Into the Woods

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Into the Woods

PG

Released Dec 25, 2014

2h 4m

Musical

Fantasy

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As the result of the curse of a once-beautiful witch (Meryl Streep), a baker (James Corden) and his wife (Emily Blunt) are childless. Three days before the rise of a blue moon, they venture into the forest to find the ingredients that will reverse the spell and restore the witch's beauty: a milk-white cow, hair as yellow as corn, a blood-red cape, and a slipper of gold. During their journey, they meet Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel and Jack, each one on a quest to fulfill a wish.

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Critics Consensus

On the whole, this Disney adaptation of the Sondheim classic sits comfortably at the corner of Hollywood and Broadway -- even if it darkens to its detriment in the final act.

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Sarah Marshall

Bitch Media

When the story's consequences are just a little less dire and the darkness of the woods just a little less threatening, the hard-won redemption at story's end doesn't seem nearly as sweet.

Jan 22, 2021

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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

... somewhere along each character's traipse through the foreboding forest, the story just loses its way.

Rated: C-

Sep 1, 2017

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Jason Bailey

Flavorwire

It's not, in any easily describable way at least, a terrible movie. It's just a woefully forgettable one, staged with all the depth and flair of a halfhearted community theater production.

Jun 7, 2016

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Jerry Cunningham

OUT FRONT Magazine (Denver)

Cinderella’s Prince Charming and Rapunzel’s Prince are played by Chris Pine and Billy Magnussen, both handsome, shallow, stylish, self-absorbed, chivalrous, and chauvinistic pigs -- I loved them.

May 9, 2023

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

The film version doesn’t feel as playful or revisionist as the stage musical.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jul 16, 2022

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

Survives the script meddling through strong staging, good performances and sheer wish fulfillment to make end up at it's own kind of happily ever after.

Rated: 3.5/5

Feb 2, 2021

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Audience Member

Honestly, I was expecting this to be horrible based on what I heard but it wasn't that bad. though I have to admit it around the 2 hour mark when it seemed to be ending I was ready and then it continued and I saw there was 50 minutes left I was surprised. Not the best but pretty good.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/22/25

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Jerod S

Cringed my way through this one - something about the songs grated on me...and the blender of characters seemed exhausting.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

05/30/25

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Oakley J L

I think people don’t understand that the reason it is so long is because it is also a Broadway musical. The actual story setup was okay, but the cast was just perfect. I love the twist on each fairytale and how they joined together. I will say the first half was better than the second. I think it is better that they didn’t hire people all of the same age and kept a variety. The music is so hard to sing I don’t know how the cast was able to do it. Overall, very good movie for those that like something dark but not too dark!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/13/25

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Jian F

Love CINDERELLA AND RAPUNZELS VOICES

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/11/25

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Drew B

Love the musical score. The stories are diabolically refreshing, having hear their originals ad nauseum. Meryl Streep and the rest of the cast perfect. Very good movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/07/25

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Christopher P

This is a great movie version of one of the best musicals by Sondheim, the god of American musical theater. If you don't like this brilliant musical rewriting of fairy tales with clever lyrics and an incredible range of feeling from goofy to profoundly poignant, then maybe you just don't like this genre? You can argue if it's as good as the Broadway cast recording (it's not) but this is a very faithful effort with strong singing by most of the leads. Streep is quite good.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/29/24

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Synopsis

As the result of the curse of a once-beautiful witch (Meryl Streep), a baker (James Corden) and his wife (Emily Blunt) are childless. Three days before the rise of a blue moon, they venture into the forest to find the ingredients that will reverse the spell and restore the witch's beauty: a milk-white cow, hair as yellow as corn, a blood-red cape, and a slipper of gold. During their journey, they meet Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel and Jack, each one on a quest to fulfill a wish.

Director: Rob Marshall
Producer: John DeLuca, Rob Marshall, Marc Platt, Callum McDougall
Screenwriter: James Lapine
Distributor: Walt Disney
Production Co: Marc Platt Productions, Lucamar
Rating: PG (Some Suggestive Material|Fantasy Action and Peril|Thematic Elements)
Genre: Musical, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 25, 2014, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 5, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $128.0M
Runtime: 2h 4m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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