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The Woodsman
Directed by
Nicole Kassell
R
2004
87m
Drama
,
Crime
7.1
88%
77%
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A child molester returns to his hometown after 12 years in prison and attempts to start a new life.
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Cast of The Woodsman
Kevin Bacon
Walter
David Alan Grier
Bob
Kyra Sedgwick
Vicki
Eve
Mary-Kay
Benjamin Bratt
Carlos
Carlos Leon
Pedro
Michael Shannon
Rosen
Nicole Gibson
Girl with Red Ball
Kevin Rice
Candy
Yasiin Bey
Sgt. Lucas
Hannah Pilkes
Robin
Jessica Nagle
Annette
Liam Daniels
Boy at Playground
Joey Hazinsky
Cherub
Clara Hopkins Daniels
Little Girl on Bus
Ashley C. Coombs
Girl on Bus
Floriane Miniscloux
Girl in Mall
Aunt Dot
Saleswoman
Colleen Dengel
School Girl (uncredited)
Suzanne Dengel
School Girl (uncredited)
Leslie Noel Haigh
Girl on Bus (uncredited)
Laura Holloway
Waitress (uncredited)
Ashley Jackson
Background (uncredited)
The Woodsman Ratings & Reviews
Dirty_Honey_Badger
March 22, 2025
The film is well made but it's message is one that humanizes, if not normalizes a pedophile, and this is completely unforgivable.
Seattle Times
Moira MacDonald
Kassell, a first-time feature filmmaker, shows confidence and some lovely instincts.
Detroit News
Tom Long
A flawed film that's well worth seeing.
Detroit Free Press
Terry Lawson
It is both difficult to watch and compelling.
Houston Chronicle
Eric Harrison
A compelling drama that pulls back the curtain on a problem of epidemic proportions.
Denver Post
Lisa Kennedy
Walter isn't particularly likable. But to the film's credit, he becomes human.
Arizona Republic
Bill Muller
A sometimes disturbing yet equally revealing film that examines the motivations of our worst societal outcasts and tries to make some sense of it all.
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
Bacon is a strong and subtle actor, something that is often said but insufficiently appreciated. Here he employs all of his art.
Philadelphia Inquirer
Steven Rea
Bacon's portrait chills to the bone.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Cater
This is a gutsy little film, intense and interestingly acted.
Austin Chronicle
Marjorie Baumgarten
A lean drama anchored by subject matter which, although difficult, remains distantly disquieting yet never challenging.
Boston Globe
Ty Burr
If the trappings feel stilted, the performances keep the film on track.
Dallas Morning News
Philip Wuntch
Revealing moments and Ms. Kassell's solid direction redeem the film's perfunctory script and deliver a film that will make you shiver and also make you think. This one will stay with you.
Observer
Andrew Sarris
[Ms. Kassell and Mr. Fechter] trick up Walter's character with so many conflicting moods and impulses and then place him within a post-prison society that is itself alternately oppressive and permissive.
Washington Post
Ann Hornaday
This by turns unsettling and inspiring drama offers no easy answers, let alone identifiable heroes or villains.
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle
Tasteful but not compromised.
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers
It's Bacon who overcomes all obstacles. This underrated actor, who never got the props he deserved for Mystic River, has found the role of his career.
Washington Post
Desson Thomson
Bacon's subtle, assured performance keeps us with him every step of the way.
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington
This potentially shattering film becomes too comfortable and pat, lacking in menace.
New York Post
Lou Lumenick
Given its genuinely disturbing subject matter, The Woodsman isn't what you would call a crowd pleaser, but it's definitely a work of art.
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