The Forest
A storm-stranded family excursion becomes a dark metaphysical pilgrimage through the collapse of bourgeois certainty.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- eerie
- oppressive
- philosophical
- late night arthouse viewing
- rainy day
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The children's disappearance leads the adults through the forest into an increasingly metaphysical journey.
The four adults' established social identities disintegrate after the children vanish.
The adults become a profile of a lost culture as their friendship and social confidence crumble.
The excursion evolves from a storm-driven disappearance into an odyssey with increasingly metaphysical dimensions.
Films like The Forest, and why
The Seventh Continent
metaphysical wilderness journey, bourgeois alienation, and unsettling psychological tension
The Mirror
enigmatic forest setting, fractured social reality, and surreal philosophical atmosphere
The Sacrifice
family crisis transformed into an existential odyssey through ambiguous natural spaces
Force Majeure
disintegrating bourgeois relationships, bleak social critique, and formal unease
Movie Details
- Director
- Viktor Gasic
- Release Date
- 2018-01-01
- Runtime
- 138 min
- Rating
- 10.0 / 10 (1)
Cast
- Daniel Fritz
- René Erler
- Sabrina Strehl
- Leni Wesselman
- Lilith Bietmann
- Noam Bietmann
- Klaus Bräuer
Common questions
- What is The Forest about?
- A storm-stranded family excursion becomes a dark metaphysical pilgrimage through the collapse of bourgeois certainty.
- What is The Forest like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Forest as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Forest violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Forest as mild.
- Which films are like The Forest?
- Films with a similar feel include The Seventh Continent, The Mirror, The Sacrifice, and Force Majeure.
- How long is The Forest?
- The Forest runs 138 minutes.
