• Director(s)

    Robert Eggers

  • Production Year

    2015

  • Genre(s)

    Drama, Horror

  • Approx. running minutes

    89m

  • Cast

    Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie, Harvey Scrimshaw, Lucas Dawson, Ellie Grainger, Julian Richings

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The Witch

strong threat, violence

THE WITCH is a period horror in which a Puritan family attempt to start a new life on the borders of a forest, unaware that an evil spirit lurks within.…

THE WITCH is a period horror in which a Puritan family attempt to start a new life on the borders of a forest, unaware that an evil spirit lurks within.

violence
Scenes of violence include stabbings, the implied severing of a baby's penis, and a man being stabbed by a ram's horns.
threat and horror
There are frequent scenes of threat in which characters, including children, are terrorised by supernatural occurrences. There are also some disturbing horror images, including a bird pecking at a woman's breast, sight of disemboweled animals, and an elderly woman washing herself in blood.
additional issues
There are occasional scenes of natural nudity, including female breast and buttock nudity, and sight of a naked male baby.

  • Director(s)

    Robert Eggers

  • Production Year

    2015

  • Genre(s)

    Drama, Horror

  • Approx. running minutes

    89m

  • Cast

    Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie, Harvey Scrimshaw, Lucas Dawson, Ellie Grainger, Julian Richings

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strong threat, violence
Classified Date:
18/02/2016
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Universal Pictures Int (UK)
violence
Scenes of violence include stabbings, the implied severing of a baby's penis, and a man being stabbed by a ram's horns.
threat and horror
There are frequent scenes of threat in which characters, including children, are terrorised by supernatural occurrences. There are also some disturbing horror images, including a bird pecking at a woman's breast, sight of disemboweled animals, and an elderly woman washing herself in blood.
additional issues
There are occasional scenes of natural nudity, including female breast and buttock nudity, and sight of a naked male baby.
strong threat, violence
Classified Date:
17/06/2016
Version:
2D,16:9
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
violence
Scenes of violence include stabbings, the implied severing of a baby's penis, and a man being stabbed by a ram's horns.
threat and horror
There are frequent scenes of threat in which characters, including children, are terrorised by supernatural occurrences. There are also some disturbing horror images, including a bird pecking at a woman's breast, sight of disemboweled animals, and an elderly woman washing herself in blood.
additional issues
There are occasional scenes of natural nudity, including female breast and buttock nudity, and sight of a naked male baby.
Classified Date:
13/10/2015
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Universal Pictures Int (UK)

  • Classified date

    17/06/2016

  • BBFC reference

    AVF331796

  • Language

    English