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The Witch

Play trailer 2:31 Poster for The Witch R Released Feb 19, 2016 1h 32m Horror History Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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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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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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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Ry N When a missing boy comes back from the woods possessed, his sister is framed of being a witch. They did a good job capturing the time period and the gaslighting is crazy, but the movie has a dull plot. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/02/25 Full Review Trystan B Two things stand out to me about VVitch. The first is the history of witchcraft the filmmakers studied to make this story. It has a fairytale element to it. It seems like a story that could have been told to settlers for a 100 years about the dangers of a VVitch in the woods. The second thing is the acting. This movie launches Anya Taylor Joy into the movies. Anya Taylor Joy is the GOAT. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/02/25 Full Review MaryAnn M. Loved this movie dark and beautifully filmed. The ending was satisfying! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/26/25 Full Review Osamah S Genius, must-see supernatural horror movie. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/23/25 Full Review Katherine M. I’ve watched 45 minutes of it and I’m done. I was looking at comments and they are saying that it doesn’t get better Rated 1 out of 5 stars 09/21/25 Full Review Audience Member At least mention the timeline of the movie. Movie is filled with depression and tragedy after tragedy. Didn't like it at all... Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 09/21/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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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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