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Into the Forest

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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 03/04/2019
The movie lacks urgency. The world may be burning; here, it barely simmers. Go to Full Review Tara Brady Irish Times 12/27/2016
4/5
Ellen Page and Evan Rachel Wood are as impressively understated as the direction. Go to Full Review Laura Kern Film Comment Magazine 09/06/2016
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. Go to Full Review Louisa Moore Screen Zealots 12/20/2018
3/5
An intensely bleak feminist-tinged apocalyptic tale of sisterly love and devotion taken to the extreme. Go to Full Review Frank Ochieng SF Crowsnest 11/09/2018
3/4
...[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. Go to Full Review Jacob Oller Vague Visages 08/27/2018
For a feminist attempt to show two women leaning on each other, Into the Forest barely sketches them out. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Michelle B @RT61046311 Mar 11 Seriously, one of the worst movies I have seen. So far-fetched so unrealistic do not waste your time. See more Fat L @Bonnie123 Feb 25 I'm being generous with the stars, because despite the stupidity of the two women in the middle of the end of the world, the acting was great and the plot is a good one. I mean are there really two people this stupid on earth? I certainly wouldn't want to survive with them. They chose no good decisions, wasted bullets, wasted food, wasted gas, didn't stick together. Just completely plain stupid. And to imply that they would somehow survive without conveniences is a complete joke. See more EDWARD M @Eddit123 Feb 7 Wow what a waste of time See more Eric S @RT04006549 Oct 28 Feel like watching two privileged white girls make countless stupid decisions for hours on end? Then tune in! You’ll love the random violent acts and unbelievably predictable accidents thrown in the mix just to annoy those left watching. The preview was edited well because it convinced my wife and I that we had to watch so my half star is for the preview. This movie is painfully bad. Don’t let the trailer and fairly high reviews fool you. See more Jonathan K @aFIREintheattic 07/13/2025 Apparently the guy from The Handmaid’s Tale has an accent? Okay, gotta say up front that there’s a brutal scene here that I was not prepared for. For the rest of it, though... Evan Rachel Wood is absolutely killing it, as always. I didn’t really have much sense what the movie was going to be about going in. Major credit to the cinematographer on this one... Station Eleven! Max Richter’s score adds a really nice layer. I don't totally get the ending though, a bit confusing. Felt kind of like they didn’t know how to wrap it up. The motivation of the characters was unclear. See more The Dry T @RT03991991 06/28/2025 It's really cool these sisters had something 99% of us never had. See more Read all reviews
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Patricia Rozema

Director

Elliot Page

Nell

Evan Rachel Wood

Eva

Max Minghella

Eli

Callum Keith Rennie

Robert

Michael Eklund

Stan

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Movie Info

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
Rhombus Media, BRON Studios
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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