The Wicker Man

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  • Opened September 1, 2006 
  • 1 hr 43 min
  • PG-13 | disturbing images and violence, language and thematic issues
  • Parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 16+. More on child suitability

  • A sheriff (Nicolas Cage) investigates a young girl's mysterious disappearance on a remote island off the coast of Maine. The community tells him the girl never existed. He continues his search, and is led into a web of deceit and pagan rituals. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Nicolas Cage, Ellen Burstyn, Kate Beahan, Frances Conroy
  • Director: Neil LaBute
  • Genres: Drama, Horror, Suspense/Thriller

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75
New York Post
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Profoundly disturbing, blood-chilling suspenser. Read full review

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Entertainment Weekly
| Owen Gleiberman

Despite its logy, red-herring structure, the film has enough enigma and weirdness that it gradually stirs to life. Read full review

63
Boston Globe
| Wesley Morris

As it is, LaBute has cleverly repurposed his creepy source material. This Wicker Man, which wasn't screened for critics, is a nutty atonement for the gender assaults of his filmmaking and playwriting past, including "In the Company of Men," "Your Friends & Neighbors," and "The Shape of Things." Read full review

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San Francisco Chronicle
| Ruthe Stein

Well intentioned, but only occasionally creepy. Read full review

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