Pyewacket

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Pyewacket

2018

1h 30m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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36 Reviews

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

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Critics Consensus

Pyewacket builds its atmospheric, patiently encroaching chills on a well-told story concerned more with emotional trauma than supernatural threats.

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

Mar 30, 2018

3/4

The director is out for blood, and while this is a slow-burn affair that craftily bides its time until just the proper moment to unleash a flurry of dexterously ominous thrills, the craven wickedness of it all is portentously intoxicating.

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Dennis Harvey

Variety

Mar 24, 2018

It's the rare horror film that's actually more effective in psychological terms than in suspense ones.

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Noel Murray

Los Angeles Times

Mar 22, 2018

As a psychodrama about a troubled mother and daughter, this movie is gripping from start to finish.

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Alan Jones

Radio Times

Oct 30, 2025

4/5

MacDonald's menacing morality tale explores the dangers of casual occult belief with flair and confidence.

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Dev Shea

Boom Howdy

Sep 15, 2022

Aside from the issues, I did enjoy the Pyewacket. It had a nice found footage feel without actually being found footage. Would I watch it again? I’m not sure but I definitely recommend giving this movie at least a once over.

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Emma Wolfe

SpookyAstronauts

Apr 14, 2021

7/10

It actually takes itself very seriously... I felt the terror between the characters and the teen.

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Melissa L

@Agent99 Sep 3, 2026

I liked it, but I found the ending inconclusive and abrupt.

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David D

@RT43959743 Jul 26, 2026

This movie is just bad, the ending is worse.

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J H

@UpstateNYThriller Jul 22, 2026

6/5/10 Girl is goth, hates her mother for making her move. She puts a satanic cult on her and tries to reverse it. Eventually starts hearing things and burns her mother, thinking it was a premonition Andrea from the walking dead was in it. Cute latina girl is the main Rural, Supernatural, Satanic,

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Thomas S.

@RT61819216 May 10, 2026

Good movie. Definitely a slower burn, but about halfway through it picks up. Maybe could have used less high school time in the first half because it didn’t really serve much, and slowed it down a bit too much. But halfway through the movie I started having a lot more fun, really kept me guessing what was real or not, with some fun visuals and a very creepy environment. Very good open endjng.

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Oscar E.

@oscarpac May 6, 2026

Slow slow slow movie. But the ending was crazy! Besides that it was just alright.

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Todor Y

@Phantom961 Apr 24, 2026

Boring at times, but it's okay.

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Synopsis

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

Director: Adam MacDonald
Producer: Jonathan Bronfman, Victoria Sanchez
Screenwriter: Adam MacDonald
Distributor: IFC Midnight
Production Co: JoBro Productions & Film Finance
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 23, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 24, 2018
Runtime: 1h 30m

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