The Backwoods

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The Backwoods

R

2006

1h 38m

Mystery & Thriller

Horror

Drama

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Two couples (Gary Oldman, Virginie Ledoyen, Paddy Considine) must get a feral girl (Yaiza Esteve) to safety after the men find her in the woods.

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Jonathan Holland

Variety

A decent cast and ok production values get completely lost in The Backwoods, an atmosphere-rich psychological thriller in which psychology and thrills are missing.

Oct 4, 2006

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C.H. Newell

Father Son Holy Gore

Evokes gritty 1970s revenge thrillers like Straw Dogs and backwoods themes like those Deliverance, and even less praised titles like Southern Comfort.

Rated: 4/5

May 6, 2019

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Niall Browne

Movies in Focus

Every so often a film comes along that reassures your faith in cinema. If doesn't have to be a huge blockbuster or even the most acclaimed art house film, it can be a little film that entertains and captures your attention without letting go.

Rated: 4/5

Nov 2, 2018

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Rated: 3.5/5

Oct 18, 2008

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...the film's terrifically promising first act slowly-but-surely gives way to an atmosphere of tedium and superfluousness...

Rated: 2/4

Jul 25, 2008

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Brian Holcomb

Beyond Hollywood

Lots of questions are left unanswered, like a movie you fell asleep watching on late night TV and were never able to find again.

Apr 20, 2008

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Gerald H

this movie is a catastrophe. i don‘t know whete to start because EvERYTHING is wrong with it.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

04/17/23

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steve d

Shockingly dull given Oldman's presence and it's premise.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Shioka O

What makes me feel irritated is that the people in this film are mostly taking wrong decision. It's not thrilling nor scary but just awkward and lots of things were never answered. Spoiler: Oldman dies in the middle of nowhere for nothing.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

12/10/22

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Audience Member

While on a trip, 2 couples find a 'feral' girl that's been locked in a shack in the countryside. The villagers (men) are gross, but you're never really sure why the girl exists or what the problem is - but the couples attempt to protect her. The ending doesn't answer any of your questions either.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Audience Member

Who's the little girl? And at least try to make the movie better by throwing Lucy out of the car in the beginning. She was awful. Oh, and the movie made no sense whatsoever.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Audience Member

Decent thriller, and not much of usual horror movie cliches

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Synopsis

Two couples (Gary Oldman, Virginie Ledoyen, Paddy Considine) must get a feral girl (Yaiza Esteve) to safety after the men find her in the woods.

Director: Koldo Serra
Screenwriter: Jon Sagalá, Koldo Serra
Production Co: The Jolly Cow, Castelao Producciones S.A., Videntia Frames Producciones S.L., Monfort Producciones S.L., Divine Productions
Rating: R (Brief Nudity|Violence|Language)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Horror, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 1, 2013
Runtime: 1h 38m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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