Witchboard

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Witchboard

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2025

1h 52m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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In New Orleans, Emily (Madison Iseman) and her fiancé Christian (Aaron Dominguez) are opening their new dream café. But their dreams are dashed when Emily finds an ancient, cursed Witchboard, an ancient artifact that once served as a gateway to the spirit world. As Emily becomes increasingly captivated by the board's ability to summon spirits, Christian seeks the expertise of Alexander Babtiste (Jamie Campbell Bower), an enigmatic occult scholar. As Emily's grip on reality weakens, Babtiste's true intentions come to light--to use the Witchboard's dark power for his own twisted purposes. Culminating in a decadent masked ball at Babtiste's mansion, the line between temptation and terror blurs as Emily and Christian find themselves trapped in a deadly web of witchcraft and dark desires. Emily and Christian must race against time to break the board's curse before they succumb to its deadly power!

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Critics Consensus

A re-imagining that's as frantic as it is uneven, Witchboard conjures up an old-school horror romp with gonzo special effects, campy performances, and witchy atmosphere.

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Leslie Felperin

Guardian

Jan 27, 2026

3/5

Tacky as all this is, the fact that the flashbacks are in French adds a slight tang of authenticity.

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Clint Worthington

RogerEbert.com

Aug 15, 2025

2.5/4

For as shaky as its foundation may be, ‘Witchboard' offers just enough madcap madness to entertain.

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

Aug 14, 2025

3/4

The alluring but slithery presence of occult expert Alexander Babtiste (Jamie Campbell Bower, wickedly good) adds more spice to a guilty pleasure to savor.

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Matt Orozco

Macabre Daily

Jul 2, 2026

"Witchboard" is the best kind of remake in that it doesn’t try to recreate the original, but uses what it needs to craft a new, sinister story that is adjacent to what came before.

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Casey Chong

Casey's Movie Mania

Sep 16, 2025

2.5/5

Chuck Russell's updated remake of the 1986 original is a grisly but uneven witchcraft horror.

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Daniel Gorman

In Review Online

Sep 6, 2025

A lot — too much, really — and the film lurches around from set piece to set piece, never managing to get pulses racing

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Adra M

Sep 13, 2025

Okay, I gotta be real here, this movie just wasn’t it. After watching Together and Weapons earlier this week, this one honestly felt like a downgrade. The story never really hooked me, and the acting… yikes. Some of the performances felt so flat that it pulled me out of the experience. And don’t even get me started on the last act, it completely lost steam and ended in such an awkward, almost embarrassing way. It was like the movie didn’t know how to wrap itself up, and I left the theater more frustrated than scared. That said, I can’t say I hated it. I actually had fun with the gore, it delivered some nasty little moments that scratched that horror itch, and I’ll admit I was entertained by the bloody chaos whenever it popped up. I just wish the rest of the film matched that energy. Instead, it’s one of those movies you watch and think, “yeah, could’ve been way better, but at least it wasn’t a total waste.”

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Pamela

Aug 20, 2025

I would of liked to just watched something like that from my couch. Not Theater pricing worthy

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Kelli

Aug 20, 2025

This was a hysterically BAD movie. The storyline was bad. The acting was bad. The accents were atrocious. We live an hour away from Nola, we visit French Quartef often. They called the crawfish crayfish. NO!! The gumbo was greenNO. Bourbon was too clean. There was no Bourbon noise coming from the open window directly on Bourbon St. NO. If they had even done the tinniest research to get the Nola bits right, I would give it a little grace. But no, thats just lazy research and horrible writing. SAVE 2 hours of your life and skip this one. Just my 2.

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Blake

Aug 20, 2025

Felt like a Disney movie 😭😭

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Mr. Hollywood

Aug 19, 2025

Nothing in this film didnt happen in a better way in other films. Remake or not, it wasnt fun and it just isnt needed. Skip it like its a day old lobster

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Juandi

Aug 19, 2025

I can say that some effort was put into this film, though it seems they ran out of budget. It’s as cheesy & cliche as the trailer makes it seem. The lead female was not the strongest actor of the cast & it shows. I’m definitely not revisiting this or recommending it.

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In New Orleans, Emily (Madison Iseman) and her fiancé Christian (Aaron Dominguez) are opening their new dream café. But their dreams are dashed when Emily finds an ancient, cursed Witchboard, an ancient artifact that once served as a gateway to the spirit world. As Emily becomes increasingly captivated by the board's ability to summon spirits, Christian seeks the expertise of Alexander Babtiste (Jamie Campbell Bower), an enigmatic occult scholar. As Emily's grip on reality weakens, Babtiste's true intentions come to light--to use the Witchboard's dark power for his own twisted purposes. Culminating in a decadent masked ball at Babtiste's mansion, the line between temptation and terror blurs as Emily and Christian find themselves trapped in a deadly web of witchcraft and dark desires. Emily and Christian must race against time to break the board's curse before they succumb to its deadly power!

Director: Chuck Russell
Producer: Chuck Russell, Bernie Gewissler, Greg McKay, Jean-François Roesler, Kade Vu, Kaden Vu, Julie Lundy, Olivier Picard
Screenwriter: Chuck Russell
Distributor: The Avenue
Production Co: A-Nation Media, Gala Films, Blue Rider Media
Rating: R (Drug Content|Brief Nudity|Strong Bloody Violence|Gore|Language|Some Sexual Content)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 15, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 16, 2025
Box Office (Gross USA): $268.8K
Runtime: 1h 52m
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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