The Sea of Trees

The Sea of Trees

Love will bring you home.

Directed by Gus Van Sant

Produced by Waypoint Entertainment, Bloom

2016110 min6.2 / 10

A meditative, melancholic exploration of grief, redemption, and human connection set against Japan's most haunted landscape, where two broken people find meaning in each other.

In Japan's Aokigahara Forest, a troubled teacher meets a mysterious lost stranger who takes him on a life-changing journey of love and redemption.

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  • Is The Sea of Trees sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.

  • Is The Sea of Trees one of a kind? Yes. More singular than 87% of films.

  • Is The Sea of Trees violent? Not especially. Less violent than 74% of films.

  • Is The Sea of Trees scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Does The Sea of Trees end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 58% of films.

  • Is The Sea of Trees 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.

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

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Rarity89

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Surprise17

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love30

How much audiences actually like it

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