The Woods

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The Woods ★★ 2003 (R)

In 1965, isolated Falburn Academy is an all-girls New England boarding school. Troublesome new student Heather (Bruckner) is determined to get thrown out so she can return home, but she's got other problems. It seems the surrounding woods are giving Heather nightmares, her classmates start disappearing, and sinister headmistress Mrs. Traverse (Clarkson) wants to recruit Heather as a witch. Campbell is briefly seen as Heather's clueless pop. 91m/C DVD . Agnes Bruckner, Patricia Clarkson, Rachel Nichols, Bruce Campbell; D: Lucky McKee; W: David Ross; C: John R. Leonetti; M: John (Gianni) Frizzell. VIDEO

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