The Sea of Trees (2016) poster
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FilmPG-132016

The Sea of Trees

Drama

Directed by Gus Van Sant

In Japan's Aokigahara Forest, a troubled teacher meets a mysterious lost stranger who takes him on a life-changing journey of love and redemption. From TMDB

8 reactions from 2 sources (Bluesky, TMDB reviews) · newest Aug 31, 2026 · last updated Oct 9, 2026 · How this works

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The Sea of Trees is a 2016 drama film, directed by Gus Van Sant, starring Matthew McConaughey, Ken Watanabe and Naomi Watts.

  • 8 people have posted about this film on Bluesky, TMDB reviews
  • posts span Nov 23, 2016 to Aug 31, 2026

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  • Hayley Winter @zeroville.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 27, 2025

    fuji_jukai.mov (2016) Katsumi Sakashita (writer/ director) Picked this up during Vinegar Syndrome's black Friday sale. Found footage movie involving three teen girls in the Sea of Trees. It's got an unexpected story. I liked it. 📽 #FridayNightHorror #HorrorMovies #Horrorsky #FoundFootage #Horror

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  • 𝚂𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚍𝚊𝚛𝚢 𝙿𝚛𝚘𝚝𝚘𝚌𝚘𝚕 @2ndaryprotocol.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 31, 2026

    TRIVIA: ‘The Sea Of Trees’ was reportedly the first film in the 68th edition of the Cannes Film Festival to be booed by the audience. (IMDB) 🖤

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  • Dee H @peachlady2015.bsky.socialBluesky · May 18, 2026

    I haven't seen this one but there's another movie called "The Sea of Trees" with Ken Watanabe & Matthew McConaughey set in the same forest. I felt it was really good. 😊

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  • Jordan Michael @jordanjmichael.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 7, 2025

    The Sea of Trees is an amazing movie.

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  • Lindsay Nelson-Santos @newsfromnihon.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 24, 2025

    My favorite academia fact-checking moment came in the (truly terrible) movie The Sea of Trees, when someone says to an adjunct who's been on the market for years, "Don't worry, one publication in the right journal will open all kinds of doors for you." 😂

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  • Matt the Dad (suboptimal) @suboptimaldad.gobirds.onlineBluesky · Nov 18, 2024

    The Dark Divide and The Sea of Trees are essentially the same movie that differ in approach based on their leading man (David Cross vs. Matthew McConaughey) and whether you are more likely to believe in Bigfoot or god. I preferred The Dark Divide. #movie150 #movie151

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  • Movies • TV Shows & Physical Bluray Media 🍿 @movies-on-sale.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 20, 2024

    The (movie) The Sea of Trees is available today on (Amazon) for $4.98 Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Ken Watanabe, Naomi Watts, Katie Aselton, Jordan Gavaris, Bruce Norris

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  • Reno @RanganTMDB reviews · Nov 23, 2016

    In an attempt to end life, discovering the life itself! Actually, this was a better film than what I have heard of it. It is like another version of 'The Constant Gardener'. About a man who never understood his wife, feels guilty while finding some answers after her depart. During his attempt to kill himself in the famous Aokigahara forest, also known as suicide forest, he meets a Japanese man who got lost and befriends. While trying to help him find his way out, they face some unexpected…

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