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The Watcher in the Woods

  • TV Movie
  • 2017
  • TV-PG
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
4.7/10
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Anjelica Huston, Tallulah Evans, and Dixie Egerickx in The Watcher in the Woods (2017)
Horror

Mrs. Aylwood is a distraught mother since her daughter, Karen, vanished in the Welsh countryside 30 years ago. When the Carstairs family move into the Aylwood manor for the summer., strange ... Read allMrs. Aylwood is a distraught mother since her daughter, Karen, vanished in the Welsh countryside 30 years ago. When the Carstairs family move into the Aylwood manor for the summer., strange occurrences begin to unnerve the family and Jan begins to suspect that they are linked to ... Read allMrs. Aylwood is a distraught mother since her daughter, Karen, vanished in the Welsh countryside 30 years ago. When the Carstairs family move into the Aylwood manor for the summer., strange occurrences begin to unnerve the family and Jan begins to suspect that they are linked to Karen's disappearance. As Jan unravels the dark past hidden by the townspeople, she delves... Read all

  • Director
    • Melissa Joan Hart
  • Writers
    • Scott Abbott
    • Florence Engel Randall
  • Stars
    • Anjelica Huston
    • Tallulah Evans
    • Nicholas Galitzine
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.7/10
    678
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    • Director
      • Melissa Joan Hart
    • Writers
      • Scott Abbott
      • Florence Engel Randall
    • Stars
      • Anjelica Huston
      • Tallulah Evans
      • Nicholas Galitzine
    • 16User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    Anjelica Huston in The Watcher in the Woods (2017)
    Tallulah Evans and Nicholas Galitzine in The Watcher in the Woods (2017)
    Anjelica Huston, Tallulah Evans, and Dixie Egerickx in The Watcher in the Woods (2017)
    Dixie Egerickx and Tallulah Evans in a still from THE WATCHER IN THE WOODS, Hartbreak Fims.
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    Dixie Egerickx andTallulah Evans in a still from THE WATCHER IN THE WOODS.
    Dixie Egerickx with Tallulah Evans and director Melissa Joan Hart during filming of THE WATCHER IN THE WOODS, August 2016.
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    Anjelica Huston, Melissa Joan Hart, and Tallulah Evans in The Watcher in the Woods (2017)
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    Anjelica Huston
    Anjelica Huston
    • Mrs. Aylwood
    Tallulah Evans
    Tallulah Evans
    • Jan Carstairs
    Nicholas Galitzine
    Nicholas Galitzine
    • Mark Fleming
    Dixie Egerickx
    Dixie Egerickx
    • Ellie Carstairs
    Rufus Wright
    • Paul Carstairs
    Melanie Gutteridge
    Melanie Gutteridge
    • Kate Carstairs
    Melanie Walters
    Melanie Walters
    • Helen Taylor
    Rebecca Acock
    • Karen Aylwood
    • (as Rebecca Aycock)
    Ioan Hefin
    Ioan Hefin
    • Tom Colley
    Benedict Taylor
    Benedict Taylor
    • John Keller
    Crisian Emanuel
    • Mrs. Fleming
    Di Botcher
    Di Botcher
    • Mrs. Thayer
    Steven Elliot
    Steven Elliot
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    John Cording
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    • Constable
    Jason May
    Jason May
    • Driver
    Huw Novelli
    Huw Novelli
    • Clerk
    Amelia Jefford
    • Young Helen Taylor
    • Director
      • Melissa Joan Hart
    • Writers
      • Scott Abbott
      • Florence Engel Randall
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    • Trivia
      Executive producer Paula Hart began trying to secure the rights to the book nearly 20 years earlier, originally conceiving it as a starring vehicle for daughter Melissa Joan Hart, who ultimately ended up directing the film.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Vintage Video: 0311 The Watcher in the Woods (1981) (2023)

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    6/10
    The way through the woods
    Saw 'The Watcher in the Woods', being fond of horror regardless of budget (even if not my favourite genre), being a fan of Anjelica Huston and being intrigued by the idea. Being behind on my film watching and reviewing, with a long to watch and review list that keeps getting longer, it took me a while to get round to watching and reviewing it.

    Giving 'The Watcher in the Woods' a fair chance with being interest and apprehension, it turned out to be far better than expected. Won't say that 'The Watcher in the Woods' is a great film because it isn't and the potential, while not wasted, is not fully lived up to. Considering the large number of films seen recently being mediocre and less and wasting potential, was expecting worse and was relieved that while wanting in a few areas it was actually one of my better recent low-budget viewings by quite some way.

    'The Watcher in the Woods's' first half in particularly has a promising, unsettling and atmospheric note that really does intrigue.

    Production values did have some eeriness and nowhere near as cheap as expected, and the music, which not the most memorable in the world, didn't detract from the atmosphere.

    The setting is effectively spooky and the acting was better than average, mysterious Anjelica Huston and fetching Tallulah Evans being good even. There are enough spooky, dark and suspenseful moments and it isn't dull. The direction doesn't feel phoned in and the storytelling in the first half especially does intrigue.

    However, the final act is on the silly side, trying to take some of the events and tone at face value and with a straight face was somewhat hard. The ending is prematurely easily foreseeable and comes over in a contrived fashion.

    Found too the script to lack natural flow and with a fair bit of cheese ad blandness going on and some of the approach to the material is on the tame side for such a haunting story that can be dark.

    Overall, much better than expected but could have been better. 6/10 Bethany Cox
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    • Release date
      • October 21, 2017 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Los ojos del bosque
    • Filming locations
      • Wales, UK
    • Production company
      • Hartbreak Films
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 27 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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