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The Forest

Everyone comes here looking for a way out

5.2(1,922)20161h 33m6

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.

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Status
Released
Budget
$10M
Box office
$37.6M
Language
English
  • suicide attempt
  • supernatural
  • childhood trauma
  • female protagonist
  • tokyo, japan
  • identical twin
  • lost in the woods
  • sister sister relationship
  • mount fuji, japan
  • aokigahara
  • haunted forest

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Jason Zada

Produced in

United States of America

Where to watch

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Videos

Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalR8 Jan 2016
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1526 Feb 2016
    • Physical15DVD20 Jun 2016
  • CanadaCA

    • Theatrical14A8 Jan 2016
    • Physical14ADVD12 Apr 2016
  • ArgentinaAR

    • Theatrical4 Feb 2016
  • CzechiaCZ

    • Digital / OTT15+7 Jan 2016
  • DenmarkDK

    • Physical1524 Jun 2016
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical164 Feb 2016
  • GreeceGR

    • TheatricalK1525 Feb 2016
  • IndonesiaID

    • Theatrical8 Jan 2016
  • IrelandIE

    • Theatrical15A26 Feb 2016
  • ItalyIT

    • Theatrical28 Sept 2017
  • JapanJP

    • Theatrical5 Nov 2016

Frequently asked questions

The Forest was released on 7 January 2016.

Audience reviews

6
  • Q

    Question

    1/16/2016

    6/10

    Cool story, but I think it would've worked better as a psychological movie instead of a horror movie.

  • F

    Frank Ochieng

    1/30/2016

    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 visu…

  • G

    Gimly

    11/20/2016

    3/10

    I 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._

  • S

    skyezero

    6/15/2017

    2/10

    I would rather peel a raw onion and squeeze the juices into my eyes than watch recent horror movies coming out of Hollywood at the moment. WHY DO YOU STILL HAVE NO IMAGINATION AND JUST RELY ON CHEAP SHITTY JUMP SCENES WITH WANK PLOTS?! Okay. GRR. Random lady gets a casual phone call advising her sister has gone into the suicide forest and it’s been 48 hours so she’s presumed as a suicide and they’re not going t…

  • C

    Cam864

    1/2/2019

    3/10

    The Forest was certainly an interesting concept but was very poorly executed; riddled with unnecessary jump scares as well as simply being poorly directed the film just flops. The ending left much more to be desired as well. On the bright side, Natalie Dormer is some great eye candy.

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