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The Blair Witch Project

Play trailer 1:11 Poster for The Blair Witch Project R Released Jan 25, 1999 1h 27m Horror Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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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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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 Full Review 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 Full Review Joe Clay 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 Full Review Sayantan Gayen CBR The movie's ambiguous open-ending is one of the best in the genre. Rated: 7/10 Jul 31, 2024 Full Review Sarah Vincent AwardsWatch People deride the shaky camera and not seeing anything happen, which is a valid complaint, but it is also revisionist history. The lack of clarity was part of the charm of the movie. Jul 23, 2024 Full Review John Brhel Vague Visages The Blair Witch Project isn’t a horror film experience on par with ‘The Exorcist’ or ‘The Shining,’ but that’s not a fair comparison. It’s an experience all its own. Jun 5, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Brian A The best found footage horror movie ever made. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/02/24 Full Review Aaron B yep.. still terrifying Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/11/24 Full Review mariaeduarda O cadê a bruxa?????????? Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 12/12/24 Full Review The M The story involves three film makers doing a documentary about a past event known as The Blair Witch, thry gear up and interview the locals followed by exploring the woods, however something is following them and increasingly gets worse for them. For a no budget movie it fixates on the natural ability between character and the element around them, the tension gets more intense as these characters indure more bizarre events occurring after each night thry camp making the situation questionable of how they should proceed. This is a rare film that provides terror in the shadows rather than the usual demons and cult masked men wandering the woods. It gives you that unset feeling, loneliness that these characters struggle to find a way out. The main focal point is the camera acting as a visual and emotional aid even when things are getting bad for these characters, this is a good example of how to do basic filming, or even exercising acting. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 12/01/24 Full Review Rufus A It’s supposed to be scary- and easily could have been- but there is just nothing to be scared of. Th first thing I thought after watching this movie guenuinley was ‘where can a write a negative review’. I really don’t recommend it. Probably the main reason this film fails to be scary is that it spends the whole film building up this witch character BUT THEY DONT EVEN APPEAR IN THE MOVIE! All it could’ve took to make this scary, is the creature JUST SIMPLY BEING THERE. The film expects you to be scared, BUT THERE IS NOTHING TO BE SCARED OF. Probably the biggest waste of my time I could’ve spent on a Saturday afternoon. I REALLY DONT RECOMMEND Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 11/30/24 Full Review Audience M A film that has almost become as much of a legend as it’s mythical antagonist who you never actually meet. While the jerky home-video filming style and the characters’ decisions can be frustrating, The Blair Witch Project almost single-handily kickstarted the found-footage subgenre, filling audiences worldwide with the terrifying sense that this seemed a little too real for fiction. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/30/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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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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