Blair Witch

Name: Blair Witch
Director: Adam Wingard
Genre: Thriller, Horror
Released: 2016-01-01
Duration: 89 min
Rating: 5.2
Cast: James Allen McCune, Callie Hernandez, Brandon Scott, Corbin Reid, Valorie Curry

2016Dir. Adam Wingard1h 29m

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Runtime1h 29m

Released2016

Budget$5M

Box office$45.2M

DirectorAdam Wingard

About This Movie

Blair Witch (2016) takes the found footage approach and brings it back to the woods—but it feels different this time, you know? It’s got that creeping dread, a slow burn that really plays with your mind. The pacing is deliberate, allowing you to stew in the atmosphere, which feels thick with a sense of foreboding. Students with cameras, hiking into the unknown, and what lies in those dark trees? It’s the tension that gets you, not just jump scares. The performances are raw, pretty believable; they sell the fear well. Practical effects? There’s something about those that feels more tangible, more real. It’s not reinventing the wheel, but it feels like a fresh chapter in the lore of the Blair Witch. Worth a watch for sure.

Found footage style returnsStrong atmosphere and tensionExplores themes of fear and the unknown