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The Woman

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A lawyer (Sean Bridgers) puts his family in jeopardy when he captures the last member (Pollyanna McIntosh) of a violent clan and tries to forcibly tame her.
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Strange, audacious, and aggressive, The Woman is an uneven horror flick that game viewers with a wildly bloody finale.

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Rob Nelson Variety 01/04/2012
Calculatedly ugly and undeservedly controversial. Go to Full Review Maggie Lee The Hollywood Reporter 12/08/2011
Not only is it banal in a kitchen sink way, it's just a reiteration of the same argument. Go to Full Review Ty Burr Boston Globe 11/27/2011
2/4
Subtle as a mugging and gleefully outrageous, "The Woman'' is a feminist parable disguised as a sicko midnight horror movie. Go to Full Review Patrick Cavanaugh The Wolfman Cometh Sep 9
2/5
Pollyanna McIntosh's performance aside, the movie is all style and no substance, all while attempting to deliver some thought-provoking cultural critiques. Go to Full Review Rocco T. Thompson Rue Morgue Magazine 07/03/2024
Reaching out from the 2010s to slash through our current social moment with a hand-wielded lawnmower blade, Lucky McKee’s The Woman is a difficult masterpiece that’s worth a second look. Go to Full Review Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com 08/25/2020
3.5/5
A violent, disturbing skewering of the heteropatriarchy and the subjugation of women defining the inherent misogyny of intergenerational subjugation. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Ricardo D @RT43154676 Mar 10 Um exemplo da família tradicional e suas nuances mais perturbadoras. Temos ótimas atuações, e embora a edição seja um pouco cansativa, eu considero que acaba aumentando a tensão e o asco que temos pelo patriarca. A cena pós créditos é descartável. Um filme que gera diversos debates como por exemplo uma visão moderna sobre a catequização realizada com os indígenas. See more Stoner J @Stoner Mar 8 One of the gnarliest horror thriller made. Low budget but done fantastically. And the bloody finale is a total shocker. See more Nicholas D. @HeyIDoubtIt Oct 8 Interesting and bloody finale, but subpar acting and some silly character decisions make it an average one for me See more Lucas O @RT95561083 Oct 6 I'm not proud of why I looked for this kind of movie, but I am proud of how I came out of it, the movie is disgusting, sick and completely disturbing, Each plot twist made me more and more uncomfortable. Finally, the songs didn't make sense to the film, the pregnancy and abuse were quite predictable, and the ending was the icing on the cake. See more Michael P @Michael-jai May 9 Trust the critics with this one. The gruesome, bittersweet ending was engaging, and though the acting is amateur, the story can make you blind to it. It was enjoyable throughout. See more M E @Melbe997 02/27/2025 Would be better without the random terrible music. Completely ruins any suspense that was built. Also absolutely terrible acting and incredibly boring. See more Read all reviews
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Lucky McKee

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Pollyanna McIntosh

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Sean Bridgers

Chris Cleek

Lauren Ashley Carter

Peggy Cleek

Angela Bettis

Belle Cleek

Zach Rand

Brian

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Movie Info

Synopsis A lawyer (Sean Bridgers) puts his family in jeopardy when he captures the last member (Pollyanna McIntosh) of a violent clan and tries to forcibly tame her.
Director
Lucky McKee
Producer
Robert Tonino, Andrew van den Houten
Screenwriter
Jack Ketchum, Lucky McKee
Distributor
The Collective
Production Co
Modernciné
Rating
R (Disturbing Behavior|A Rape|Torture|Language|Some Graphic Nudity|Strong Bloody Violence)
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 14, 2011, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
May 22, 2017
Runtime
1h 42m
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