The Woods

The Woods (2006)

  • 67% of critics liked it
    (12 reviews)

  • 40% of users liked it
    (25,058 ratings)

A teenage girl is drawn into the path of the unknown in this tale of terror. Heather (Agnes Bruckner) is a teenage girl whose father (Bruce Campbell) and mother take little interest in her. Heather's parents enroll her in a private boarding school for girls located deep in a remote forest;… More

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R,
Directed By
Written By
David Ross
Genres
Mystery & Suspense, Horror
In Theaters
Sep 26, 2006 Wide
Sony

Critic Reviews

  • Brian Holcomb, Beyond Hollywood

    "The Woods" plays like a classic Lewton film of the '40's, where the emphasis was on telling a good yarn without much ado and wrapping it up in a tightly wound 70 minutes.

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    Never justifies the witches' tale it was spinning.

  • Jette Kernion, Cinematical

    Not a groundbreaking or innovative horror film, but contains many elements that make horror movies appealing: screaming schoolgirls, spooky forces of nature, stylish camerawork, a good sense of humor throughout ... and the presence of Bruce Campbell.

  • Nick Schager, Lessons of Darkness

    One of the most polished and inventive horror flicks of the still-ongoing year, a synthesis of classical supernatural and sexualized imagery that expands upon, rather than simply regurgitates, its celebrated predecessors.

  • David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews

    ...a well-made yet thoroughly impenetrable horror flick..

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • familiar s


    The performance by one and all the actors & actresses involved was top-notch. Wish I could say that about the movie's script too!!! While the movie wasn't great, it was relatively watchable. See it or miss, whatsoever you wish.

  • Nicki M


    I have watched this twice now, and have changed my original rating from 3 1/2 to 4 stars. I think the first time I watched it I expected a standard horror movie, which this isn't. I actually really enjoyed this second time around as I could appreciate it's subtleties a… More

  • Leigh R


    Figured out the ending way early. Watched mostly due to Patricia Clarkson being in it, but it wasn't scary or even the least bit creepy to me. Could have spent the time doing better things.

  • ♥˩ƳИИ &


    Cast: Agnes Bruckner, Patricia Clarkson, Bruce Campbell, Lauren Birkell, Jane Gilchrist, Colleen Williams, Marcia Bennett, Rachel Nichols, Kathleen Mackey Director: Lucky McKee Summary: Set in 1965 in the buttoned-up world of an all-girls private boarding school, this horrifying… More

  • Dean !


    A very slow paced eerie horror. It has an ok cast with some well known faces, the idea and location seem a good setting. However this didn't live up to expectation for me. The ending did feel rushed and seem to leave a few loose ends not really explained. It's ok nothing… More

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