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MOVIE

The Woodsman

Nothing can undo the past.

★ 6.8 2004 87 min R DramaCrime

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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The Woodsman in its release era

Released in 2004, The Woodsman sits inside the 2000s catalog. Explore its creators, studio connections, genres and nearby releases from the same period.

Release
2004-12-24
Rating
R
TMDB score
6.8/10
Original language
EN
Status
Released
Production
United States of America
Studio
Lee Daniels Entertainment, Dash Films
Topicspedophiliaworkex-detaineegirlfriendpolice officerthreatparole officerwoman director

This title is available from the shared catalog, but it is not published as an index-targeted page for this specialty edition.

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