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The Blair Witch Project

1999
Suspense/Thriller
Horror
1h 21m
On October 21, 1994, Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard and Michael Williams hiked into Maryland's Black Hills Forest to shoot a documentary film on a local legend, "The Blair Witch." They were never heard from again. One year later, their footage was found. The Blair Witch Project is their legacy. (Artisan Entertainment)
Directed by:
Daniel Myrick Daniel Myrick Eduardo Sánchez Eduardo Sánchez
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Written by:
Daniel Myrick Daniel Myrick Eduardo Sánchez Eduardo Sánchez
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Starring:
Heather Donahue Heather Donahue Michael C. Williams Michael C. Williams Joshua Leonard Joshua Leonard
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Franchise:
Blair Witch
Genres:
Suspense/Thriller, Horror
Country:
USA
Language:
English
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The Blair Witch Project

1999
Suspense/Thriller
Horror
1h 21m
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ajeckertdoajeckertdo
Rated 11 Oct 2007
92
81st
Groundbreaking, in a way. Made for pennies, and grumble all you want about the jittery camera, but that ending still terrifies me.
Rated 11 Oct 2007
fabfunkfabfunk
Rated 01 Feb 2007
86
80th
A genre classic, still creepy after all these years. Nothing scares like the element of mystery, what lies in the darkness.
Rated 01 Feb 2007
zombiezeuszombiezeus
Rated 28 Aug 2008
95
96th
Wrongly maligned as a 'disappointment' due to the movie's hype, this is one of the most effective horror movies of all time, due to the no-tech aspect of the scares; it ALL takes place in your head, and that's the scariest place of all. Brilliant.
Rated 28 Aug 2008
msterlingMSterling
Rated 21 Oct 2010
0
0th
When this came out there was this huge following and excitement. I think the people who propagated the idea that this movie should exist should be punished. I never made it all the way through but I pity the people who tried to.
Rated 21 Oct 2010
ivytivyt
Rated 07 Apr 2009
80
86th
Big budgets can never make me feel as weird and unsetteled as this thing, and guess how much money it used? Barley any! Hahahaha! All it uses is the color black and screaming.
Rated 07 Apr 2009
darkkatodarkkato
Rated 14 Aug 2007
96
96th
Went in minus the internet hype/scrutiny - came out having watched the scariest film I have ever seen. Like Joey from Friends I keep my DVD copy in the freezer to feel safer.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
fleaglefleagle
Rated 11 Sep 2007
60
58th
Despite its criticism simply for its hype, Blair Witch is an original idea executed very well that will never see an equal.
Rated 11 Sep 2007
urielacUrielac
Rated 24 May 2008
50
5th
too american too much marketing around it. a bit slow good suspenese.
Rated 24 May 2008
celticguy94celticguy94
Rated 03 Jun 2009
87
66th
Creepy, and very atmospheric. You will never go camping again!
Rated 03 Jun 2009
jstryjstry
Rated 08 Feb 2008
49
27th
I guess this was something different, so it gets points for that, but all in all, I thought it was pretty lame and I definitely wouldn't be able to sit through it a second time.
Rated 08 Feb 2008
weezyweezy
Rated 17 Jan 2012
90
65th
HURRRRRR I HATED THIS SUTPID MOVIE THE CAMERA ALWAY SHAKES ITS LIKE A HOME MOVIE I LIEK GUD SCAREY MOVIES I DONT NO Y SO MANY PPL THINK THIS SCAREIY. DUUURRRR
Rated 17 Jan 2012
rossmcnairnrossmcnairn
Rated 26 Jul 2011
10
0th
The hype surrounding this movie was unprecedented and in my opinion, totally unwarranted. I have nothing but respect for people who have an idea and go out and actually turn that idea into a movie and for that I commend the guys behind this movie. However as a movie it was boring. I didn't care about the characters or what happened to them and there really wasn't much more to it. It was a challenge to make it to the end.
Rated 26 Jul 2011
sherrerageasherreragea
Rated 09 Nov 2008
60
21st
Honestly I would rate it much higher if the camera movement didn't give me a massive headache.
Rated 09 Nov 2008
peeweePeewee
Rated 14 Oct 2008
71
1st
blurry and silly
Rated 14 Oct 2008
trevor_leetrevor lee
Rated 07 May 2018
10
90th
masterpiece
Rated 07 May 2018
necro_visionnecro-vision
Rated 10 Feb 2008
40
24th
Sucked ... wassnt even suspense... randomness of the movie made it suck... things just randomly popping out .
Rated 10 Feb 2008
kmichalkokmichalko
Rated 22 Sep 2009
72
19th
didn't live up to the hype, interesting concept
Rated 22 Sep 2009
onomatopizzaonomatopizza
Rated 02 Oct 2015
88
39th
A classic of the dubious 'found footage genre' for a reason.
Rated 02 Oct 2015
hotrailhotrail
Rated 14 Aug 2007
80
37th
beyond all the hype, this little movie was effectively chilling!
Rated 14 Aug 2007
bubblegothbubblegoth
Rated 23 Apr 2023
1
0th
this movie is absolute horse shit!
Rated 23 Apr 2023
jablokoJabloko
Rated 28 Jul 2012
80
40th
Don't watch it if you don't have the brains for it. This film needs empthaty and intuition, or it's a piece of shit, indeed. A love it or hate it kind of a film. Dumb people will certainy hate it (I'm not saying any1 who dislikes it are dumb). I personally love it.
Rated 28 Jul 2012
leutianleutian
Rated 23 Oct 2023
64
16th
I gotta be honest, an hour build up for like ten minutes of kinda scares is really weak, I expected better from a pioneer but there really is nothing there.
Rated 23 Oct 2023
sjdreamerSJDreamer
Rated 17 Apr 2011
27
3rd
I have no idea why this movie was popular. Nothing happens at all, and it started the horrible shaky-cam phenomenon.
Rated 17 Apr 2011
wetdirtmudwetdirtmud
Rated 14 Aug 2007
57
19th
I thought it was good, the realism of the movie really drew you in, and made for a very scary setting.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
matt2015matt2015
Rated 04 Apr 2009
0
2nd
I dont know why people were entertained by this
Rated 04 Apr 2009
desomniacDesomniac
Rated 16 Aug 2007
35
4th
I don't know what that fuss about this movie was all about. Not scary. Not funny. When I went to see it in the theater I feel asleep during the final scene it was that boring.
Rated 16 Aug 2007
dudeabidesDudeAbides
Rated 03 Oct 2015
87
67th
A lean, inventive horror film. This one prays on the mind, using the lowest budget scares imaginable but definitely the ones most pertinent to us. As the days grow longer and the characters get more lost the drama is stressful, and the horror downright terrifying.
Rated 03 Oct 2015
eyemoeyemo
Rated 11 May 2009
68
8th
A pretty good thriller, when i saw this, I was 12 years old and i got scared as hell. Liked the camera style.
Rated 11 May 2009
ultrightultright
Rated 15 Mar 2022
8
21st
This movie fooled people? It's like an insurance commercial with witches.
Rated 15 Mar 2022
mclb1218mclb1218
Rated 14 Dec 2015
80
60th
Really effective as a horror film if you are able to suspend disbelief.
Rated 14 Dec 2015
tikazTikaz
Rated 06 Jul 2008
35
10th
not scary, not interesting, and physically unpleasing to watch. I would not recommend this one.
Rated 06 Jul 2008
alchemeisterAlchemeister
Rated 14 Jul 2017
40
65th
Receives a lot of hate, though I personally adore campy horror films.
Rated 14 Jul 2017
yannpanyannpan
Rated 20 Oct 2013
89
81st
The first film that ever scared the hell out of me. I remember I watched this when I was 12 years old and it took me some time to get used to sleeping with the lights out again. Way beyond innovative, as many people say it was a genre starter and the directors succeeded in what they wanted to pass to the people. Of course I turned on the lights once again after watching...
Rated 20 Oct 2013
cogsworthcogsworth
Rated 10 May 2011
70
26th
Considering the budget this was created on, it's impressively terrifying. The directors make fantastic use of the environment around them, utilizing the natural sound effects and low light to great effect.
Rated 10 May 2011
bpollettbpollett
Rated 14 Aug 2007
30
2nd
It wasn't scary. It wasn't entertaining. It wasn't good.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
moviesinhellmoviesinhell
Rated 23 Mar 2009
63
21st
This megahyped homemade horror -- a true progeny of the Internet age -- floats somewhere between a fitfully effective _Out Alone_ for Generation Y and risible fodder for Count Floyd's "Monster Horror Chiller Theater" ("You hear that twig snapping! Look -- a pile of stones! *Oooh*, that's scary, boys and girls!") (And didn't _Cannibal Holocaust_ already use _Blair_'s central riff some two decades earlier?)
Rated 23 Mar 2009
xaviermwXaviermw
Rated 06 Dec 2009
60
4th
Tries to be so "alternative" and "differant" with a "crazy suspenseful and weird ending". I found it boring.
Rated 06 Dec 2009
cfuller78CFuller78
Rated 04 Nov 2010
85
33rd
Has not aged especially but watching this alone at night with the lights off can still generate the creeps.
Rated 04 Nov 2010
bamboozledbamboozled
Rated 19 Apr 2011
96
92nd
People will see my rating and think it too high. I saw this in an indy theatre before anyone knew. I sat paralyzed as the events unfolded. It is my nightmare on film. If you can't arrange your film viewing experience to be uninterrupted so you can suspend disbelief, don't watch horror films. If you can do that, watch this movie.
Rated 19 Apr 2011
sonovagunsonovagun
Rated 17 Oct 2007
30
18th
Creepy movie that will make you scared of woodland. The sequel put me right off though.
Rated 17 Oct 2007
aesoptiniumaesoptinium
Rated 18 Aug 2009
80
63rd
Chilling and stylistically sound.
Rated 18 Aug 2009
cerclerougeCercle_Rouge
Rated 08 Jun 2020
80
87th
Given that the scariest thing that you actually see is a man standing in the corner of an old house, this movie does a hell of a lot with very little. It builds tension beautifully and the acting - mostly improvised, I assume - is excellent. I've seen people cite 'Cannibal Holocaust' as a precursor in the so-called 'found footage' genre, but that is a very different (albeit also brilliant) movie, in which the found footage plays only a part: 'Blair Witch Project' is genuinely groundbreaking.
Rated 08 Jun 2020
pantone801pantone801
Rated 01 Aug 2007
80
85th
This film was so scary. I got to the point where if they had to spend another night in the forest I was going to leave the cinema because it was too scary. I am usually ok with scary movies too- I think it was the handy cam camerawork that made it so realistic.
Rated 01 Aug 2007
parkermParkerM
Rated 14 Aug 2007
50
28th
meh
Rated 14 Aug 2007
tmberrytmberry
Rated 14 Aug 2007
55
5th
too much hype. Interesting idea with bad results
Rated 14 Aug 2007
realquagmirerealquagmire
Rated 23 Nov 2021
89
68th
Genuinley terrifying.
Rated 23 Nov 2021
no1mitskifanNo1MitskiFan
Rated 28 Jul 2022
82
75th
A genre defining flick the "acting" is so raw I feel bad for what the actors went through at the hands of the creator but its a good product
Rated 28 Jul 2022
jadedkittyjadedkitty
Rated 30 Jul 2009
50
14th
The more I think about this movie, the more I get really angry that I got suckered by their marketing campaign. Oh, and the vomity camera didn't help.
Rated 30 Jul 2009
megaprotoMegaProto
Rated 26 Feb 2007
69
29th
Good once. Just once. And that one time rocks.
Rated 26 Feb 2007
jeefJeef
Rated 29 Sep 2011
72
19th
Interesting subject matter, but not as scary as it was made out to be.
Rated 29 Sep 2011
kctgreatkctgreat
Rated 30 Jun 2010
60
11th
good camera work. but chris rock was right. it only took 1grand to make it.
Rated 30 Jun 2010
rob_ohrob oh!
Rated 21 Jun 2008
65
13th
Overhyped, over-rated, over-regarded. Intriguing the first time through, but boring the second time around. Works better as a documentary than it does a horror or suspense film, and just like other documentaries you'll want to watch it once and then not ever again. :)
Rated 21 Jun 2008
plovisPlovis
Rated 25 Aug 2021
60
22nd
Saw this in the theatre. So much hype, so boring.
Rated 25 Aug 2021
triachusTriachus
Rated 03 Oct 2008
77
68th
contrary to contrarians, the concept is fantastic
Rated 03 Oct 2008
castlevania2Castlevania2
Rated 18 Nov 2014
85
40th
You had to be there for this one, too.
Rated 18 Nov 2014
photinaphotina
Rated 21 Jan 2016
87
33rd
Proof that even handheld cameras can be possessed by evil.
Rated 21 Jan 2016
depacinodepacino
Rated 26 Apr 2022
63
16th
Perhaps it was a good movie for it's time but watching it now gives a cheap feeling. It has an interesting topic and setup is quite alright but it takes too much before things escalate. Watching forgettable characters wander in woods for an hour isn't entertaining, neither is scary. Once the action starts, it's alright but not really spooky. That being said, this movie was the one which started found footage genre so it's still worth watching but I'd advise you not to expect too much.
Rated 26 Apr 2022
jaakubjaakub
Rated 05 Apr 2012
40
8th
Guys walk in the woods. And getting angry. Boring.
Rated 05 Apr 2012
witchfinderWitchfinder
Rated 02 Jul 2008
95
82nd
Great production.
Rated 02 Jul 2008
dayndayn
Rated 06 Mar 2008
70
66th
creepy... ***
Rated 06 Mar 2008
kfolkfol
Rated 24 Jan 2021
54
44th
It was fun. I quite like the dialogue.
Rated 24 Jan 2021
sunshine32sunshine32
Rated 22 Oct 2023
55
17th
This was boring, funny, and stressful to watch but not the least bit frightening! Was it supposed to scare me? It's more psychological thriller than horror. I thought all the characters were insufferable and listening to them argue was painful and then I just felt sorry for them. The children laughing outside the tent was hilarious and completely precluded any fear from me. This would have been far more scary if the supernatural elements were removed and they were being hunted by people.
Rated 22 Oct 2023
orangeamelOrangeAmel
Rated 04 Aug 2012
0
0th
A want-to-be pseudo - documentary movie turned out really crappy. Camera's too shaky, you cannot see a thing, and the only scary thing is the length of this production.
Rated 04 Aug 2012
larsthorwaldLarsThorwald
Rated 01 Jul 2009
45
11th
Clever concept. I hated the end. Hype movie
Rated 01 Jul 2009
k8gronk8gron
Rated 14 Jan 2017
60
27th
Yet another severely overrated movie, and, unfortunately, this takes away from its originality. If I saw The Blair Witch Project in 1999 I am sure I would have had a higher opinion of it, but I saw it after all of the better horror films that it has inspired in the years that followed.
Rated 14 Jan 2017
b3nnic3b3nnic3
Rated 03 Dec 2010
27
17th
i dont get what happened????
Rated 03 Dec 2010
moviefan99moviefan99
Rated 18 Aug 2007
40
14th
All the camera work made me nauseous.
Rated 18 Aug 2007
comixmsfcomixmsf
Rated 17 Apr 2020
40
3rd
Rating is for the bits I stayed awake for, went in determined to like it after so many great reviews but failed miserably
Rated 17 Apr 2020
bunrabBunRab
Rated 19 Nov 2008
85
53rd
Forget the haters. I thought this film was actually pretty dang good.
Rated 19 Nov 2008
g1ngyg1ngy
Rated 21 Oct 2009
100
93rd
Amazing.
Rated 21 Oct 2009
endellionendellion
Rated 06 Jun 2010
0
1st
pure shit i demanded my money back i honestly can't believe someone funded this crap
Rated 06 Jun 2010
sloboneslobone
Rated 23 Jul 2011
60
22nd
Aw come on, you know you got scared, even if you were too embarrassed to admit it afterwards...
Rated 23 Jul 2011
semiramisSemiramis
Rated 14 Aug 2007
50
11th
Didn't mind it, bits were freaky.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
kw161484kw161484
Rated 10 Jan 2016
10
0th
I don't get the love for this film. its slow, dull, nothing happens. Nothing really happens in italian-neorealist films like Umberto D, but thats because its about real people, facing real, everyday problems that are presented with grace and complexity. These characters are meaningless, the story is not interesting. and it started off the worst trend in horror films since Scream sparked off the pastiche craze that brought us the 'Scary Movie' franchise. How i loathe you found-footage.
Rated 10 Jan 2016
michellemichelle
Rated 23 Jun 2008
75
47th
very disturbing, never breakdown or get lost in the woods,dont put up a tent,book into a hotel for gods sake!!
Rated 23 Jun 2008
gibberishgibberish
Rated 14 Aug 2007
80
57th
Might not match up to the million dollar hype but by the end it'll scare the pants off you.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
hedphursthedphurst
Rated 31 Jan 2009
70
70th
Good idea, and creepy as hell. I wanted more from it, but I'd rather be left wanting more than getting more than I wanted from a suspense movie.
Rated 31 Jan 2009
cdndestroyerCDNDestroyer
Rated 28 Dec 2007
75
36th
This is an excellent film to watch, get absorbed into and just let yourself experience rather than watch the film. Yes, there's no real plot or characters but this is a film that has a handful of very well-designed scares and lets the real-life people rather than movie characters react to them. Absolutely terrifying in that respect.
Rated 28 Dec 2007
kevinflinttnkevinflinttn
Rated 15 Mar 2009
90
70th
This film has taken too much flack after the world found out it was fake. This movie takes you on a roller coaster ride of fear like no other movie before. You feel like you are there with them.
Rated 15 Mar 2009
huey2huey2
Rated 01 Mar 2007
25
0th
I feel stupid for watching this.
Rated 01 Mar 2007
gailcarberrygailcarberry
Rated 22 Oct 2007
0
0th
Stupid.
Rated 22 Oct 2007
sym_jSym J
Rated 29 Oct 2016
45
12th
This chilling film was marketed at the time as authentic found-footage of three film students who get lost in the woods while they are trying to make a documentary about the Blair witch. However, once you know it is just a huge marketing ploy there isn't much more to this film. The only real driving force are the actors, who's performances make this film seem credible and chilling.
Rated 29 Oct 2016
bluebobsbluebobs
Rated 09 Apr 2010
26
9th
All I wanted at the end of this film was for the female to blow her nose.
Rated 09 Apr 2010
accaffreyaccaffrey
Rated 30 Jun 2021
100
96th
The scariest, most realistic, and genuinely greatest conceptual film that I've ever seen. Definitely the best horror film that I know.
Rated 30 Jun 2021
bellafilmbellafilm
Rated 03 Mar 2013
83
48th
the only film i have ever watched which has genuinely terrified me to the point of sleeping with my lights on
Rated 03 Mar 2013
astrodomineastro.domine
Rated 22 Nov 2015
5
95th
If you can suspend disbelief, and if you haven't been told too much about it, it's in my opinion the scariest movie of all time. It's the only movie that can consistently give me chills when I'm alone at night.
Rated 22 Nov 2015
octane_deathOctane Death
Rated 21 Apr 2008
40
14th
I can't lie, it scared me to the point of looking away from the screen (the screen being an optional thing for this movie anyway). Second time through, though, was absolutely hard to watch for different reasons. I think I let the movie draw out my imagination the first time, but the magic was gone after that.
Rated 21 Apr 2008
psychedelicrpsychedelicr
Rated 05 Jul 2008
20
0th
This is such a dumb movie. I can't believe I got scared as a kid. I still feel like a tool.
Rated 05 Jul 2008
badfish138badfish138
Rated 03 Mar 2018
35
5th
Ugh
Rated 03 Mar 2018
max22max22
Rated 14 Aug 2007
25
6th
Listen... maybe... MAYBE if I watched it when there was still the possibility that it was real. As it stands, it goes like this: "We're lost!" "Where's the f***ing map?" "..." "Where's the f***ing map?" "I threw it f***ing away!" "F***!" "F***!" "F***!" "Hey, where'd Josh go?" "I am so scared right now!"
Rated 14 Aug 2007
pianosamaPianoSama
Rated 30 Sep 2019
65
45th
Carried by the novelty of its marketing campaign & the fact that it kickstarted a subgenre (as maligned & oversaturated as that subgenre may be now) as well as very strong performances by its three-person cast, it's a perfectly enjoyable movie for fans of found footage & is a great example of how atmosphere & fear of the unseen can be so effective in horror. However, it has a number of logic flaws & can, at points, seem to drag on, plus the abrupt ending is meh in hindsight. Still, worth seeing.
Rated 30 Sep 2019
imogenImogen
Rated 30 Apr 2012
9
86th
A very, very clever and terrifying film. Highly original, realistic and effective. I loved that the "monster" is never shown. The ending is so chilling. I'm a massive wuss though. Don't go camping after watching this...
Rated 30 Apr 2012
rlcreamerRLCreamer
Rated 31 May 2017
0
1st
Don't bother!
Rated 31 May 2017
humanstatuehumanstatue
Rated 01 Jan 2009
90
74th
Great movie but you can only see it like a few times before it gets stupid
Rated 01 Jan 2009
brittanyb925brittanyb925
Rated 23 Jul 2010
32
9th
I was bored out of my mind until the last 5 minutes and then I just sat there thinking "what just happened?" for like an hour afterwards.
Rated 23 Jul 2010
krankstakranksta
Rated 15 Apr 2007
60
18th
the hype was overrated.
Rated 15 Apr 2007
isaacIsaac
Rated 28 Jun 2009
85
40th
Fucking scary!
Rated 28 Jun 2009
andysorandysor
Rated 15 Jul 2009
65
46th
Novel concept, but never really grabbed me.
Rated 15 Jul 2009
teemukeskteemukesk
Rated 22 Oct 2022
75
27th
These type of found footage films get me the most. It feels real and believable. Especially the ending is just horrifying, and I was trying my hardest not to pause the movie. But I have to say, I found the characters annoying. About half of the film was them arguing which took me out of the horror sometimes.
Rated 22 Oct 2022
etceteraetcetera
Rated 05 Jan 2010
80
34th
After a decade of hype I didn't think this movie could even come close to satisfying me, but it did. It had a really great tension throughout, but it wasn't too much. It gave me room to breath so I was able to enjoy it and not be scared constantly (although it was near constant). I also felt like I could hang out with any of the three protagonists on any given weekend which helped me get into the movie as a whole. Overall very good thriller, lives up to the hype.
Rated 05 Jan 2010

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