The Woodsman

Is The Woodsman right for your family?

Movie 2004 87 min

After twelve years in prison, Walter returns home. His family has abandoned him, save for his brother-in-law. Few know he's a sex offender and pedophile. Walter finds an apartment and is regularly visited by his parole officer. He gets a job at a lumber mill and starts seeing a coworker. Then his new world begins to unravel; as his past becomes known, he strikes up a high-risk friendship with a young girl and realizes that a man loitering near a schoolyard is a child molester prowling for his next victim.

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Provisional estimate — not yet fully analyzed. R (US)

Likely present: ViolenceSexual contentRomance & relationshipsFamily themesHeavy emotional content

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