Us
2019USA★ 6.93.5 pt match
What ties these together is figuring out who you are, paranoia, and feeling powerless. Both move the same way too, tense, haunting, and slow build to explosion.
The Wicker Man
1973UKLanguage: EnglishDirected by Robin Hardy★ 7.3
Available in English: subtitled
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.
Themes and style
Tone
hauntingsurrealdark comedytensecold and detached
Pacing
slow burnmethodicalslow build to explosion
Story
investigationunraveling
Emotion
paranoiafiguring out who you arefeeling powerlesssacrificeloss of innocence
Themes
religion and faithcaught between worldscorrupt institutionsmen and women navigating expectations
Feel
quietly hauntingdiscussion startergut punchcerebralrewatchable
Violence
moderateWhere to watch
Hollywood films like The Wicker Man
If The Wicker Man hit you the right way, here are Hollywood films that share its DNA. Same emotional weight, same kind of stories, same kind of payoff.
Sinister
2012USA★ 6.93.5 pt match
Like The Wicker Man, this one is rooted in paranoia, feeling powerless, and figuring out who you are. Same energy: tense, haunting, and slow burn.
The Witch
2015USA★ 73 pt match
Like The Wicker Man, this one is rooted in paranoia, loss of innocence, and feeling powerless. They share the same lens on religion and faith and men and women navigating expectations. The feel is the same: haunting, tense, slow burn, and methodical.
The Conjuring 2
2016USA★ 7.33 pt match
Both films sit with feeling powerless and sacrifice. They share the same lens on men and women navigating expectations and religion and faith. Both move the same way too, haunting, tense, and slow burn.