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In the United States, you can rent or buy The Forest from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It streams in 48 other countries, but not in the United States.
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A , horror movie: .
Good for friends night · pure escapism · adults
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Everyone comes here looking for a way out
Set in the Aokigahara Forest, a real-life place in Japan where people go to end their lives. Against this backdrop, a young American woman comes in search of her twin sister, who has mysteriously disappeared.
Supernatural Horror ThrillerPsychological TraumaAtmospheric DreadTwin Sister MysteryJapanese Folklore SettingJump Scare HeavyEmotional GriefCulturally Insensitive DepictionLow Critical Acclaim
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Is The Forest worth watching?
32
BadGoodWatch scoreReviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 32 (IMDb 4.8, Rotten Tomatoes 10%, and Metacritic 34). Audiences rate it higher (39 out of 100) than critics (22).
Will The Forest scare me?
Not scaryTerrifying
At times: scares are rated 7 of 10.
Will I feel good after watching The Forest?
BleakHopeful
Probably not: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for bleakness and 7 for melancholy, against 1 for hopefulness.
Was The Forest a box office hit?
Budget$10 million
Box office$38 million
Yes: it cost about $10 million to make and earned $38 million worldwide, 3.8 times its budget.