The Forest

Name: The Forest
Released: 2016-1-8
Cast: Natalie Dormer, Taylor Kinney, Yukiyoshi Ozawa, Eoin Macken

The Forest

PG-13
1h 33m
2015

age 14+

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A young woman’s hunt for her missing sister leads to horror and madness in this terrifying supernatural thriller starring Natalie Dormer (Game of Thrones and The Hunger Games franchise). When her troubled twin sister mysteriously disappears, Sara Price (Dormer) discovers she vanished in Japan’s infamous Suicide Forest. Searching its eerie dark woods, Sara plunges into a tormented world where angry spirits lie in wait for those who ignore the warning: never stray from the path.

Director:

Jason Zada

Producer:

Cast:

Natalie Dormer, Taylor Kinney, Yukiyoshi Ozawa, Eoin Macken

Common Sense Media

age 14+

Common Sense Says

Ghost story has promising start but too many jump-scares.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that The Forest is a horror movie set in the real-life Aokigahara forest near Japan's Mt. Fuji, where many people go to commit suicide and which is rumored to be haunted. There are lots of creepy ghosts, hanging bodies, scary sounds, and jump-scares; some blood is shown, and characters die. A knife is used to cut and stab, and a shotgun is shown. Language is infrequent but does include uses of "s--t" and "goddamn." There's some social drinking, and a scene of characters talking and sharing beers in a bar. Sex isn't an issue. As far as horror movies go, this one isn't terrible, and horror hounds will be interested. And fans of Natalie Dormer (The Hunger Games, Game of Thrones, etc.) will want to see her in her first major starring role.