The Witch
2016 · TMDB 7.0
Directed by Robert Eggers
In 1630, a farmer relocates his family to a remote plot of land on the edge of a forest where strange, unsettling things happen. With suspicion and paranoia mounting, each family member's faith, loyalty and love are tested in shocking ways.
Why it matters
A Puritan family exiled to the edge of a forest faces a malevolent presence that may be a witch or their own paranoia. A slow-burn descent into religious hysteria.
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Released
- 2016-02-19
- Studio
- Very Special Projects
- Country
- Brazil
- Language
- English
- TMDB score
- 7.0
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The Wicker Shadows of Folk Horror
Position 8 of 8
A Puritan family exiled to the edge of a forest faces a malevolent presence that may be a witch or their own paranoia. A slow-burn descent into religious hysteria.
Into the Woods We Go
Position 5 of 8
A Puritan family exiled to the edge of a vast forest faces paranoia and terror as their crops fail and their children vanish.
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