Fresh
Anthony Shaffer penned the screenplay which, for sheer imagination and near-terror, has seldom been equalled.
Variety Staff, Variety
The Wicker Man
Flesh to touch...Flesh to burn! Don't keep the Wicker Man waiting!
1973 · 1h 33m · R
Horror
Directed by
Robin Hardy
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The Wicker Man
Overview
Police sergeant Neil Howie is called to an island village in search of a missing girl whom the locals claim never existed. The investigation is further complicated as Howie’s religious views clash with those of the island’s residents.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
91%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Robin Hardy's 1973 cult horror film passed through several distributors, several versions, and several bankruptcies, picking up a powerful reputation along the way.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Fresh
The Wicker Man's genre-bending, thematic daring, and tortuous history have made it the U.K.'s definitive cult movie.
Graham Fuller, Village Voice
Fresh
Essentially, it's an insane guilty pleasure, still enjoyable for its delightfully eccentric casting and for the funniest, creepiest pub scene in British movies outside of next week's reissue, Withnail & I.
Wally Hammond, Time Out
Fresh
Like many of the best horror/thrillers, The Wicker Man works because it surprises audiences, relying on carefully-nurtured suspense rather than cheap, theatrical shocks.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
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