3.3
The Radiant One
2016
“Everyone comes here looking for a way out”
The Forest (2016)
January 7, 20161h 33mEN
5.2
1.8K votes
Overview
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.
Director
Jason ZadaWriters
Where to Watch
Streaming availability for India
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$10.0M
Revenue
$37.6M
Production Companies
Lava Bear FilmsAI FilmPhantom Four
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User Reviews
Question
6.0Cool story, but I think it would've worked better as a psychological movie instead of a horror movie.
Frank Ochieng
The backbone of _The Forest’s_ conception is probably more fascinating than the horror film in which the narrative is based upon. Some may be familiar with the backstory of the “real” _Forest_ and its disturbing legendary reputation. Of course the reference is reserved for Japan’s Aokigahara Forest (a.k.a. “Suicide Forest”) at the geographical base of Mount Fuji where historically this has been the morbid albeit visually stimulating resting place for that country’s despair-ridden segmented population to gravitate in hopes of ending their lives among the smothering trees and twisty hiking paths…
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Gimly
3.0I gained absolutely nothing from this experience bar the knowledge that Natalie Dormer makes for an attractive goth. _Final rating:★½: - Boring/disappointing. Avoid if possible._