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The Witch

2015 film directed by Robert Eggers
Movie film Q19057481
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Summary

The Witch is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.48% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44,557 views/month, #456 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Sundance U.S. Directing Award: Dramatic[3]
  • Director: Robert Eggers[4]
  • Screenwriter: Robert Eggers[5]
  • Composer: Mark Korven[6]
  • Genre: horror film[7], mystery film[8]
  • Cast member: Ralph Ineson[9], Kate Dickie[10], Julian Richings[11], Anya Taylor-Joy[12], Charlie[13]
  • Director of photography: Jarin Blaschke[14]
  • Original language of film or TV show: Early Modern English[15], English[16]
  • Commons category: The Witch (2015 film)[17]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[18]
  • Review score: 7.8/10[19], 91%[20], 84/100[21]
  • Color: color[22]
  • Country of origin: United States[23], Canada[24]
  • Publication date: 2015[25], April 2, 2016[26], May 19, 2016[27], February 19, 2016[28]
  • Distributed by: A24[29], Netflix[30]
  • Narrative location: Thirteen Colonies[31]
  • Official website: http://thewitch-movie.com/[32]
  • Filming location: Ontario[33]
  • Film editor: Louise Ford[34]
  • Title: The Witch[35]
  • MPA film rating: R[36]
  • Different from: The Witch[37]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 16[38]
  • Duration: 93 minutes[39]
  • Capital cost: 1,000,000 US dollars[40]

Why It Matters

The Witch has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

FAQs

What awards did The Witch receive?

Honors received include Sundance U.S. Directing Award: Dramatic[3].

Related Entities

A24 Canada film Netflix Robert Eggers United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . dvdsreleasedates.com. Retrieved . dvdsreleasedates.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . dvdsreleasedates.com. Retrieved . dvdsreleasedates.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . Sundance Institute Digital Archive. Retrieved . history.sundance.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . film distribution certificate. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . filmratings.com. filmratings.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . variety.com. variety.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Kwayst · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'ca', 'ckb', 'commons', 'cs', 'cy', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', '
    P14724 → 11550559
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  2. 7w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 138182
    Set in period → 17th century
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Set in period: 17th century, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1787375428959"
  3. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14671 → 49897
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  4. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14571 → 397203
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  5. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +2015-00-00T00:00:00Z, +2016-04-02T00:00:00Z, +2016-05-19T00:00:00Z +1
    Screenwriter → Robert Eggers
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+93'}
    Bbfc rating → 15 certificate
    + 39 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38315|batch #38315]]: MovieLens IDs (part 2)"
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