Film • Jan 7, 2016
The Forest


Watch The Forest online (United States)
- Status
- Released
- Release
- January 7, 2016 (9 years ago)
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Themes
- Folk Horror, Supernatural Horror
- Origin
- United States
- Companies
- AI Film, Lava Bear Films, Phantom Four
Cast

Natalie DormerSara / Jess Price

Eoin MackenRob

Stephanie VogtValerie
Osamu TanpopoHomeless Man
Yasuo TobishimaSushi Chef
Ibuki KanedaMei (Schoolgirl)

Akiko IwaseHead Teacher
Kikuo IchikawaBusinessman

Noriko SakuraMayumi
Jozef AokiVisitor Center Morgue Man

Yûho YamashitaSakura

Taylor KinneyAiden

Gen SetoNarusawa Bartender

Terry DiabGrandma
Nadja MazalicaSara / Jess (Age 6)
Lidija AntonićMother of Sara / Jess

Takako AkashiUbasute Old Woman #1
Yuriri NakaNarusawa Young Woman

Yukiyoshi OzawaMichi
Nemanja NaumoskiPillowcase Man
Tales YamamotoBlue Tent Man

Meg KubotaUbasute Old Woman #2
Mieko WertheimUbasute Old Woman #3
Rina TakasakiHoshiko
Čarni ĐerićFather of Sara / Jess
Yoshio HasegawaAokigahara Police Sergeant
Scores
- Average Score
- 39.4%
FilmAffinity
- 39%
IMDb
- 48%
Letterboxd
- 41%
Metacritic
- 47%
Rotten Tomatoes
- 22%
Levels
- Sex & Nudity
- None >
- Violence
- Moderate >
- Profanity
- Low >
- Algohol & Drugs
- Low >
- Fright & Intensity
- High >
Reviews
BostonGlobe.com‘The Forest’ offers horror in some Japanese woods - The Boston Globe
Chicago TribuneReview: ‘The Forest’ is not a very scary place to be
The IndependentThe Forest: A murky and unsatisfying horror movie
The Irish TimesThe Forest review: would be hard-pressed to frighten even the frailest infant
Los Angeles TimesReview: 'The Forest' doesn't live up to its ghost-story potential
Little White LiesThe Forest
New York PostAtmosphere isn’t enough to save horror flick ‘The Forest’
Lenika Cruz'The Forest': The Problem With Trying to Make Suicide Spooky
The Globe and MailThe Forest: A compelling, haunted trek through Japan’s ‘suicide forest’
USA TODAYReview: This 'Forest' is a mostly scare-free zone
Justin ChangFilm Review: ‘The Forest’
VultureThe Forest Is Dumb, Tedious, and Not Scary


















