Witchfinder General fingerprintRelentless energy, strong craft, emotionally cool.
Nerve-racking and brutally violent
Moving and melancholic
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
History, the mind, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction and performances
Functional look and sound
Nerve-racking and brutally violent
Witchfinder General is nerve-racking, brutally violent, and scary.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
History, the mind, and society
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around history, the mind, and society. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction and performances
The direction and performances stand out.
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Witchfinder General is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo, and MGM+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on YouTube Free, Tubi TV, and YOW.tv. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 80/100 (IMDb 6.7 and Rotten Tomatoes 94%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States. Content advisories: violence, nudity, sexual content, and disturbing imagery.
1 h 27 min
Witchfinder General runs 1 h 27 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Not quite. Critics rate Witchfinder General higher (94) than audiences (67). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $83,000 to make and earned $2 million worldwide, 18.1 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United Kingdom.
+30GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Witchfinder General in 44 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 54 storytelling tropes for Witchfinder General, including Fictionalized Death Account, Mercy Kill, Historical Domain Character.
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