Rent The Woods (2006)
2.7 of 5 from 144 ratings
1h 27min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- New England, 1965: rebellious teenager Heather (Agnes Bruckner) is sent by her parents to a repressive all-girls boarding school in the heart of a dark forest. Under the watchful eye of the mysterious headmistress, Ms. Traverse (Patricia Clarkson), Heather finds herself developing previously untapped supernatural abilities. Beset by increasingly disturbing visions and mysterious voices, Heather must harness her powers to uncover the terrifying truth of what whispers from the woods...
- Actors:
- Lauren Birkell, Agnes Bruckner, Jane Gilchrist, Emma Campbell, Bruce Campbell, Patricia Clarkson, Catherine Colvey, Marcia Bennett, Rachel Nichols, Kathleen Mackey, Cary Lawrence, Colleen Williams, Gordon Currie, Jude Beny, Melissa Altro
- Directors:
- Lucky McKee
- Producers:
- Bryan Furst, Sean Furst
- Voiced By:
- Jammes Luckett, Angela Bettis, Linda Pine
- Writers:
- David Ross
- Studio:
- Sony
- Genres:
- Horror, Thrillers
- Countries:
- Canada
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 15/09/2025
- Run Time:
- 91 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.39:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Brand new audio commentary by director Lucky McKee and critic Walter Chaw
- Into the Woods, a brand new video interview with Lucky McKee and storyboard artist Vanessa McKee
- You Don't Own Me, a brand new video interview with actress Agnes Bruckner
- Storyboard Gallery, a brand new featurette showcasing Vanessa McKee's original storyboard artwork for the film
- 10 Days on Set, never-before-seen behind-the-scenes footage from the film set, sourced from Lucky McKee's personal archive
- Trailer
- Image gallery
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Reviews (4) of The Woods
The 'wood'en acting - The Woods review by CP Customer
Being a fan of films that contain religious or Pagen themes like 'The Wicker man' or 'The Craft',I thought 'The Woods' would be of interest to me and though I didnt have expectations that it would be as arty as 'The Wicker Man' I still had aspirations of a small scare. It was not to be.
The plot was weak and failed to tie up any confusions about what had originally happened at the school and the history of the characters and the story was fatally flawed in lots of ways. In fact the only scarey thing about this film was the wooden acting!
1 out of 3 members found this review helpful.
Awful - The Woods review by CP Customer
I couldn't make out if this film was supposed to be a comedy or not. The plot was rediculous, the tension non-existent. I turned it off after about half an hour. I wish I could give it no stars.
0 out of 1 members found this review helpful.
Above average and complex psychological horror-thriller. - The Woods review by CP Customer
If you're expecting a standard teen horror movie you're going to be hugely disappointed. The Woods is a complex character based psychological horror-thriller which is quite similar in tone to M. Night Shyamalan films like 'Signs' and 'The Village', and if you've seen McKee's previous film 'May' you'll already know the quirky mix of slow paced horror and character led drama he brings to the screen. The quality of acting as you would expect from Agnes Bruckner and Patricia Clarkson was very high and the direction from Lucky McKee was expertly paced and beautifully shot. The horror/supernatural element of the story is often difficult to follow, and the film never really explains it for you, so by the end of the film you'll either get it or be left asking questions. Though even if you're left a bit confused the film does take you on a decent ride, and if you need answers it's really not that hard to look up an explanation of the story online.
0 out of 0 members found this review helpful.