The Woods

The Woods

Private school, deadly lessons.

Directed by Lucky McKee

Produced by United Artists, Furst Films

200691 min5.7 / 10

A moody, paranoia-soaked mystery set in a 1960s girls' school where a troubled protagonist encounters supernatural or monstrous forces in the surrounding forest.

In 1965 New England, a troubled girl encounters mysterious happenings in the woods surrounding an isolated girls school that she was sent to by her estranged parents.

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Questions people ask

  • Is The Woods scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

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

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

  • Is The Woods easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is The Woods violent? 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.

23/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity30

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise28

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love13

How much audiences actually like it

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Everything like The Woods, and what each one shares →

Like The Woods

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Woods

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Woods, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Woods, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Woods, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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