The Wicker Man
Flesh to touch...Flesh to burn! Don't keep the Wicker Man waiting!
Flesh to touch...Flesh to burn! Don't keep the Wicker Man waiting!
Horror
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1973
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Police sergeant Neil Howie is called to an island village in search of a missing girl whom the locals claim never existed. Stranger still, however, are the rituals that take place there.
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Rated:
R
Runtime:
94 min
Release date:
1 Dec 1973
Country:
GB
Languages:
English
Budget:
$810,000
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
2 wins & 6 nominations
Top Critics Reviews
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,
24 Feb 2002
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,
26 Jan 2006
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,
29 Aug 2006
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,
7 Oct 2008
fresh:
Anthony Shaffer penned the screenplay which, for sheer imagination and near-terror, has seldom been equalled.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
7 Oct 2008