Leave No Trace

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Leave No Trace

PG

2018

1h 48m

Drama

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A father and daughter live a perfect but mysterious existence in Forest Park, a beautiful nature reserve near Portland, Ore., rarely making contact with the world. But when a small mistake tips them off to authorities, they are sent on an increasingly erratic journey in search of a place to call their own.

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Critics Consensus

Leave No Trace takes an effectively low-key approach to a potentially sensationalistic story -- and further benefits from brilliant work by Ben Foster and Thomasin McKenzie.

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Claudia Puig

FilmWeek (LAist)

Dec 14, 2019

[Director Debra Granik] focuses on the humanity of the characters without ever judging them.

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Sandra Hall

Sydney Morning Herald

Sep 14, 2018

4/5

Granik's star-making instincts are as sharp as ever.

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Mark Kermode

Kermode & Mayo's Film Review

Aug 28, 2018

I loved this film.

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Bianca Garner

Filmotomy

Oct 11, 2024

The build-up to this climax is slow but is masterfully done without being too sentimental, and Granik seems to understand how to deliver an emotional moment without being manipulative.

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JD Duran

InSession Film

Aug 7, 2024

Foster and McKenzie not only give great individual performances, but their chemistry together is stunning and it made for an emotional experience that few movies matched in 2018.

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Brittany Patrice Witherspoon

Pop Culture Reviews

Jul 11, 2024

4.5/5

The beauty of it all is while the characters find any means necessary to erase their existence from the world, they will surely find a way to creep into and leave a trace in your heart.

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John C

Jun 18, 2022

AMC at Times Square had the wrong movie. I went to see a movie with Ben Foster, but they showed a Boys Scout documentary instead... It was interesting but it's not what I intended to go see or what was advertised.

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Barry L

@BarryLynn Sep 27, 2026

There was no musical score -- which means that the emotional appeal of this movie is the result of the intense interactions between the daughter and father. It's a movie that tells a story, and the viewer is left wondering was that all there could be -- because sometimes that's life.

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Ian S

@RT48225084 Aug 22, 2026

Superbly acted by Ben Foster and Thomasin McKenzie about a father and daughter that choose to live an unconventional lifestyle off the grid. A visually good and well directed, quiet drama. Interesting movie.

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Joe U

@ACSolarski Aug 17, 2026

If you’re interested in watching a mentally ill man selfishly try to ruin his daughter’s life this one is for you, unless boring turns you off.

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Keith W

@Krilloile Mar 17, 2026

A gem of a movie in a sentence! I’m so glad I came across it.

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Joe R

@Reddiexjoe Feb 8, 2026

Decent movie, not too much going on and feels too quiet and awkward

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Synopsis

A father and daughter live a perfect but mysterious existence in Forest Park, a beautiful nature reserve near Portland, Ore., rarely making contact with the world. But when a small mistake tips them off to authorities, they are sent on an increasingly erratic journey in search of a place to call their own.

Director: Debra Granik
Producer: Anne Harrison, Linda Reisman, Anne Rosellini
Screenwriter: Debra Granik, Anne Rosellini
Distributor: Bleecker Street Media
Production Co: Harrison Productions, Still Rolling Productions
Rating: PG (Thematic Material Throughout)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 29, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 25, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $6.0M
Runtime: 1h 48m

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