The Witch Film • 2016 • Drama, Fantasy, Horror Watch trailer 62% 70% 76.4% 74% 61%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.Where to watch Streaming information by Cast & CrewRobert EggersDirector & WriterAnya Taylor-JoyThomasinRalph InesonWilliamKate DickieKatherineHarvey ScrimshawCalebEllie GraingerMercyLucas DawsonJonasJulian RichingsGovernorBathsheba GarnettThe WitchSarah StephensThe Witch, YoungDaniel MalikBlack Phillip (voice)See all cast & crew on IMDbDetailsStatusReleasedReleaseFebruary 19, 2016OriginsUnited States of AmericaGenresDramaFantasyHorrorTags17th centuryblack magiccallouscryingdark fantasydisturbedenglish colonyevil forcefalse accusationsfolk horrorgoatisolationmagicnew englandnew hampshireolder woman seduces younger guyperiod dramapossessionprayingpsychological dramapsychological horrorpsychological thrillerpuritanreligionsupernatural fantasysupernatural horrorsuspense mysterywitchwitch horrorwitchcraftwoodsExternal linksLinks AllMovie Apple TV FilmAffinity Google Knowledge Graph Horror Archive IMDb Letterboxd MUBI Metacritic Movie Review Query Engine Netflix Official site Plex Rotten Tomatoes TCM TMDB TV Tropes Trakt Wikidata Wikipedia iTunes Reviews ‘The Witch’ review: Puritan family falls under spell of a demon Chicago Tribune • chicagotribune.com The Witch: Strikingly shot but risks drifting off into absurdity The Independent • independent.co.uk Review: ‘The Witch’ is a Uniquely Spooky Discovery Eric Kohn • indiewire.com The Witch Empire • empireonline.com Review: Tense and ominous, 'The Witch' terrifies to the core Tampa Bay Times • tampabay.com The Mortal Terror of “The Witch” Anthony Lane • newyorker.com The Witch review: Not your usual horror film Jake Wilson • smh.com.au ‘The Witch’ is an unsettling gem of a horror movie New York Post • nypost.com The Witch Little White Lies • lwlies.com The Witch review: masterful old-school dread stalks the New World The Irish Times • irishtimes.com