In the woods movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant in the woods movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out suspenseful, serious, suspense, scary, psychological and disturbing films and TV shows about / with forest, woods, danger, survival, deadly, wilderness, isolation, chase, monster and blood plots mostly in Thriller, Horror and Drama genres shot in USA, UK, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as in the woods: Shrooms (2007), Eden Lake (2008), Rust Creek (2018), Grimm (2003), Backcountry (2014), Thale (2012), Grizzly Park (2008), Siberia, Monamour (2011), A Lonely Place to Die (2011), A Walk in the Woods (2015).
Best films
New films
| The Girl in the Woods (2021) | 5.5 | |
| Patrick (2019) | 6.7 | |
| Steve (2025) | 6.4 | |
| The Big Game (2020) | 7.1 | |
| Red Sonja (2025) | 4.6 |
List of in the woods movies
18K
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Ireland, UK, Denmark
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A group of American teens comes Ireland to visit an Irish school friend who takes them on a camping trip in search of the local, fabled magic mushrooms. When the hallucinations start taking hold, the panicked friends are attacked by ghostly ...
Style:
psychological horror, suspenseful, atmospheric, serious, suspense ...
Plot:
woods, mushroom, nothing goes right, murder, uncover truth, drug, forest, isolation, psychedelia, hallucination, dead teenager, self defense ...
Time:
year 2008
Place:
europe, ireland
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108K
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Eden Lake is a relentlessly tense and immaculately paced horror-thriller about modern youth gone wild. When a young couple goes to a remote wooded lake for a romantic getaway, their quiet weekend is shattered by an aggressive group of local kids. ...
Style:
brutal, suspense, bad ending, scary, slasher ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, kids
Plot:
survival, torture, camping, chase, forest, youth, fear, gory, revenge, teenager, maniac, danger ...
Time:
year 2008, year 2000, 21st century
Place:
united kingdom, england, britain
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
When an overachieving college senior makes a wrong turn, her road trip becomes a life-changing fight for survival in rural Kentucky.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, philosophical, tense, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
survival, forest, stranded, illegal drugs, small town sheriff, struggle for survival, woods, gang, criminal, murder, alone, fight ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
kentucky
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2K
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
One cold winter's day, Jacob and his sister Marie are abandoned in a wood by their out-of-work father. In his jacket Jacob finds a letter from their mother urging them to go to her brother in Spain. Once in Spain, it turns out that their uncle ...
Style:
semi serious, surreal, atmospheric, humorous, dark comedy ...
Plot:
forced sexual contact, insomnia, woods, parents and children, family life, sex with sister, survival, brother sister relationship, surrealism, rottweiler, homeless, rape victim ...
Place:
spain, europe
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A couple on a deep-wilderness hike become hopelessly lost within an aggressive black bear's territory.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, suspense, natural horror, realistic ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
survival, wilderness, woods, nature, camping, bear, lost in the woods, dangerous animal, danger, bear attack, forest, lost ...
Time:
70s, 21st century
Place:
alaska, ontario canada, canada
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6K
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Norway
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
Norwegian folklore turns out to be real when Leo and Elvis encounter a girl called Thale in a basement. A regular cleaning job turns into a struggle for survival, while they're trying to figure out what or who Thale is. Could Thale be a ...
Style:
scary, suspenseful, rough, fairy tale, atmospheric ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
deadly creature, supernatural, creature, folklore, folk horror, legends and myths, wrong place wrong time, danger, confined, gory, isolation, secret place ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A giant grizzly bear stalks 8 troubled young adults and a park ranger in a forest reserve called Grizzly Park after making the demise of an escaped serial killer.
Style:
scary, tense, serious, suspenseful, natural horror ...
Plot:
grizzly bear, youth, woods, confined, dangerous animal, danger, animal attack, survival, isolation, wilderness, bear, killer animal ...
Place:
california, usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Siberia. Late autumn. In taiga, in the deserted village there lives an old man Ivan & his seven-year-old grandson Leshia. A pack of feral dogs devours everything alive in the neighborhood. One of these dogs is Leshia's best friend. ...
Style:
touching, sentimental, serious, captivating, realistic ...
Plot:
wilderness, elderly, isolation, orphan, life is a bitch, danger, woods, nature, wilderness survival, survival, post soviet, old man ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
soviet union, russia
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A group of five mountaineers are hiking and climbing in the Scottish Highlands when they discover a young Serbian girl buried in a small chamber in the wilderness. They become caught up in a terrifying game of cat and mouse with the kidnappers as ...
Style:
rough, suspenseful, realistic, scary, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
wilderness, survival, mountaineer, kidnapping, hunt down, extreme sport, forest, hiking, rescue, group of friends, kidnapper, poacher ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
scotland, scottish highlands, britain, europe, seattle
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Genre: Adventure, Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
After spending two decades in England, Bill Bryson returns to the U.S., where he decides the best way to connect with his homeland is to hike the Appalachian Trail with one of his oldest friends.
Style:
scenic, light, humorous, road movie, melancholic ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
friendship, hiking, camping, elderly, camping trip, escapades, road trip, wilderness, writers, woods, foul language, backpacking ...
Time:
18th century, 21st century
Place:
appalachia, new hampshire, usa, california
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Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
In October of 1994 three student filmmakers disappeared in the woods near Burkittsville, Maryland, while shooting a documentary. A year later their footage was found.
Style:
suspense, scary, independent film, dark, psychological ...
Audience:
date night, teens, adult
Plot:
witch, found footage, folk horror, urban legend, supernatural, fear, survival, lost in the woods, supernatural horror, panic, forest, wilderness ...
Time:
90s, year 1994, 20th century, year 1999
Place:
maryland, usa, north america
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A remake of the 1979 controversial cult classic, I Spit on Your Grave retells the horrific tale of writer Jennifer Hills who takes a retreat from the city to a charming cabin in the woods to start on her next book. But Jennifer's presence in ...
Style:
disturbing, brutal, scary, suspenseful, bloody ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, adult
Plot:
vengeance, rape and revenge, torture, violence, rape, revenge, rapist, sexual abuse, serial killer, danger, female vigilante, woman in danger ...
Time:
year 2010, year 2000, 2010s, 21st century
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Genre: Adventure, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Norway, Sweden, Estonia, Lithuania, Denmark
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
The crew of the TV show "Real TV" with controlling boss Gunnar on the front line will soon begin production of a reality show for which participants are selected to survive in the wilderness. Gunnar has gathered a production team of four ...
Style:
scary, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, rough ...
Audience:
date night, teens
Plot:
woods, wilderness, gory, psychopath, tv crew, supernatural, danger, deadly creature, isolation, twists and turns, witch, holiday horror ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe
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Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: Canada, UK, USA, India
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Two hillbillies are suspected of being killers by a group of paranoid college kids camping near the duo's West Virginian cabin. As the body count climbs, so does the fear and confusion as the college kids try to seek revenge against the pair.
Style:
humorous, funny, dark comedy, absurd, horror comedy ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, kids, adult
Plot:
death, gory, dark humor, vacation, group of friends, student, nothing goes right, accidental killing, youth, chainsaw, friends, freak accident ...
Time:
year 2010, year 2011, year 2000, 21st century
Place:
virginia, west virginia, usa, canada
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876
Genre: Thriller
Country: Netherlands, UK, Luxembourg, Germany
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Claire lives with her wealthy adopted parents in a luxurious and isolated house in the woods. She discovers a wounded and bleeding boy her age in her family's garden shed. The boy is a young drug courier from Afghanistan; shot and wounded after ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, touching, suspense
Plot:
underage sex, fall in love, destiny, on the run, youth, friendship, family relations, drug dealing, coming of age, children, drug kingpin, mobster ...
Place:
afghanistan
Is relevant?
28K
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A newlywed couple finds their lake-country honeymoon descend into chaos after Paul finds Bea wandering and disoriented in the middle of the night.
Style:
psychological, scary, suspenseful, creepy, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
woods, honeymoon, body horror, cabin in the woods, transformation, alien abduction, bondage, sleepwalking, mysterious event, woman in danger, danger, couple relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, canada
Is relevant?
12K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
A group of friends who venture into the remote Texas woods for a party weekend find themselves stalked by Bigfoot.
Style:
suspense, serious, suspenseful, tense, natural horror ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
sasquatch, bigfoot, found footage, woods, creature, forest, yeti, cabin in the woods, monster, creature feature, danger, supernatural ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
texas, usa
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Michael is committed to getting his best friend Chris to sober up and get his life back on track. With the best of intentions, Michael implements a plan to convince Chris to go to rehab before his drug addiction leads to an early death. But what ...
Style:
mind bending, surreal, mindfuck, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
friendship, cosmic horror, drug addict, supernatural, buddies, danger, isolation, wilderness, woods, profanity, cabin in the woods, supernatural horror ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, california
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11K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Driving, lost and tormented in the night, primal fears of the dark and the unknown give way to fear that you have let the evil in, or that it is already there.
Style:
slasher, realistic, suspense, scary, suspenseful ...
Plot:
psychopath, stranger, serial killer, brutality, paranoia, maniac, survival, forest, scarecrow, stalking, danger, wilderness ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
ireland, england, somalia
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Five college friends spend the weekend at a remote cabin in the woods, where they get more than they bargained for. Together, they must discover the truth behind the cabin in the woods.
Style:
scary, bloody, mind bending, slasher, lovecraft ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
monster, creature, supernatural, woods, cabin in the woods, survival, trapped, cosmic horror, fear, zombie, death, werewolf ...
Time:
year 2012, 20th century, year 2000, year 2009, 2000s ...
Place:
usa, seattle
Is relevant?
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Three family members head deep into the woods for a hunting trip that doubles as a distraction from their troubles at home. When all of their gear is stolen, they turn on each other, but soon realize there are much more treacherous forces at work.
Style:
psychological, scary, serious, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot:
woods, survival, masked killer, survival horror, manhunt, camping, couple relations, dog, child with gun, forest, brother brother relationship, pregnancy ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK, Luxembourg
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A squad of British soldiers on training in the lonesome Scottish wilderness find a wounded Special Forces captain and the remains of his team. As they encounter zoologist Megan, it turns out that werewolves are active in the region. They have to ...
Style:
scary, cult classic, atmospheric, cult horror, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
werewolf, macabre, gory, supernatural, woods, full moon, violence, survival, wilderness, deadly creature, shapeshifter, survival horror ...
Time:
year 2002, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
scotland, europe, united kingdom, scottish highlands, wales ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey, France, Germany
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Haunted by his dark past, a man takes a job as a fire warden in a remote tower in the wilderness, and is inexorably drawn towards a young woman with a terrible secret of her own. (TIFF)
Style:
atmospheric, psychological, serious, realistic, contemplative ...
Plot:
loneliness, rape, haunted by the past, social misfits, disorder, confined, introspection, misfit, isolation, women, abandoned baby, resistance ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
turkey, middle east
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Veronica, the new girl in town, is lured into the woods by a group of senior boys looking to make her a victim. But the boys don't know that Veronica's been trained to handle herself in surprisingly lethal ways.
Style:
slasher, exciting, serious, suspenseful, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
serial killer, murder, vigilante, violence against women, psycho, female assassin, sociopath, violent content, danger, revenge, survival, man hits a woman ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Belgium, Bulgaria
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Two veterans of the Bosnian War, one American, one Serbian, who clash in the remote Smoky Mountain wilderness.
Style:
harsh, suspenseful, rough, psychological, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hunter, wilderness, chase, revenge, uninhibited rivalry, haunted by the past, rivalry, danger, mortal combat, woods, survival, vengeance ...
Time:
year 2013, year 1995, 21st century
Place:
georgia, bosnia, bosnia herzegovina, usa, belgrade serbia ...
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A medieval reenactment game turns into a Shakespearean tragedy when a non-player crashes the event to win back his girlfriend.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, exciting, serious, dark fantasy ...
Plot:
role playing, mind game, escapades, woman in danger, danger, woods, viking, missing girl, folk horror, attempted rape, magic realism, pagan ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada
Is relevant?
101K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Four boyhood pals perform a heroic act and are changed by the powers they gain in return. Years later, on a hunting trip in the Maine woods, they're overtaken by a vicious blizzard that harbors an ominous presence. Challenged to stop an alien ...
Style:
scary, suspense, mysterious, cult horror, psychological ...
Audience:
boys' night, teen drama
Plot:
alien invasion, stephen king, supernatural, alien, first contact, friends, virus, mind control, alien encounter, danger, evil alien, cabin in the woods ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 70s, 21st century
Place:
colorado, usa, boston, massachusetts, maine
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
A young couple ventures into the woods to capture footage of the elusive Bigfoot.
Style:
scary, serious, suspenseful, atmospheric, mockumentary ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
found footage, creature feature, forest, woods, sasquatch, cryptozoology, bigfoot, camping, lost in the woods, slow burn, marriage proposal, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Time:
year 2013, 21st century
Place:
california, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Ignoring the warnings of the locals, a group of teenage camp counselors takes on the job of reopening Camp Crystal Lake — on Friday the 13th no less, and raise the ire of Jason Voorhees, a masked, homicidal maniac.
Style:
slasher, scary, bloody, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience:
date night, boys' night, teens, adult
Plot:
psychopath, gory, masked killer, death, group of friends, brutality, massacre, danger, revenge, maniac, camp, videotaped sex ...
Time:
year 2009, 80s, 2000s
Place:
texas, usa, new jersey
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 53 min.
TV show
Story:
Sixteen contestants of a new survival show are taken to the Siberian taiga to compete for the price of one million euros. The rules are simple: no food, personal belongings, electricity, communications and civilization for hundreds of kilometers ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, tense, captivating, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
fictional reality show, survival, characters killed one by one, abandoned city, murder, camping, escape, forest, twists and turns, rape victim, abandoned house, graphic violence ...
Place:
russia
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