Name: The Witch
Genre: horror
Released: 2015-02-19
Duration: 1 h 32 min
Rating: 7.8

Question 1

Is The Witch (2015) scary?

Accepted Answer

Yes — The Witch (2015) is consistently scary. As a folk horror film, it scored 7.5/10 for fear, 9.5/10 for atmosphere, and 7.8/10 overall on Watch Darkly's curator scale across 1 rating.

Question 2

What is The Witch (2015)'s release date, and is it streaming?

Accepted Answer

The Witch (2015)'s US theatrical release date is February 19, 2016. Its first home release date is May 17, 2016.

Question 3

How many jump scares are in The Witch (2015)?

Accepted Answer

The Witch (2015) has 4 jump scares, based on its logged jump-scare count.

Question 4

What age is The Witch (2015) appropriate for?

Accepted Answer

The Witch (2015) is rated R. Watch Darkly does not assign its own age rating, so here is what the film actually contains. On Watch Darkly's curator scale it scored 7.5/10 for fear, 4.0/10 for gore, and 6.0/10 for intensity, where 10 is the most extreme in the catalog. It has 4 jump scares. Content warnings on file: animal death, body fluids, child endangerment, domestic violence, religious themes, and sexual violence.

Question 5

Who is in the cast of The Witch (2015)?

Accepted Answer

Anya Taylor-Joy plays Thomasin, Ralph Ineson plays William, Kate Dickie plays Katherine, Harvey Scrimshaw plays Caleb, Ellie Grainger plays Mercy, Lucas Dawson plays Jonas, Julian Richings plays Governor, Bathsheba Garnett plays The Witch.

Question 6

Does The Witch (2015) have a happy ending?

Accepted Answer

The Witch (2015) has a downer ending on Watch Darkly's spoiler-gated ending scale.

Question 7

What are some films like The Witch (2015)?

Accepted Answer

Films similar to The Witch (2015) on Watch Darkly include The Dark and the Wicked (2020), Witchfinder General (1968), The Hallow (2015), selected by shared themes and tags plus the curator scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, intensity, and overall quality.

The Witch

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