Backwoods

Backwoods

A weekend retreat... where no one returns.

Directed by Martin Jay Weiss

Produced by Larry Levinson Productions, RHI Entertainment

200985 min4.5 / 10

A dark survival thriller where a high school reunion camping trip becomes a nightmare of hunting and torture at the hands of a sinister religious cult in the backwoods.

A group of friends embark on a camping trip for a ten-year high school reunion. Their celebration soon turns into a battle for survival when they realize that the locals, who are not what they seem, are hunting them down.

Questions people ask

  • Is Backwoods scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of films.

  • Is Backwoods violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.

  • Is Backwoods easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Does Backwoods end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Backwoods sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

9/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity25

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Backwoods

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Backwoods

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Backwoods, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Backwoods, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Backwoods, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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