The Blair Witch Project

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The Blair Witch Project

R

Released Jan 25, 1999

1h 27m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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Found video footage tells the tale of three film students (Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard, Michael C. Williams) who've traveled to a small town to collect documentary footage about the Blair Witch, a legendary local murderer. Over the course of several days, the students interview townspeople and gather clues to support the tale's veracity. But the project takes a frightening turn when the students lose their way in the woods and begin hearing horrific noises.

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Critics Consensus

Full of creepy campfire scares, mock-doc The Blair Witch Project keeps audiences in the dark about its titular villain, proving once more that imagination can be as scary as anything onscreen.

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Xan Brooks

Independent (UK)

It's like Video Nation gone horribly astray -- rawly dealt, poorly paced, yet with a definite voyeuristic appeal.

Dec 20, 2024

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Richard Roeper

Chicago Sun-Times

Switching back and forth adds to the feeling someone actually did find both the cameras and their contents a few years later...

Sep 30, 2024

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Joe Clay

The Times (UK)

So convincing was this clever, chilling fake documentary that Donahue’s mother received sympathy cards from people who believed that her daughter was actually dead or missing.

Apr 4, 2024

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David Day

Horror Movie Talk

The poor footage quality, total amateur filming style and distant audio sound coupled with the setting of the New England woods, holds up well. While it lacks the polish and delivery that a true filmmaker’s film would deliver, it’s supposed to.

Rated: 10/10

Sep 18, 2025

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

A success thanks to its restraint, the subtle, creeping terror of what lurks in the woods remains just as effective years later as when Blair Witch Project was first unleashed.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 9, 2025

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Niall Browne

Movies in Focus

No sequel or remake will ever match the power of what The Blair Witch Project managed to do a quarter of a century ago.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 21, 2025

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Brian A

The best found footage horror movie ever made.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/02/24

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Aaron B

yep.. still terrifying

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/11/24

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Anastasia B

It’s way too dragged and slow. The build up makes you feel like something huge is going to happen but it’s just a whole lot of screaming and camera shaking. I was bored by the middle but I put my faith in the movie, finished feeling disappointed and unsatisfied in the ending. It feels like something a teen would come up with as a scary movie.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

10/03/25

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Paul B

This made a jump-start for the thriller+psychological+scary "found footage" genre.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/30/25

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Jake L

Absolute classic, once of the most raw horror flims out there

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/21/25

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Laurian D

Almost unwatchable because of the constant camera shakes. It might habe been an interesting approach when it came out but watching it once was more than enough for me. The "sequel" - Book of Shadows, which is actually a standalone movie is a smart psychological horror that's much better than this one.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

09/16/25

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Synopsis

Found video footage tells the tale of three film students (Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard, Michael C. Williams) who've traveled to a small town to collect documentary footage about the Blair Witch, a legendary local murderer. Over the course of several days, the students interview townspeople and gather clues to support the tale's veracity. But the project takes a frightening turn when the students lose their way in the woods and begin hearing horrific noises.

Director: Daniel Myrick, Eduardo Sánchez
Producer: Robin Cowie, Greg Hale
Screenwriter: Daniel Myrick, Eduardo Sánchez
Distributor: Artisan Entertainment
Production Co: Haxan Films
Rating: R
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 25, 1999, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 15, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $140.5M
Runtime: 1h 27m

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