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The Wicker Man

Name: The Wicker Man
Genre: Horror
Released: 1973
Duration: 93 min

1973 · 93 min · Horror

A devout police sergeant travels to a remote Scottish island to investigate a missing girl, and finds a pagan community whose cheerful rituals grow increasingly sinister the closer he comes to the truth. A singular, unsettling folk-horror classic.

Runtime: 93 min
Genre: Horror
Mood: tense · uplifting
Entry: some context
Best for: shorter watch · horror night

Content notes: violence or threat Non-exhaustive

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Part of 10 Essential British Films

This film is stop 8 of 10 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through UK. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

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