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The Witch (2016)

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In 1630, a farmer relocates his family to a remote plot of land on the edge of a forest where strange, unsettling things happen. With suspicion and paranoia mounting, each family member's faith, loyalty and love are tested in shocking ways.

Best Release

Second Sight Films · Limited Edition

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Cast

Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie, Harvey Scrimshaw, Ellie Grainger, Lucas Dawson, Julian Richings, Bathsheba Garnett, Sarah Stephens, Daniel Malik

Runtime

1 hour and 32 minutes (92 minutes)

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Editor's Notes

Editor's Pick

Lionsgate had The Witch on 4K UHD in April 2019, a base disc that's been sitting in big-box keep cases for under $15 USD ever since. Second Sight commissioned a brand-new Dolby Vision HDR grade for their 2022 4K and got Robert Eggers's sign-off on it before shipping. The Limited Edition came out July 25, 2022, three months later than originally announced because Second Sight pulled the date back to finalize the grade with Eggers's approval. Same 4K master as the Lionsgate, fresh Dolby Vision pass, region-free UHD with a Region B extras disc, a rigid slipcase by Peter Diamond, six art cards, and a 150-page hardback book of essays. Second Sight The Witch 4K UHD Limited Edition overview showing the rigid slipcase, hardback book, art cards, and discs laid out together Eggers built the script from period court records and 1630s colonial pamphlets, and the Olde English dialogue carries that research into every line. Watching a Puritan family fracture as their faith stops protecting them is deep horror, and the ending is divine evil. The film's palette is grays and blacks with rare flashes of color. Candlelight stays candlelight against the surrounding void on the new grade, and the Black Phillip ritual scenes hold their depth instead of crushing into a single dark mass. The DTS-HD MA 5.1 mix is unchanged from prior releases, but Mark Korven's score and the rear-channel ambient cues are precisely placed. The Limited Edition went out of print fast and was running €200-300 on eBay through most of last year, but it's recently back in stock at retail. Buy it before it goes again.

noted Apr 30, 2026

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Second Sight Films · Limited Edition , United Kingdom 2022

What's in the box

Packaging
Special case
In the box
Includes a rigid slipcase with new artwork by Peter Diamond
with 6 collector's art cards and a 150 page hardback book with new essays by Emerson Baker
Daniel Bird
Anton Bitel
Charles Bramesco
Lillian Crawford
Shelagh Rowan-Legg and Anya Stanley plus stills
costume and production design gallery.
Discs
2 discs — DISC ONE | DISC TWO
Video
1.66:1 · Dolby Vision + HDR10
Audio
English DTS-HD MA 5.1
Subtitles
English HoH

Special features

DISC ONE (Blu-ray 4K)

  • The Film
  • Audio commentary with director Robert Eggers
  • Audio commentary with film writer and broadcaster Anna Bogutskaya
  • A Puritan Nightmare (2022 interview with Robert Eggers) (26:49)
  • Embracing Darkness (2022 interview with Anya Taylor-Joy) (13:49)
  • Love Thy Father (2022 interview Ralph Ineson) (21:24)
  • + 5 more
    A Pious Wife (2022 interview with Actor Kate Dickie) (14:31)
    Caleb's Lament (2022 interview with Actor Harvey Scrimshaw) (7:00)
    The Witch: A Primal Folktale (2016 featurette) (8:32)
    2015 BFI London Film Festival Q&A with Robert Eggers, Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson and Producer Jay Van Hoy (10:41)
    Brothers (2015 short film by Rober Eggers) (10:40)

DISC TWO (Blu-ray)

  • The Film
  • Audio commentary with director Robert Eggers
  • Audio commentary with film writer and broadcaster Anna Bogutskaya
  • A Puritan Nightmare (2022 interview with Robert Eggers) (26:49)
  • Embracing Darkness (2022 interview with Anya Taylor-Joy) (13:49)
  • Love Thy Father (2022 interview Ralph Ineson) (21:24)
  • + 5 more
    A Pious Wife (2022 interview with Actor Kate Dickie) (14:31)
    Caleb's Lament (2022 interview with Actor Harvey Scrimshaw) (7:00)
    The Witch: A Primal Folktale (2016 featurette) (8:32)
    2015 BFI London Film Festival Q&A with Robert Eggers, Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson and Producer Jay Van Hoy (10:41)
    Brothers (2015 short film by Rober Eggers) (10:40)

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