The Woman
2011 · Movie · R · 102 min · ★ 6.1 · 66% critics
A lawyer hunts in the woods and captures a feral woman, then brings her back to his home and keeps her hidden from the authorities. As he tries to “civilize” her, tensions rise within his family, turning everyday life into a disturbing ordeal.
Based on The Woman
Also known as Jack Ketchum's The Woman · La Mujer
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Details
- Years
- 2011
- Release date
- 2011-10-14
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 66/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 (593 votes)
About
You’ll likely like The Woman if you want an intense, disturbing horror-with-dark-humor vibe and a twisted family premise; Not for you if you dislike cruelty-focused torture stories or heavy misogyny/patriarchy themes, similar in bleak intensity to Midsommar or The Devil's Rejects.
Pros: intense and disturbing; strong feral lead; some thrills | Cons: extreme violence; divisive themes; uneven pacing/music issues
Themes
- suffering
- sadism
- wound
- gore
- torture
- violent death
- brutality
- cannibal
- rape and revenge
Awards & recognition
- Sitges Film Festival Best Screenplay award · 2011
Cast & crew
Pollyanna McIntosh
as The Woman
Sean Bridgers
as Chris Cleek
Angela Bettis
as Belle Cleek
Lauren Ashley Carter
as Peggy Cleek
Zach Rand
as Brian
Shyla Molhusen
as Darlin' Cleek
Carlee Baker
as Miss Genevieve Raton
- SB
Shana Barry
as Fat Tourist Girl - Cartoon
Marcia Bennett
as Deana
- CK
Chris Krzykowshi
as Roger
Directed by Lucky McKee