Summary
A cursed Witchboard awakens dark forces, dragging a young couple into a deadly game of possession, deception, and supernatural terror in New Orleans.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Skip it if
- You scare easily
- You want something quiet and calm
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 56Audiences 54GoodWatch 55
Tomatometer62%
Metascore50
Audience score71%
IMDb5.1
Letterboxd · 7 K ratings2.4/5
User score4.5
Box office
2%of its budget back
- Budget
- $20 M
- Worldwide
- $481 K
Worldwide it made back $481 K of the $20 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 53 min
Longer than most horror movies, +18 min on the typical 95
typical 95113Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 15 countries, rent or buy in 9 more
+5Released
2025
August 14, 2025
Last year
Genre
HorrorLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
FrenchMade in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchSolo WatchTeensBinge-FriendlyDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 42
Madison IsemanEmily
Aaron DominguezChristian
Mel JarnsonBrooke
Charlie TahanRichie
Antonia DesplatNaga Soth
Jamie Campbell BowerAlexander Babtiste
David La HayeBishop Grogan
Victoria LenhardtSierra
Jamal AzémarZack
Riley RussellJackie
Kade VuKane
Renee HerbertAsha 1
Elisha HerbertAsha 2
Francesco FiliceJessie
Simon AnthonyWilliam Douchet
Kent McQuaidBooker
Shawn BaichooLebarge
Laura PaolilloMedusa
Max LaferriereHusband
Carl AlacchiArchbishop
Meghan GabruchNewscaster
Dakota Jamal WellmanMichael
Noah ParkerJamey
Alex GravensteinPastor
Directing · 1
- Chuck Russell Director, Screenplay, Producer
Writing · 2
- Greg McKay Screenplay, Producer
- Kevin Tenney Original Film Writer
Production · 10
- Delphine Perrier Executive Producer
- Walter Josten Executive Producer
- Arianne Fraser Executive Producer
- Patrick Josten Executive Producer
- Kade Vu Producer
- Bernie Gewissler Producer
Camera · 1
- Yaron Levy Director of Photography
Sound · 1
- Sam Ewing Original Music Composer
Art · 5
- Camille Parent Production Design
- Léa-Valérie Létourneau Set Decoration
- Sylvain Mendez Set Decoration
- Ian Vandewalle Assistant Set Decoration
- André Valade Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Véronique Marchessault Costume Design
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