Little Woods

Little Woods

Some lines you just have to cross.

Directed by Nia DaCosta

Produced by Water's End Productions, Automatik Entertainment

2019103 min5.4 / 10

A tense, morally complex drama about a woman caught between survival, sisterhood, and the law in a struggling oil town.

For years, Ollie has illicitly helped the struggling residents of her North Dakota oil boomtown access Canadian health care and medication. When the authorities catch on, she plans to abandon her crusade, only to be dragged in even deeper after a desperate plea for help from her sister.

Questions people ask

  • Is Little Woods sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Does Little Woods end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 61% of films.

  • Is Little Woods violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Little Woods scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Little Woods easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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.

17/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity61

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love7

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Little Woods

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Little Woods

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Little Woods, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Little Woods, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Little Woods, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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