A Walk in the Woods
2015 · Movie · R · 104 min · ★ 6.1 · 49% critics
After years abroad, a travel writer returns home and decides to reconnect with the country by taking on the Appalachian Trail. With his spouse urging him not to go alone, he teams up with an old friend, and their long trek becomes a mix of misadventures, reflection, and renewed friendship.
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Details
- Years
- 2015
- Release date
- 2015-09-02
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 49/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 (773 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a light, often funny, older-buddy road-trip-in-the-wild vibe with some heart and scenery; Not for you if you need nonstop action, big laughs, or a Wild-style intensity.
Pros: gentle humor throughout; friendship-focused journey; scenic trail moments | Cons: uneven pacing; feels incomplete; not book-accurate
Themes
- husband wife relationship
- homeland
- mountain
- hiking
- new hampshire
- based on true story
- climbing
- appalachia
- woods
- friends
- based on memoir or autobiography
- old friends
- +16 more
Cast & crew
Robert Redford
as Bill Bryson
Nick Nolte
as Stephen Katz
Emma Thompson
as Catherine Bryson
Nick Offerman
as REI Dave
Kristen Schaal
as Mary Ellen
Chrystee Pharris
as Ticket Agent
Sandra Ellis Lafferty
as Widow Deborah
Hayley Lovitt
as Donna
Derek Krantz
as Young Hiker #2
Andrew Vogel
as Young Hiker #1
Directed by Ken Kwapis