Question 1

Is The Wretched (2019) scary?

Accepted Answer

Moderately so — The Wretched (2019) mixes scares with other modes. As a occult film, it scored 6.2/10 for fear, 6.7/10 for atmosphere, and 6.0/10 overall on Watch Darkly's curator scale across 2 ratings.

Question 2

What is The Wretched (2019)'s release date, and is it streaming?

Accepted Answer

The Wretched (2019)'s US theatrical release date is December 15, 2019. Its first home release date is May 1, 2020.

Question 3

How many jump scares are in The Wretched (2019)?

Accepted Answer

The Wretched (2019) has 8 jump scares, based on its logged jump-scare count.

Question 4

What age is The Wretched (2019) appropriate for?

Accepted Answer

The Wretched (2019) has no MPAA age rating, and Watch Darkly does not assign one either, so here is what the film actually contains. On Watch Darkly's curator scale it scored 6.2/10 for fear and 1.0/10 for gore, where 10 is the most extreme in the catalog. It has 8 jump scares. No content warnings are on file for it.

Question 5

Who is in the cast of The Wretched (2019)?

Accepted Answer

John-Paul Howard plays Ben, Piper Curda plays Mallory, Jamison Jones plays Liam, Azie Tesfai plays Sara, Kevin Bigley plays Ty, Gabriella Quezada plays JJ, Amy Waller plays Nora, Tug Coker plays Mr. Gambel.

Question 6

What are some films like The Wretched (2019)?

Accepted Answer

Films similar to The Wretched (2019) on Watch Darkly include Hokum (2026), Annabelle (2014), Witte Wieven (2024), selected by shared themes and tags plus the curator scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, intensity, and overall quality.

The Wretched

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