What is Blair Witch about?
Students on a camping trip discover something sinister is lurking beyond the trees.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
A relentless camping trip descends into chilling, gritty horror as something sinister lurks beyond the trees.
Suspenseful. A late-night trip at full speed. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Max.
Blair Witch parents guide
What we could confirm fits an R: intense fear and lots of jump scares.
- Scare
- Terrifying
- Our top level for fear.
- Jump scares
- Lots
- Jump scares are a main device.
- Gore
- Light gore
- Some blood or injury, briefly.
- Violence
- Strong violence
- Violence is frequent or intense.
- Sex and nudity
- None flagged
- It is rated R, so treat our zero as unconfirmed.
- Language
- Strong
- Frequent strong profanity or slurs.
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Three questions
- Is Blair Witch scary?
- Yes. Blair Witch is one of the scariest titles in the CouchRot catalog.
- How gory is Blair Witch?
- Light gore and strong violence.
- What is Blair Witch rated, and is it OK for kids?
- Rated R, and it earns it: intense fear, lots of jump scares and strong violence. Not one for kids.
Cast and crew
Directed byAdam Wingard
StarringJames Allen McCune, Callie Hernandez, Brandon Scott, Corbin Reid, Valorie Curry, Wes Robinson
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Blair Witch is on our Found footage, Horror on Max and Thriller on Max lists.
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