Pyewacket
Film201790 min

Pyewacket

Taste attributes: dramahorrorthrillermonster/alien/supernaturalmysterydetectiveteenfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricateglossyenclosedcoming of agecomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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"Be careful what you wish for. Someone might be listening."

Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, intimate horror film, intricate rather than simple. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.

Taste details

Quality rating

5.9 /10

TMDB · 215 votes

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What lines up

  • Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
  • Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
  • Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring

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Synopsis

A frustrated, angry teenage girl awakens something in the woods when she naively performs an occult ritual to evoke a witch to kill her mother.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Directed by

  • Adam MacDonald

Cast

  • Laurie Holden
  • Nicole Muñoz
  • Chloe Rose
  • Eric Osborne
  • James McGowan

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
2017
Runtime
90 min
Status
Released
Studio
Cave Painting Pictures
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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