The Witch

About The Witch

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.

Robert Eggers's The Witch is a 2016 fantasy horror film. At 92 minutes long, it arrived in February 2016.

Its themes are woods, possession, isolation, and folk horror.

Anya Taylor-Joy appears as Thomasin, Ralph Ineson as William, Kate Dickie as Katherine, and Harvey Scrimshaw as Caleb. The screenplay is by Robert Eggers. Production companies include Code Red Productions, Maiden Voyage Pictures, and Pulse Films. In the United States it streams on Netflix and Netflix Standard with Ads.

Gretel & Hansel, Witchboard, and Salem Witch Trials make useful companions to The Witch, all filed under witch and witchcraft. TMDB voters put it at 7.0 out of 10 across 7,939 votes and it carries a R rating.