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The Forest

2016 ·1h 33m · ★ 5.2 (1,836)

Set in the Aokigahara Forest, a real-life place in Japan where people go to end their lives. Against this backdrop, a young American woman comes in search of her twin sister, who has mysteriously disappeared.

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Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
0
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
83
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
100
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
60
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
18
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
50
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
33
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
71
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
50
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Content Warnings

Taboo ContentDehumanization
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TMDB Keywords

aokigaharachildhood traumafemale protagonisthaunted forestidentical twinlost in the woodsmount fuji, japansister sister relationshipsuicide attempttokyo, japan

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