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The Witch

2016Movie1 h 32 minR

DramaHorror
78
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb7.0Letterboxd3.8/5Metacritic847.4Rotten Tomatoes91%61%
78
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb7.0Letterboxd3.8/5Metacritic847.4Rotten Tomatoes91%61%

Summary

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.

Good for

  • Thought-provoking
  • Adults
  • Solo watch

Skip it if

  • You want something to laugh at
  • You need an uplifting mood
  • You want fast pacing
  • You scare easily

Where to watch

Fingerprint

  • Feasts your eyes.
  • Weighs on you.
  • Pulls you in.
  • Scares you.
  • Gets under your skin.

Not for warmth, comfort or laughs.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Tropes

Naked Nutterin 128 titlesThe eponymous villain is almost always naked and - judging by the demented laughter, frenzied chanting and animal cruelty - is barely sane.Can't Get Away with Nuthin'in 485 titlesWilliam leaves the Commonwealth due to pride, provides false testimony to Katherine and shifts the blame to Thomasin.All 118 tropes

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