Into the Woods

20142014
PGPG
2h 5min

Meryl Streep in Into the Woods (2014)

A modern twist on several of the Brothers Grimm fairy tales, intertwining the plots of a few choice stories and exploring the consequences of the charactersÂ’ wishes and quests. The musical follows the tales of Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Rapunzel Â— all tied together by an original story involving a baker and his wife, their wish to begin a family and their interaction with the witch who has put a curse on them.

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Adventure Comedy Drama

A witch tasks a childless baker and his wife with procuring magical items from classic fairy tales to reverse the curse put on their family tree.A witch tasks a childless baker and his wife with procuring magical items from classic fairy tales to reverse the curse put on their family tree.A witch tasks a childless baker and his wife with procuring magical items from classic fairy tales to reverse the curse put on their family tree.

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Nominated for 3 Oscars
- 10 wins & 74 nominations total

Johnny Depp and Lilla Crawford in Into the Woods (2014)

James Corden and Lilla Crawford in Into the Woods (2014)

Anna Kendrick in Into the Woods (2014)

Christine Baranski, Tammy Blanchard, and Lucy Punch in Into the Woods (2014)

Chris Pine in Into the Woods (2014)

James Corden, Emily Blunt, Daniel Huttlestone, and Tug in Into the Woods (2014)

Anna Kendrick and Emily Blunt in Into the Woods (2014)

Meryl Streep and Mackenzie Mauzy in Into the Woods (2014)

Meryl Streep in Into the Woods (2014)

Lilla Crawford in Into the Woods (2014)

Christine Baranski, Tammy Blanchard, and Lucy Punch in Into the Woods (2014)

James Corden and Lilla Crawford in Into the Woods (2014)

Into the Woods is a modern twist on the beloved Brothers Grimm fairy tales in a musical format that follows the classic tales of Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Rapunzel-all tied together by an original story involving a baker and his wife, their wish to begin a family and their interaction with the witch who has put a curse on them. —Anonymous

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Taglines
- Be careful what you wish for
Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated PG for thematic elements, fantasy action and peril, and some suggestive material.
Parents guide

Trivia
At a Q&A session after a screening of the film, James Corden recalled an incident during rehearsals in which Meryl Streep jumped on a table and her foot got caught in her costume. She started falling backwards, head first, toward a concrete floor. Both Corden and director Rob Marshall froze in the fear that they were about to witness the death of Meryl Streep. However, a pregnant Emily Blunt stepped in and caught Streep before she hit the floor.

Goofs
A camera (or cameraman) can be seen in the puddles on the left during The Baker's Wife's first interaction with Cinderella.

Quotes
Cinderella's Prince: I was raised to be charming, not sincere.

Crazy credits
The Disney logo appears without music and fireworks, and is flanked by forest trees and the full moon, reflecting the woods setting of the story.

Connections
Featured in Atop the Fourth Wall: The Hobbit #3 (2014)

Soundtracks
Prologue: Into the Woods
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Performed by James Corden, Anna Kendrick, Daniel Huttlestone, Emily Blunt, Christine Baranski, Tammy Blanchard, Lucy Punch, Tracey Ullman, Lilla Crawford, Meryl Streep, and Company

Top review

3/10

I'm so confused...

I saw the movie for the first time without ever seeing the play... it started so beautifully; the singing was beautiful, the wardrobe, the acting... but then I couldn't follow the story anymore. Things were happening and I couldn't understand why or how. The characters have no depth and there were no good explinations for the things they did. The movie ended and I felt like I watched nothing, and it was so disappointing considering how good the movie seemed at the beginning.

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simaalt
Jan 1, 2021

Who is the narrator?

Budget
- $50,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $128,002,372
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $31,051,923
- Dec 28, 2014
Gross worldwide
- $212,902,372

See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

Runtime
- 2h 5min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1

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