Fresh
The Witch is sparing in its use of special effects and generates suspense and foreboding through what is suggested rather than what is seen.
Andrea Gronvall, Chicago Reader
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Robert Eggers Director
- Anya Taylor-Joy as Thomasin
- Ralph Ineson as William
- Kate Dickie as Katherine
- Harvey Scrimshaw as Caleb
- Ellie Grainger as Mercy
- Lucas Dawson as Jonas
- Julian Richings as Governor
- Bathsheba Garnett as The Witch
- Sarah Stephens as The Witch, Young
- Daniel Malik as Black Phillip (voice)
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
91%
Tomatometer
Fresh
In the tradition of William Friedkin's The Exorcist, this chilling low-budget horror movie taps into the same temporal fear that sparks religious feeling.
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
Fresh
"The Witch" feels at once sticky with tangible detail and numinous with suggestion.
Anthony Lane, New Yorker
Rotten
I would prefer seeing a failed attempt at something different than a regurgitation of every modern horror trope. Yet The Witch proves unable to capitalize on being different.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Fresh
Helped by along by a great cast, a haunting soundtrack and terrific attention to period detail, The Witch is an auspicious feature debut for writer-director Robert Eggers.
Liz Braun, Toronto Sun
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