Movies Like A Walk in the Woods (2015)

A Walk in the Woods is a 2015 adventure, comedy, drama film from Ken Kwapis with a MovieMagicScore of 6.1/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Buddymoon and Sissi: The Young Empress.

Adventure Comedy Drama

Buddymoon

2016

When David is left by his fiancé just days before the wedding, his relentlessly upbeat best man, Flula, insists that the pair go on David's previously planned honeymoon: a seven-day backpacking trip through the breathtaking mountains of Oregon. Their adventures are bookended with passages from William Clark's diary describing his friendship with Meriwether Lewis and the terrain they crossed during their expedition.

6.1

MagicScore

Sissi: The Young Empress

1956

Sissi is now the empress of Austria and attempts to learn etiquette. While she is busy being empress she also has to deal with her difficult new mother-in-law, while the arch-duchess Sophie is trying to tell the emperor how to rule and also Sissi how to be a mother.

7.1

MagicScore

Everest

2015

Inspired by the incredible events surrounding a treacherous attempt to reach the summit of the world's highest mountain, "Everest" documents the awe-inspiring journey of two different expeditions challenged beyond their limits by one of the fiercest snowstorms ever encountered by mankind. Their mettle tested by the harshest of elements found on the planet, the climbers will face nearly impossible obstacles as a lifelong obsession becomes a breathtaking struggle for survival.

6.8

MagicScore

The Descent

2005

After a personal tragedy, Sarah joins her friends on a caving expedition in the Appalachian Mountains. But when a rockfall traps them deep underground, their adventure turns into a nightmare. As they search for a way out, the group discovers they are not alone—lurking in the darkness are savage, cave-dwelling creatures. With rising tension and dwindling trust, the women must fight to survive against both the predators and each other.

7.0

MagicScore

One True Loves

2023

Emma and Jesse are living the perfect life together, until Jesse disappears in a tragic helicopter crash on their first wedding anniversary. Four years later, Emma has found happiness again and is about to marry her best friend when Jesse resurfaces, turning her world upside down and leaving her torn between two great loves.

6.3

MagicScore

Magic Mountains

2020

Hannah travels through the Polish mountains with her ex-boyfriend Lex. During their journey the young woman finds out that Lex has prepared the perfect crime, with Hannah as his victim.

5.8

MagicScore

127 Hours

2010

The true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston's remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolated canyon in Utah.

7.1

MagicScore

The Pianist

2002

The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing in a café; and when his family is deported in 1942, he stays behind, works for a while as a laborer, and eventually goes into hiding in the ruins of the war-torn city.

8.4

MagicScore

K2

1991

They call it the savage mountain. 27 people have perished trying to reach the summit on K2, the world's second highest peak. A U.S. climbing team, funded by millionaire Clairborne is determined to conquer K2.

5.7

MagicScore

#10

Wild

2014

A woman with a tragic past decides to start her new life by hiking for one thousand miles on the Pacific Crest Trail.

7.0

MagicScore

#11

Maine

2018

Backpacking alone on the Appalachian trail, a married woman meets a younger hiker and the two strangers become inexplicably drawn to one another.

5.0

MagicScore

#12

My Last Five Girlfriends

2010

Depressed and suicidal, thirtysomething bachelor Duncan – determined to find the secret to a healthy, strong relationship, – flashes back to his last five relationships (in the last four years) and considers what caused each one to fail. Based on the novel 'Essays in Love' by Alain de Botton.

5.2

MagicScore

#13

Anna & Bella

1984

Two sisters look back on their life together.

6.3

MagicScore

#14

Still

2018

When a young hiker stumbles onto an isolated farm after losing her way on the Appalachian Trail, she is taken in by a strange yet beautiful couple desperate to protect a secret deep in the mountains.

5.2

MagicScore

#15

A Lonely Place to Die

2011

A group of five mountaineers are hiking and climbing in the Scottish Highlands when they discover a young Serbian girl buried in a small chamber in the wilderness. They become caught up in a terrifying game of cat and mouse with the kidnappers as they try to get the girl to safety.

6.2

MagicScore

#16

The Theory of Everything

2014

The Theory of Everything is the extraordinary story of one of the world’s greatest living minds, the renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, who falls deeply in love with fellow Cambridge student Jane Wilde.

7.8

MagicScore

#17

How to Train Your Dragon

2010

As the son of a Viking leader on the cusp of manhood, shy Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III faces a rite of passage: he must kill a dragon to prove his warrior mettle. But after downing a feared dragon, he realizes that he no longer wants to destroy it, and instead befriends the beast – which he names Toothless – much to the chagrin of his warrior father.

7.9

MagicScore

#18

The Holy Mountain

1926

In the mountains, Diotima meets Karl and fall in love and have an affair. Karl's friend Vigo mistakenly believes she's in love with him, causing rifts in all relationships.

6.5

MagicScore

#19

Scream of Stone

1991

A meeting of two world famous climbers, one an experienced mountaineer the other a sport climber, and a journalist (Ivan) results in a bet on which of the two is the best climber. Roger (the mountaineering expert) states that Martin (the sport climber) wouldn't survive a day on a 'real' climbing expedition, although he is considered to be the world's best sport climber (having just won an indoor 'world championship,' an event depicted in the opening scene). They plan to climb 'Cerro Torre,' in the Patagonia region of South America, near the Argentinian/Chilean border, one of the world's most difficult mountains, especially considering the extreme weather conditions common to the area.

6.2

MagicScore

#20

The Boy Who Couldn't Swim

2011

Two teen boys meet each other in Copenhagen and team up to find one of the boys' mother. Instead they end up finding themselves - and each other.

5.9

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like A Walk in the Woods?

The top films similar to A Walk in the Woods by MovieMagicScore are Buddymoon (6.1), Sissi: The Young Empress (7.1), Everest (6.8). Each shares adventure/comedy/drama themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is A Walk in the Woods worth watching?

A Walk in the Woods holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.1/10 from 741 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is A Walk in the Woods?

A Walk in the Woods (2015) is a adventure, comedy, drama film directed by Ken Kwapis, starring Robert Redford, Nick Nolte, Emma Thompson.

Where can I find more recommendations like A Walk in the Woods?

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About movies like A Walk in the Woods

This ranked list pairs A Walk in the Woods (2015), a adventure and comedy and drama film from Ken Kwapis, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Robert Redford take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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