Is The Wicker Man scary?

Not particularly — The Wicker Man's appeal is atmospheric or thematic rather than overtly scary. As a cult film, it scored 3.0/10 for fear, 8.7/10 for atmosphere, and 7.5/10 overall on Watch Darkly's curator scale across 1 rating.

How many jump scares are in The Wicker Man?

The Wicker Man has 4 jump scares, based on Watch Darkly's per-film jump-scare count.

What are some films like The Wicker Man?

The Wicker Man is tagged as cult, occult, whodunnit on Watch Darkly. The film's page lists similar horror films selected by curated scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, and overall quality.

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The Wicker Man

1973 · R · 1h 33m

Flesh to touch...Flesh to burn! Don't keep the Wicker Man waiting!

Police sergeant Neil Howie is called to an island village in search of a missing girl whom the locals claim never existed. The investigation is further complicated as Howie’s religious views clash with those of the island’s residents.

Plot summary via TMDB

Curator Score

7.5

Overall

Based on 1 curator rating

Strongest on atmosphere, light on gore.

Jump scares

The Wicker Man has 4 jump scares. Compare counts

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7.5Overall

Fear3.0

Gore2.0

Atmosphere8.7

Genres

dramamysteryhorrorthriller

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Details

Budget$810,000

Box office$885,371

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Starring

Edward Woodward as Sergeant Neil Howie · Christopher Lee as Lord Summerisle · Britt Ekland as Willow MacGreagor · Diane Cilento as Miss Rose · Ingrid Pitt as Librarian · Roy Boyd as Broome · Lesley Mackie as Daisy · Walter Carr as School Master

Production

British Lion Films

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