A Walk in the Woods is a 2015 movie based on Bill Bryson's true story of hiking the Appalachian Trail with his friend Stephen Katz. The film accurately portrays Bryson's struggles on the trail, but it also takes some liberties with what happened. The real Bryson returned to the trail alone after ending his journey with Katz, completing a total of 850 miles out of the 2,200-mile Appalachian Trail.

A Walk in the Woods is based on Bill Bryson's true story and follows his real attempt to hike the Appalachian Trail. The 2015 biographic movie comes from director Ken Kwapis and stars Robert Redford and Nick Nolte in the main roles of Bill Bryson and Stephen Katz. It follows their journey together, an adventure that throws obstacles at them, as they don't know what to expect. The film portrays the real story quite accurately, but similar to other biopics, it takes...