Film

The Woodsman

2004 · 1h 27m · Drama · Crime

Nothing can undo the past.

IMDb

7.1

Rotten Tomatoes

88%

Metacritic

72

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.

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

• Nicole KassellDirector · Screenplay
• Steven FechterScreenplay
• Lee DanielsProducer
• Brook LenfestExecutive Producer
• Damon DashExecutive Producer
• Dawn LenfestExecutive Producer
• Kevin BaconExecutive Producer
• Xavier GrobetDirector of Photography
• Nathan LarsonOriginal Music Composer
• Brian A. KatesEditor

Trailer

Release date

December 24, 2004

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 27m

Rated

R

Budget

$4,000,000

Revenue

$4,700,000

Genres

Drama, Crime

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