The Witch
2015 · Movie · R · 92 min
★ 7.0(7,770)unSUB Rating
In 1630, a farmer moves his family to a remote plot of land at the forest’s edge, where unsettling events begin. As suspicion and paranoia build, faith, loyalty, and love are pushed to their limits in shocking ways.
Also known as The VVitch: A New-England Folktale · The VVitch · The Witch: A New England Folk Tale · La sorcière: Une légende de la Nouvelle-Angleterre
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Details
- Years
- 2015
- Release date
- 2016-02-19
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- TMDB rating (input)
- 7.0/10 (7,770 votes)
- Box office
- $40,423,945
- Budget
- $1,000,000
About
If you enjoy slow-burn historical horror with dread-heavy atmosphere and minimal jump scares, The Witch could be for you; Not for you if you want fast entertainment or gore-and-shock thrills like Hereditary.
Pros: chilling atmosphere; slow-burn tension; authentic period feel | Cons: slow pacing; hard-to-follow dialogue; divisive horror tone
Themes
- witch
- isolation
- magic
- possession
- black magic
- older woman seduces younger guy
- new hampshire
- woods
- goat
- puritan
- religion
- crying
- +11 more
Awards & recognition
- Sundance U.S. Directing Award: Dramatic · 2015
Cast & crew
Anya Taylor-Joy
as Thomasin
Ralph Ineson
as William
Kate Dickie
as Katherine
Harvey Scrimshaw
as Caleb
Ellie Grainger
as Mercy
Lucas Dawson
as Jonas
Julian Richings
as Governor
- BG
Bathsheba Garnett
as The Witch
Sarah Stephens
as The Witch, Young
Daniel Malik
as Black Phillip (voice)
Directed by Robert Eggers