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The Witch

Movie · 2015 · 93 min

A slow, suffocating plunge into Puritan paranoia and dread, where every whisper and shadow feels like a threat.

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2015 film directed by Robert Eggers
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Year
2015
Runtime
93 min
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • faith
  • family
  • isolation
  • parenthood
  • guilt
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror8
Humour1
Realism6
Romance0
Tension8
Darkness9
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
horror, mystery
Directed by
Robert Eggers
Written by
Robert Eggers
Starring
Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie, Julian Richings, Charlie
Music
Mark Korven
Cinematography
Jarin Blaschke
Runtime
93 min
Country
Canada, United States
Languages
English

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