The Blair Witch Project

R

Released Jan 25, 1999

1h 27m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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173 Reviews

57%

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250,000+ Ratings

Found video footage tells the tale of three film students (Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard, Michael C. Williams) who've traveled to a small town to collect documentary footage about the Blair Witch, a legendary local murderer. Over the course of several days, the students interview townspeople and gather clues to support the tale's veracity. But the project takes a frightening turn when the students lose their way in the woods and begin hearing horrific noises.

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Critics Consensus

Full of creepy campfire scares, mock-doc The Blair Witch Project keeps audiences in the dark about its titular villain, proving once more that imagination can be as scary as anything onscreen.

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Joe Clay

Times (UK)

So convincing was this clever, chilling fake documentary that Donahue’s mother received sympathy cards from people who believed that her daughter was actually dead or missing.

Apr 4, 2024

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Joe Morgenstern

Wall Street Journal

The scariest shots, from someone's little Hi-8 camcorder, document the students losing their bearings, giving way to panic and finally falling victim, though off screen, to some ineffably, unphotographably evil presence.

Dec 13, 2014

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Paul Tatara

CNN.com

Whenever night falls, the movie takes off, but in a slow creep, with all your childhood fears of the dark suddenly revealing themselves as absolutely reasonable.

Sep 29, 2014

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Sayantan Gayen

CBR

The movie's ambiguous open-ending is one of the best in the genre.

Rated: 7/10

Jul 31, 2024

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Sarah Vincent

AwardsWatch

People deride the shaky camera and not seeing anything happen, which is a valid complaint, but it is also revisionist history. The lack of clarity was part of the charm of the movie.

Jul 23, 2024

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John Brhel

Vague Visages

The Blair Witch Project isn’t a horror film experience on par with ‘The Exorcist’ or ‘The Shining,’ but that’s not a fair comparison. It’s an experience all its own.

Jun 5, 2023

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Aaron B

yep.. still terrifying

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/11/24

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Luca H

Pure horror, no jump scares. The environment could've been a bit better to make it more entertaining, but it's still a complete masterpiece. Just don't watch this at nighttime.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/11/24

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Nyan M

It’s a scary but, amazing movie! It’s definitely a must watch!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/07/24

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Rob L

A horror masterpiece that stands the test of time 25 years later.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/28/24

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Audience Member

Listen, whatever you do, stay away, this was the biggest waste of time in my 27 years of being alive. I finally got around to watching the movie after hearing how good it was for years. It's literary an hour of kids having random conversation, being annoying and arguing until they just die at the end. Nothing happens the entire film, you don't see anything, they walk around the woods and look at sticks and rocks. It's truly the worse movie I have ever seen, the best part about it was when it ended. Watched it with some others, and we were all just squirming waiting for it to be over. I made this account to write this review. that's how awful it was.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/25/24

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Lucas t

The simplicity of this film makes it that much more scarier. 7.9/10.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/19/24

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Daniel Myrick

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Eduardo Sánchez

Director

Heather Donahue

Heather Donahue

Michael C. Williams

Michael "Mike" Williams

Joshua Leonard

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Synopsis

Found video footage tells the tale of three film students (Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard, Michael C. Williams) who've traveled to a small town to collect documentary footage about the Blair Witch, a legendary local murderer. Over the course of several days, the students interview townspeople and gather clues to support the tale's veracity. But the project takes a frightening turn when the students lose their way in the woods and begin hearing horrific noises.

Director: Daniel Myrick, Eduardo Sánchez
Producer: Robin Cowie, Greg Hale
Screenwriter: Daniel Myrick, Eduardo Sánchez
Distributor: Artisan Entertainment
Production Co: Haxan Films
Rating: R
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 25, 1999, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 15, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $140.5M
Runtime: 1h 27m

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