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Sea of Trees

Best films set in forests or jungles

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We’re going into the woods ’cos we have a tropical malady. What is it about the mosquito coast that brings out the crazy in colonizers, the best in predators? Deep in the earth, within the woods, emerald forests and tragic jungles, where lost cities lie and wilderpeople, sorcerers, spirits and wolfwalkers roam, it’s time to kick up the red dust. Whether it’s you or your avatar doing the selecting, list the ten best films set in, or with significant scenes that take place among the trees or foliage.

Most mentioned

  • Apocalypse Now
  • Predator
  • Jurassic Park
  • Princess Mononoke
  • The Blair Witch Project
  • The Witch
  • Aguirre, the Wrath of God
  • The Jungle Book
  • Hunt for the Wilderpeople
  • Return of the Jedi
  • The Revenant
  • Tropic Thunder
  • Swiss Army Man
  • My Neighbor Totoro
  • Embrace of the Serpent
  • The Evil Dead
  • Annihilation
  • Platoon
  • Evil Dead II
  • Tarzan

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ALMA

ALMA 167 films

  • Aguirre, the Wrath of God
  • Alive
  • Cast Away
  • The Edge
  • Everest
Jordashe 🌚

Jordashe 🌚 27 films

  • The Green Knight
  • The African Queen
  • Bambi
  • Grizzly Man
  • Into the Woods
Kyle

Kyle 32 films

  • Tropical Malady
  • Mothlight
  • Antichrist
  • Brouillard #14
  • Elohim
Drew

Drew 15 films

  • My Neighbor Totoro
  • Predator
  • First Blood
  • Southern Comfort
  • The Deer Hunter
Kent Graham

Kent Graham 10 films

  • The Bear
  • The Lost City of Z
  • King Kong
  • Apocalypse Now
  • Aguirre, the Wrath of God
Eduardo Ramírez

Eduardo Ramírez 30 films

  • Wings of Hope
  • Monos
  • Da 5 Bloods
  • Joe Versus the Volcano
  • Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
djaha

djaha 6 films

  • Leave No Trace
  • The Secret of Kells
  • Lemon Tree
  • The Tree
  • Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
Mariner35

Mariner35 33 films

  • My Neighbor Totoro
  • Jurassic Park
  • Swiss Army Man
  • Platoon
  • Where the Wild Things Are
Robert Speewack Bojorquez

Robert Speewack Bojorquez 10 films

  • Into the Wild
  • Cast Away
  • Avatar
  • Apocalypse Now
  • Hereditary
Survivorfan

Survivorfan 8 films

  • The Lost City of Z
  • The Jungle Book
  • Fitzcarraldo
  • Predator
  • Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Sam Jones

Sam Jones 10 films

  • Memoria
  • My Neighbor Totoro
  • Princess Mononoke
  • The Mourning Forest
  • Minari
okrc (J.Arturo)

okrc (J.Arturo) 11 films

  • Predator
  • Aguirre, the Wrath of God
  • Sorcerer
  • Alone
  • Tropic Thunder
Zayne

Zayne 10 films

  • Come and See
  • The Empire Strikes Back
  • Memories of Murder
  • Aguirre, the Wrath of God
  • First Cow
JamieRagins

JamieRagins 10 films

  • Embrace of the Serpent
  • My Neighbor Totoro
  • Old Joy
  • Burden of Dreams
  • Predator
Shane Barlow

Shane Barlow 10 films

  • The Evil Dead
  • The Adventures of Robin Hood
  • The Endless
  • The Blair Witch Project
  • Swiss Army Man
DonJohn80

DonJohn80 10 films

  • Cut and Run
  • Golden Temple Amazons
  • Cannibal Ferox
  • The Great Alligator
  • Invaders Of The Lost Gold
Nick FW

Nick FW 10 films

  • Aguirre, the Wrath of God
  • Charlie's Country
  • Embrace of the Serpent
  • Apocalypse Now
  • Monos
Alvaro D. Ruiz

Alvaro D. Ruiz 20 films

  • Aguirre, the Wrath of God
  • Badlands
  • Legend of the Forest
  • Pom Poko
  • Dead Man
Adam

Adam 10 films

  • The Blair Witch Project
  • The Revenant
  • Swiss Army Man
  • Princess Mononoke
  • The Witch
AllBeef16

AllBeef16 10 films

  • Rashomon
  • Jurassic Park
  • First Blood
  • The Hidden Fortress
  • Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
Josh

Josh 10 films

  • Predator
  • The Blair Witch Project
  • The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
  • The Jungle Book
  • Twilight
Joseph

Joseph 10 films

  • Sorcerer
  • Deliverance
  • The Bridge on the River Kwai
  • The Mission
  • Papillon
mooveefan

mooveefan 10 films

  • The New World
  • Aguirre, the Wrath of God
  • Gold
  • The Lost City of Z
  • Apocalypto
G a y a n

G a y a n 20 films

  • Charisma
  • Romancing the Stone
  • The Trek
  • Cannibal Holocaust
  • Versus
Josias Troyer

Josias Troyer 10 films

  • Princess Mononoke
  • The Ornithologist
  • Memoria
  • Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
  • Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring
Spinozas_Lens

Spinozas_Lens 6 films

  • Apocalypse Now
  • Princess Mononoke
  • Rashomon
  • Aguirre, the Wrath of God
  • Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Danny Fain

Danny Fain 10 films

  • Into the Wild
  • First Cow
  • Embrace of the Serpent
  • The Lobster
  • Wolfwalkers
openroad

openroad 6 films

  • Predator
  • The Hourglass Sanatorium
  • Jurassic Park
  • The Witch
  • The Evil Dead
Robert Berlin

Robert Berlin 10 films

  • Fitzcarraldo
  • The Bridge on the River Kwai
  • Predator
  • Monos
  • Aguirre, the Wrath of God
Matthias_S

Matthias_S 10 films

  • The Blair Witch Project
  • Romancing the Stone
  • George of the Jungle
  • King Kong
  • FernGully: The Last Rainforest
PF4Eva

PF4Eva 6 films

  • Pan's Labyrinth
  • Picnic at Hanging Rock
  • The Witch
  • Hearts and Minds
  • The Land Before Time
Adrian Țofei

Adrian Țofei 10 films

  • Annihilation
  • Princess Mononoke
  • Onibaba
  • Swiss Army Man
  • The Kings of Summer
dogstaaarr

dogstaaarr 10 films

  • Into the Woods
  • Swiss Army Man
  • Cast Away
  • Tarzan
  • Da 5 Bloods
Kyle Bailey

Kyle Bailey 10 films

  • Swiss Army Man
  • Robin Hood
  • Jurassic Park
  • The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
  • Princess Mononoke
Stephen Hanson

Stephen Hanson 10 films

  • Apocalypse Now
  • Aguirre, the Wrath of God
  • Deliverance
  • The Mission
  • Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
Sam Holdren

Sam Holdren 10 films

  • Seven Samurai
  • Evil Dead II
  • Apocalypse Now
  • Twin Peaks: The Return
  • Full Metal Jacket
Ethanitsatrap

Ethanitsatrap 25 films

  • Adaptation.
  • Memories of Murder
  • The Handmaiden
  • Fresh
Cecília

Cecília 4 films

  • Antichrist
  • The New World
  • Aguirre, the Wrath of God
  • Embrace of the Serpent
  • Annihilation
Kabir Omerovic

Kabir Omerovic 13 films

  • The African Queen
  • Aguirre, the Wrath of God
  • Apocalypse Now
  • The Bridge on the River Kwai
  • Brotherhood of the Wolf
Kenneth_C

Kenneth_C 10 films

  • Tarzan
  • Wolfwalkers
  • The New World
  • Twilight
  • The Princess Bride
Brett

Brett 10 films

  • The Jungle Book
  • Apocalypse Now
  • The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
  • Aguirre, the Wrath of God
  • Sleep Has Her House
deathmaumau

deathmaumau 10 films

  • Princess Mononoke
  • Evil Dead II
  • Apocalypse Now
  • House of Flying Daggers
  • The Jungle Book
Rob Stevens

Rob Stevens 10 films

  • House of Flying Daggers
  • Embrace of the Serpent
  • The Thin Red Line
  • The Orator
  • Antichrist
𝔸ℕℕ𝔸

𝔸ℕℕ𝔸 10 films

  • Apocalypse Now
  • Jurassic Park
  • Hunt for the Wilderpeople
  • Sorcerer
  • Princess Mononoke
TB14

TB14 10 films

  • Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
  • Embrace of the Serpent
  • Princess Mononoke
  • Aguirre, the Wrath of God
  • King Kong
Tucker

Tucker 10 films

  • Aguirre, the Wrath of God
  • Sansho the Bailiff
  • Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
  • Apocalypse Now
  • Embrace of the Serpent
Godard_Knocks

Godard_Knocks 10 films

  • Apocalypto
  • Come and See
  • The Lobster
  • Into the Wild
  • Wild
filmplanet

filmplanet 20 films

  • Twilight
  • The Road to El Dorado
  • My Neighbor Totoro
  • The Jungle Book
  • Tarzan
robby

robby 10 films

  • Cast Away
  • The Incredibles
  • My Neighbor Totoro
  • Ex Machina
  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
opi512

opi512 7 films

  • The Witch
  • Antichrist
  • The Blair Witch Project
  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
  • Monos
Gil

Gil 12 films

  • Tarzan
  • Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
  • The Jungle Book
  • The Rugrats Movie
  • George of the Jungle
y0zora

y0zora 17 films

  • Moonrise
  • Throne of Blood
  • Vertigo
  • The Virgin Spring
  • To Kill a Mockingbird
Travis D. Johnson

Travis D. Johnson 10 films

  • The Jungle Book
  • Pocahontas
  • Tarzan
  • Jurassic Park
  • Minari
carolina

carolina 10 films

  • Apocalypse Now
  • Embrace of the Serpent
  • Monos
  • Annihilation
  • Jurassic Park
lmfao

lmfao 10 films

  • Rabbit Seasoning
  • Into the Woods
  • Bambi
  • The African Queen
  • Stand by Me
John Chadwick

John Chadwick 10 films

  • Raiders of the Lost Ark
  • The Cabin in the Woods
  • Evil Dead II
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
  • The Mission
X_modem

X_modem 20 films

  • The Blood on Satan's Claw
  • Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
  • Don't Go in the Woods
  • Slave of the Cannibal God
  • Predator
the anthropophagoose

the anthropophagoose 10 films

  • The Wizard of Oz
  • Wolfwalkers
  • Princess Mononoke
  • Moonrise Kingdom
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Kendoval

Kendoval 10 films

  • Aguirre, the Wrath of God
  • The Ascent
  • Come and See
  • Princess Mononoke
  • Fitzcarraldo
tidal

tidal 23 films

  • Sleep Has Her House
  • The Last Forest
  • From What Is Before
  • Postmen in the Mountains
  • Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
aroliver

aroliver 33 films

  • The Blair Witch Project
  • FernGully: The Last Rainforest
  • The Green Knight
  • The Hunger Games
  • Legend
Kris

Kris 10 films

  • Evil Dead
  • Predators
  • Mandy
  • Willow
  • The Ruins
Paul Norman

Paul Norman 80 films

  • Apocalypse Now
  • King Kong
  • The Blair Witch Project
  • Bambi
  • Into the Wild
Ross Bonaime

Ross Bonaime 10 films

  • King Kong
  • Rashomon
  • The Bridge on the River Kwai
  • Aguirre, the Wrath of God
  • The Deer Hunter
CatmanStruthers

CatmanStruthers 10 films

  • Deliverance
  • The Man Who Planted Trees
  • Gorillas in the Mist
  • Princess Mononoke
  • Tarzan
zakaby

zakaby 10 films

  • Leave No Trace
  • Tropic Thunder
  • Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
  • The Mission
  • Romancing the Stone
ozmodiar

ozmodiar 10 films

  • The Lost City of Z
  • Embrace of the Serpent
  • Over the Garden Wall
  • Monos
  • Annihilation
Jake J

Jake J 30 films

  • Love and Monsters
  • Gold
  • Sorcerer
  • The Predator
  • Bat★21
Stefan

Stefan 10 films

  • Innocence
  • The Wild Boys
  • Antichrist
  • Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
  • One Crazy Summer: A Look Back at Gravity Falls
LRSVDR

LRSVDR 11 films

  • Wolfwalkers
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
  • The Witch
  • Jurassic Park
  • The Lion King
Beznickowy

Beznickowy 10 films

  • The Jungle Book
  • The Evil Dead
  • Rashomon
  • Predator
  • Evil Dead II
Daniel DiFrancesco

Daniel DiFrancesco 10 films

  • Apocalypse Now
  • The New World
  • Antichrist
  • The Lost City of Z
  • Aguirre, the Wrath of God
Daniel Charchuk

Daniel Charchuk 25 films

  • Tarzan
  • My Neighbor Totoro
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  • Hunt for the Wilderpeople
  • Raiders of the Lost Ark
Beb Freb

Beb Freb 10 films

  • Charlie, the Lonesome Cougar
  • In the Earth
  • Tucker and Dale vs. Evil
  • Hunter Hunter
  • The Blair Witch Project
Stella Worm

Stella Worm 12 films

  • King Kong
  • The African Queen
  • Apocalypse Now
  • Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
  • Jurassic Park
Ian

Ian 8 films

  • Tropic Thunder
  • Return of the Jedi
  • Raiders of the Lost Ark
  • Swiss Army Man
  • The Lobster
Rysio

Rysio 10 films

  • Princess Mononoke
  • Aguirre, the Wrath of God
  • Wolf Children
  • Mandy
  • Jurassic Park
SaurianSouls

SaurianSouls 10 films

  • Apocalypse Now
  • The Witch
  • The Ritual
  • Deliverance
  • The Evil Dead
Ancient_Catbus

Ancient_Catbus 10 films

  • Pan's Labyrinth
  • Jurassic Park
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
  • Stand by Me
  • Over the Garden Wall
Ciara

Ciara 10 films

  • The Jungle Book
  • Tropic Thunder
  • Cabin Fever
  • The Evil Dead
  • Friday the 13th
Clearin

Clearin 10 films

  • Dead Man
  • The Witch
  • Pig
  • Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
  • The Blair Witch Project
Thanlis

Thanlis 10 films

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
  • Princess Mononoke
  • Jurassic Park
  • Stalker
  • Watership Down
cshardin

cshardin 10 films

  • Stand by Me
  • The Adventures of Robin Hood
  • The Jungle Book
  • The African Queen
  • Fitzcarraldo
Ilov80s

Ilov80s 10 films

  • Moonrise Kingdom
  • My Neighbor Totoro
  • Wolfwalkers
  • Over the Garden Wall
  • Pan's Labyrinth
Seth Montpelier

Seth Montpelier 10 films

  • The Jungle Book
  • The Iron Giant
  • The Princess and the Frog
  • Bambi
  • The Tale of the Princess Kaguya
Nichtsbesondern

Nichtsbesondern 5 films

  • Apocalypse Now
  • The Deer Hunter
  • Monty Python and the Holy Grail
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
  • Raiders of the Lost Ark
vulpes_lagopus

vulpes_lagopus 15 films

  • Into the Forest
  • Jungle
  • Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
  • My Neighbor Totoro
  • The Blair Witch Project
Nichtsbesondern

Nichtsbesondern 11 films

  • The Green Knight
  • Annihilation
  • The Blair Witch Project
  • The Evil Dead
  • Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight
Charles O'Grady

Charles O'Grady 6 films

  • My Neighbor Totoro
  • Swiss Army Man
  • The Green Knight
  • Monos
  • The Witch
Tyler March

Tyler March 10 films

Still from Romancing the Stone (1984)