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The Wicker Man
The Wicker Man
8.3
/10
9,108 Ratings

THE WICKER MAN

Directed by Robin Hardy
United Kingdom, 1973
Drama, Horror, Thriller, Cult

Synopsis

Sergeant Howie investigates a missing child on the Scottish island of Summerisle. As a conservative Christian, he’s unsettled by the residents’ pagan rituals and sexual behavior, especially Willow, the magistrate’s daughter. His investigation delves into the island’s peculiar customs.

Synopsis

Sergeant Howie investigates a missing child on the Scottish island of Summerisle. As a conservative Christian, he’s unsettled by the residents’ pagan rituals and sexual behavior, especially Willow, the magistrate’s daughter. His investigation delves into the island’s peculiar customs.

Our take

A key cult film that helped spawn the folk-horror subgenre, The Wicker Man thrills with a palpable fear of rural communities and strange pagan traditions, and a deep distrust of hippy sexual politics. Move over Midsommar, things are about to get even freakier!