Into the Woods (2014)
A whimsical, darkly-comic journey through the woods finds broad humor and campy fairy tale characters.
In a woods filled with magic and fairy tale characters, a baker and his wife set out to end the curse put on them by their neighbor, a spiteful witch.
How intense is Into the Woods?
Into the Woods is mildly scary, with no gore and some violence. Emotionally it is heavy. The pace is measured, and it is a family watch and a full-attention watch. The humor runs broad. Rated PG.
What Into the Woods feels like
- Tone
- whimsicaldarkly comiccampy
- Pace
- Measured
- Humor
- broad and big
- Best for
- Family nightFull attention
Where to stream Into the Woods
US availability via TMDB, last checked Sep 13, 2026. The app filters picks to the services you actually have.
Is Into the Woods for you?
Is Into the Woods scary?
Only a little. Into the Woods has a few tense moments (scare level 1 of 3), nothing that follows you to bed.
Is Into the Woods gory or violent?
No gore (0 of 3) and some violence (1 of 3). Squeamish viewers are fine here.
Is Into the Woods sad or heavy?
It is emotionally heavy (2 of 3). Expect it to land.
Is Into the Woods OK for kids?
It is rated PG and nothing here runs hot: scare 1, gore 0, violence 1, each out of 3. A safe family pick by the numbers.
How long is Into the Woods?
Into the Woods runs 2h 5m.
Where can I stream Into the Woods?
Into the Woods is streaming on Disney+.
Does Into the Woods have a happy ending? spoiler-safe answer
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
Cast and crew
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