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Rootwood

  • 2018
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 23m
IMDb RATING
3.2/10
470
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Elissa Dowling in Rootwood (2018)
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Two students are hired by a Hollywood film producer to shoot a horror documentary about the curse of The Wooden Devil.Two students are hired by a Hollywood film producer to shoot a horror documentary about the curse of The Wooden Devil.Two students are hired by a Hollywood film producer to shoot a horror documentary about the curse of The Wooden Devil.

  • Director
    • Marcel Walz
  • Writer
    • Mario von Czapiewski
  • Stars
    • Tyler Gallant
    • Elissa Dowling
    • Sarah French
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    • IMDb RATING
    3.2/10
    470
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Marcel Walz
    • Writer
      • Mario von Czapiewski
    • Stars
      • Tyler Gallant
      • Elissa Dowling
      • Sarah French
    • 25User reviews
    • 66Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    • Jessica
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    • Erin
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    • Laura Benott
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    • Dominik Braun
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    • Director
      • Marcel Walz
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      • Mario von Czapiewski
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    2future_release

    Fire whoever thought this was a good idea.

    "Someone wants us to do a documentary about a legend that's circulating Hollywood but didn't get into exactly what the legend is......"

    We all should have given up at that point.

    I watched it so you don't have to:)
    3beachbabesarah

    I don't know what the **** that was

    What started out as a rather strong movie just slowly dwindled and then failed. The acting was subpar at times, especially by Felissa, but I found Elissa's acting good throughout most of the movie. The genuine chemistry between the two main characters is the only reason this is getting above a two. It felt like they were actually friends.
    2thecatabolicmerkitten

    Utterly bad

    Everything about this movie is bad. The writing is bad, the acting is bad, and the plot is bad.
    2Cseanr24

    Letdown

    I have been wanting to see this for over a year since I heard about it. So I guess I set myself up for high expectations and was completely let down. Towards the end I liked it a lot better then.
    2ojaneoo

    Dreadful - don't bother

    Barely made it to 10 minutes in - clunky, poorly directed, lame.

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    • Release date
      • April 7, 2020 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Рутвуд
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Silent Partners
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    • Budget
      • $700,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 23m(83 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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