A Walk in the Woods

2015 • 104 minutes
3.9
1.27K reviews
46%
Tomatometer
R
Rating
Eligible
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In this comedy adventure, Robert Redford & Nick Nolte star as old friends who make the improbable decision to hike the 2,190-mile Appalachian Trail, and that's when the fun begins. Based on Bill Bryson's bestseller, the movie co-stars Emma Thompson, Mary Steenburgen, Nick Offerman & Kristen Schaal.
Rating
R

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3.9
1.27K reviews
Ryan Junior
April 28, 2020
Boring story line and the AT was the only thing that kept me interested even though most of the extras/actors they encountered on the trail were all very unrealistic. For a story that was supposedly based on a true story, not much in this film was very believable. This movie was poorly made and could have been done so much better. There are hundreds of much better stories about the AT, especially from many thru-hikers that actually completed the entire trail that you could have gotten a better story from. OVERALL VERY DISAPPOINTING!
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Paul Burkeland
March 15, 2016
No real rise or fall to the plot. This movie just kind of plods along. The best parts of this movie are the glimpses of the Appalachian Trail life and some of the scenery. I loved the book, but this movie was very mediocre. Two of my favorite aspects of the book were the detailed descriptions of the characters that they met along the trail, and various statistics and science facts that Bill Bryson likes to sprinkle throughout his writings. When you see these characters in the movie they are glossed over. The movie doesn't do them justice. And while they sprinkled a couple interesting science tidbits here and there, they were few and far between. In the end it comes down to a matter of the medium. I don't think it's the actors' or writer's fault -- this story is just better left in print.
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Terry Lynn Smith
November 23, 2020
I am halfway through & absolutely love it. Robert Redford & Nick Nolte have always been fabulous actors. It is funny but very true to life. I wish we had a lot more movies like this one. Anyone who is negative about this movie must not relate because they are too young to remember the history of these two men. These are legends ...not just older actors. Can't wait to tell others.
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