Don't Go in the Woods

Don't Go in the Woods

Everyone has nightmares about the ugliest way to die.

Directed by James Bryan

Produced by JBF

198182 min4.1 / 10

A straightforward slasher film that trades psychological depth for graphic kills and sustained dread in an isolated mountain setting.

Four friends take a weekend camping trip in the mountains of Utah, where a homicidal woodsman begins murdering tourists.

Questions people ask

  • Is Don't Go in the Woods violent? Yes, very. More violent than 97% of films.

  • Does Don't Go in the Woods end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.

  • Is Don't Go in the Woods scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 95% of films.

  • Is Don't Go in the Woods easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is Don't Go in the Woods sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% 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.

Rarity24

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love3

How much audiences actually like it

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