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The Witch

The Witch

Score: 5.3 / 10

Release Date: February 19, 2016
Director: Robert Eggers
Producer: Alfredo Bini, Daniel Bekerman, Jay Van Hoy, Jodi Redmond, Lars Knudsen, Rodrigo Teixeira
Studio: Elevation Pictures
Starring: Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie, Harvey Scrimshaw, Ellie Grainger, Lucas Dawson, Bathsheba Garnett, Sarah Stephens, Wahab Chaudhry, Sarah Ferrati, Gian Maria Volonté, Margherita Guzzinati, Vittorio Venturoli, Ester Carloni
Genre: Horror
Running Time: 92 minutes

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The Witch movie reviews

  • 10

    The Witch

    Saturday, February 20, 2016 10:16:17 AM | (Age Not Specified)

    Brilliant. Oscar worthy performances by all. Don't go in expecting a typical horror movie.

  • 2

    The Witch

    Saturday, February 20, 2016 9:07:17 AM | (Age Not Specified)

    sad to say this was a waste of a Friday evening

  • 6

    The Witch

    Friday, February 19, 2016 12:56:35 PM | (Age Not Specified)

    The Witch is a well-crafted spine tingler with solid acting, especially by female lead Anya Taylor-Joy as a young woman who must move to New England outback with her parents and younger siblings in 1630. This horror movie didn't make the audience scream at the advance screening I went to, but it does provide some chills and tension. And it could prove to be a breakout film for Taylor-Joy, whose performance is awesome.

  • 10

    The Witch

    Friday, February 19, 2016 12:25:12 PM | (Age Not Specified)

    This movie is incredible. The acting, cinematography and direction are top notch and the score is phenomenal. The director has paid attention to detail and constructed an incredibly accurate 17th century world which is carefully built up into a terrifying and devastating ending.

  • 1

    The Witch

    Friday, February 19, 2016 1:44:24 AM | (Age Not Specified)

    The Witch is extremely disappointing. The build up doesn't amount to much. The dialect is also difficult to understand at times. It also unfortunately doesn't offer many scares past the initial allure.

  • 5

    The Witch

    Thursday, February 11, 2016 1:50:36 PM | (Age Not Specified)

    My wife and I got advance screening tickets. At first we thought (like everyone else), W...T...F!!! Then the more we talked about the movie, the more we think that the disclaimer at the end of the movie about it was taken from folklore and diaries etc.. We thought about it and there were breadcrumbs all throughout the movie which could totally have been the origin seed for Hansel and Gretel or Billy goat Gruff, or Snow White and the apple, or The Witch tale. It was difficult to understand some old English speak, but I gotta hand it to the cast, they were exceptionally committed to their rolls. The kids straight up to the adults. Strange, but thought provoking. we did not enjoy it at first but with more discussion, we are finding it interesting. worst part is the fades to black lasted wayyyyyyy too long.