The Blair Witch Project
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81 out of 100

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6.4 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 138 Ratings

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  • Starring: Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard, Michael C. Williams
  • Summary: 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)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 33
  3. Negative: 0 out of 33
  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    100
    At a time when digital techniques can show us almost anything, The Blair Witch Project is a reminder that what really scares us is the stuff we can't see.
  2. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Marc Caro
    100
    Many of us may have thought that with the world offering so much vivid horribleness every day, movies had lost the power to give us a good cathartic scare. It's a shock -- and a pleasure -- to discover we were wrong.
  3. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    80
    It's as chilling as Algernon Blackwood's elegantly unnerving "The Willows," played absolutely, unsettlingly straight.
  4. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Thomas
    60
    A clever, entertaining stunt, no more, no less.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 49 out of 76
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 76
  3. Negative: 24 out of 76
  1. paulgreen
    10
    At a time when digital techniques can show us almost anything, The Blair Witch Project is a reminder that what really scares us is the stuff we can't see.… Expand
  2. iamtrent424
    8
    I love tis movie. I know a lot of people say this movie isn't scary. this movie is scary in its own way. I think they did a good job with the idea of this movie. This movie is kind of scary at some parts. This was a good idea for a movie. One of the best horror movies ever made. This is on my list for best horror movie. I love this movie its really good.… Expand
  3. grandpajoe6191
    7
    Although the movie smells old and cheap, "The Blair Witch Project" is one of the standing point movies of the 'psychological horror'. It will scare the **** out of you.… Expand
  4. CursedKnight187
    3
    I've got to be honest, I didn't find it scary... at all. The tent shaking?! I suppose the way the marketed it to start with - as if it were a true event - was a good strategy, but beside that it just isn't scary. I wasn't on the edge of my seat, I was lying down on it snoring. The only reason it gets a 3 is for originality, but that's about it.… Expand

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