gripping and quietly thoughtful post-apocalyptic drama. Undoubtedly, Into The Forest marches into the wayward woods of darkness in what amounts to be a surreal, disastrous fairy tale tainted in psychological turmoil.

Rated: 3/4

Nov 9, 2018

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Jacob Oller

Vague Visages

For a feminist attempt to show two women leaning on each other, Into the Forest barely sketches them out.

Aug 27, 2018

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Hugo S

"Into The Forest" follows two sisters surviving an apocalyptic world in their secluded forest house. Amidst the turmoil of events, we see both sisters going through a series of challenges that put their friendship into the test. A low-budget movie with plenty of substance and tenderness!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/05/24

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Anthony P

I have never seen any two people have so many problems in their lives. The movie attempts unsuccessfully to pull at heart strings and I'm not impressed. A average, completely forgettable movie.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

08/22/24

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John L

Sounded like it had promise, but altogether dumb across the board. Disappointing.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

12/06/23

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Emilliano S

Decent, apocalyptic, survival thriller.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/23/23

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Glenn A

A poorly written story with an incredibly stupid ending.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Michael C

Anyone who gave this movie anything above 2 stars should have their head checked. 5 stars???? i'm looking at you Chelsea M. Seek Help I pretty much knew right away by how much dancing they kept showing, that there wasn't going to be any substance to this movie. Elliot Paige is the only thing that made this movie remotely tolerable. Her performance was good. Rachel seemed wooden and stupid, but honestly i think thats just due to a terrible script. I kind of wish Elliot paige didn't act so well, because i would have turned it off earlier. I turned it off at about 40 mins, and i'm glad I did after reading the rest of the plot synopsis. Nothing about the actions of the characters in this movie are realistic. My wife had tuned out around 20 minutes in, but the plot starts off interesting enough that it hooked me for a little longer. This movie's pacing is terrible, and it sucks. Just flat out sucked

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/06/23

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Patricia Rozema

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Elliot Page

Nell

Evan Rachel Wood

Eva

Max Minghella

Eli

Callum Keith Rennie

Robert

Michael Eklund

Stan

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Synopsis

In the wilds of the Pacific Northwest, two sisters must fight for survival after an apocalyptic blackout leaves them without gas, water, electricity or cellphones.

Director: Patricia Rozema
Producer: Elliot Page, Niv Fichman, Aaron L. Gilbert
Screenwriter: Patricia Rozema
Distributor: A24
Production Co: BRON Studios, Rhombus Media
Rating: R (Language|A Scene of Violence|Rape|Some Sexuality/Nudity)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 29, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 10, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $6.4K
Runtime: 1h 41m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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