The Witch

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The Witch

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2016

1h 32m

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In 1630 New England, panic and despair envelops a farmer, his wife and their children when youngest son Samuel suddenly vanishes. The family blames Thomasin, the oldest daughter who was watching the boy at the time of his disappearance. With suspicion and paranoia mounting, twin siblings Mercy and Jonas suspect Thomasin of witchcraft, testing the clan's faith, loyalty and love to one another.

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Critics Consensus

As thought-provoking as it is visually compelling, The Witch delivers a deeply unsettling exercise in slow-building horror that suggests great things for debuting writer-director Robert Eggers.

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Britt Ashley

Bitch Media

Like any good horror film, The Witch is rife with opportunity for allegorical interpretation, and one of the most compelling narratives bubbling beneath surface is the origin story of America itself.

Feb 10, 2021

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Steven D. Greydanus

Catholic Digest

The stakes are real. The Devil is real. All roads do not lead up the mountain. Some lead to the heart of darkness, to the depths of a witch-haunted wood.

Rated: A

Apr 28, 2017

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Nigel Andrews

Financial Times

The film starts with wordy wittering and ends by trying to woo our shrieks -- from Arthur Miller to Dennis Wheatley in the shortest time possible between two blunt points.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 27, 2016

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Bryce Hanson

Horror Movie Talk

I really can’t say enough good things about this film. It creates a believable world filled with relatable characters, which brings a really unprecedented gravity to some fantastical supernatural elements.

Rated: 10/10

Aug 11, 2025

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Kristy Strouse

Wonderfully Weird and Horrifying

Infectious and influential, The Witch is one of the best horror films of the 2010’s.

Jun 26, 2025

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JD Duran

InSession Film

Elevated symbolically with Eggers’ commentary on how fanatical faith is impossible to live up to, and how that churns out something evil, despite its good intentions. All of that is delicately crystallized in the final moments of The Witch...

Aug 8, 2024

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Sergio

Brilliant film. Must watch on the big screen.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/20/25

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Audience Member

The acting was fantastic, but the plot was a massive letdown. I thought it was all building towards something but the movie just kind of ends unceremoniously. There's really no mystery or twist. Just a bunch of bad things happening to a family and religious people reacting predictably. It's also far from scary.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

11/05/25

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Nathan J.

I don’t understand how this movie was rated so highly. It wasn’t a slow burn in my opinion… it was a no burn.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

11/02/25

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Jalvzz ..

Great and scary. . Amazing shots as well

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/01/25

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Eric T

This is not a horror film. It's a pretend time piece that tries to incorporate what people thought witches were like. I want my time back, and if this scares you, you should get out more.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

10/30/25

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David T.

Absolutely creepy . I don’t get all the hate for this film . It’s all the YA who want Jump scares. This movie is straight up creepy . One of my favorite films of all time

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/27/25

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Synopsis

In 1630 New England, panic and despair envelops a farmer, his wife and their children when youngest son Samuel suddenly vanishes. The family blames Thomasin, the oldest daughter who was watching the boy at the time of his disappearance. With suspicion and paranoia mounting, twin siblings Mercy and Jonas suspect Thomasin of witchcraft, testing the clan's faith, loyalty and love to one another.

Director: Robert Eggers
Producer: Jay Van Hoy, Lars Knudsen, Jodi Redmond, Daniel Bekerman, Rodrigo Teixeira
Screenwriter: Robert Eggers
Distributor: A24
Production Co: Parts and Labor
Rating: R (Graphic Nudity|Disturbing Violent Content)
Genre: Horror, History, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 19, 2016, Wide
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Apr 1, 2016
Release Date (Streaming): May 17, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $25.1M
Runtime: 1h 32m

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