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The Woodsman

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Movie Info
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Director -
Nicole Kassell -
Producer -
Lee Daniels -
Screenwriter -
Nicole Kassell , Steven Fechter -
Distributor -
Newmarket Film Group -
Production Co -
Dash Films , Lee Daniels Entertainment , The Woodsman LLC -
Rating -
R (Language|Disturbing Behavior|Sexuality) -
Genre -
Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Dec 24, 2004, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Dec 14, 2016 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$1.6M -
Runtime -
1h 29m -
Sound Mix -
Stereo , Dolby SRD -
Aspect Ratio -
Flat (1.37:1)