Into the Forest fingerprintHigh energy, striking style, no humor.
Tense and thrilling
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and moving
Much of it is about family.
Serious throughout
Family, the mind, and everyday modern life
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances and characters
Standout cinematography and sound design
Tense and thrilling
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Into the Forest is tense and thrilling. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and moving
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's melancholic and moving. Much of it is about family.
Serious throughout
Expect almost no humor.
Family, the mind, and everyday modern life
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around family, the mind, and everyday modern life. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances and characters
The performances and characters stand out.
Standout cinematography and sound design
Look and sound: the cinematography and sound design stand out.
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Into the Forest is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Hoopla, and Fandango at Home Free. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 61/100 (IMDb 5.8, Rotten Tomatoes 76%, and Metacritic 59). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.
1 h 41 min
Into the Forest runs 1 h 41 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Not quite. Critics rate Into the Forest higher (68) than audiences (53). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in Canada.
+31GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Into the Forest in 45 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 30 storytelling tropes for Into the Forest, including No Ending, Canada Does Not Exist, Sibling Yin-Yang.
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