The Dark and the Wicked2020
Family-centered horror with the same bleak outlook and slow-burn build.
Overall7.0
Fear5.0
Atmos8.0
Gore1.0
Folk horror
The Witch
2015 · R · 1h 32m
Curator Score7.8/ 10
Evil takes many forms.
Release & where to watch
- In theaters
- February 19, 2016
- Home release
- May 17, 2016
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Curator Certificate
7.8
Out of ten
Passed by one curator
Fear7.5
Gore4.0
Atmosphere9.5
Intensity6.0
Carried by atmosphere, light on gore.
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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.
Plot summary via TMDB
Genres
horror
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Content Warnings
Child endangermentReligious themesDomestic violenceAnimal deathSexual violenceBody fluids
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Details
Budget$3.5M
Box office$25.1M
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Starring
Anya Taylor-Joy as Thomasin · Ralph Ineson as William · Kate Dickie as Katherine · Harvey Scrimshaw as Caleb · Ellie Grainger as Mercy · Lucas Dawson as Jonas · Julian Richings as Governor · Bathsheba Garnett as The Witch
Production
Code Red Productions, Maiden Voyage Pictures, Mott Street Pictures, Parts & Labor, Pulse Films, Rooks Nest Entertainment, RT Features, Scythia Films, Very Special Projects
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