The Blair Witch Project
Movie • 1999 • Horror
ReportIn October of 1994 three student filmmakers disappeared in the woods near Burkittsville, Maryland, while shooting a documentary. A year later their footage was found.
This movie contains 33 potentially triggering events.
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Abandonment
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Abuse
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Is someone stalked?
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milesrorygraeme
The Blair Witch stalks Mike Heather and Josh throughout the film (though it isn't seen)
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Anonymous
They get into a fight but it doesn’t really last long.
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Bitchin9
I disagree -- Mike did throw the map in the creek on purpose. It might be fair to say he got what he had coming. And they were all stressed out (understandably) in the beginning of the movie when they are lost in the woods. I feel like all three characters acted poorly towards each other when they were so anxious about being lost.
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Bitchin9
There is mention of children being kidnapped and killed in the interviews with townsfolk.
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Addiction
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Anonymous
There is smoking, alcohol use, and a mention of marijuana use.
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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throughourphantoms
I wouldn't say abuse, but there is drinking near the beginning and mentions of it a couple of times throughout the movie
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Were animals harmed in the making?
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hierrophant
Unclear, a dead mouse is shown. Could have been something planted for the film, or something found during filming.
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Johnny P. Graf
A mouse corpse is shown and filmed.
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Is there a dead animal?
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AReichel31
Dead mouse is shown
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Are there spiders?
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hierrophant
Mostly webs.
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Are there bugs?
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shelbzilla
there are a couple of ants (not in close up though) about 18 minutes in. they are near a dead animal in the woods. it's brief- maybe 5 seconds. most people probably wouldn't notice
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Assault
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hierrophant
They all get physical with each other (not very visible at any point) at some point during emotionally intense moments.
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Bodily Harm
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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notgoingtoaddcomments
hyperventilating from panic
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Is there a hanging?
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hierrophant
No, but a noose is briefly seen (for less than a second) as they enter the house.
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Does someone become unconscious?
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hierrophant
There is sleeping though, if that is uncomfortable for anyone.
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Are any teeth damaged?
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csbyron1
No one's teeth get damaged but Heather does find a bundle of sticks with human teeth inside
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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TheYggdrasilArchives
no, but there is a joke about cutting open their fingers to produce blood for joking ritual purposes, which is not followed through on.
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Is someone tortured?
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jayattheark1102
there's a scene where the main character describes how five men were tortured
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Children
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Does a kid die?
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Anonymous
7 Children are murdered by a serial killer in the backstory, as discussed by town residents.
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
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Does a major character die?
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hierrophant
It is implied from the beginning that all the characters we focus on are no longer living.
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Disability
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Family
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Is someone kidnapped?
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milesrorygraeme
Josh vanishes in the middle of the night and is implied to have been kidnapped by the Blair Witch - and ends up dead.
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
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Pinecone23
Nothing visible, but I mean, it's about paranormal activity and such
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Are there jump scares?
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hierrophant
None of them are really “scary” though, you just build very high level of suspense and then suddenly a tree will be in the foreground lit up white by the camera, for example. So it’s more of an existing suspension paired with unpredictable environment. Hope that makes sense.
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Are there natural bodies of water?
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hierrophant
Multiple creeks and rivers.
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Is someone possessed?
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csbyron1
One theory suggests Mike is possessed by the Blair Witch at the end, though this is left ambiguous.
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Does someone vomit?
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SclerisMockrey
No characters vomit, onscreen or off. But if you get motion sickness from camera movement... might wanna avoid this one. Or make yourself look away a LOT.
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Is there farting?
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hierrophant
I don’t think anything is heard, but during the first night there is a small joke about Mike passing gas in the tent.
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
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Loss
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Medical
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Are needles/syringes used?
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hierrophant
Only said yes to get people to read this comment: there is a scene partway through in which Mike is doing a hand motion that looks identical to drawing up. Nothing in his hands is seen, but if you’re sensitive to that kind of stuff it is worth warning.
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Mental Health
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Is there misophonia?
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There is frequent sounds of twigs snapping/leaves rustling, yelling, and crying if any of those bother you
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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jupiterjuliet
there are several scenes inside a tent, *spoilers* including somebody shaking it and yelling outside, which can give the feeling of being trapped in a small space
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Does someone die by suicide?
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Noxious
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Is there shakey cam?
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A whole awful lot of shakey cam. In fact, this film is known for it.
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Does a baby cry?
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Even more horribly, children laugh.
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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It is a found footage movie shot often in the dark, so there are moving/unsteady lighting but it does not flash.
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Paranoia
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Is the fourth wall broken?
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I don't think that happens. It's filmed as a documentary, so I don't know if that counts as "breaking the fourth wall"
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Pregnancy
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Prejudice
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Are there fat jokes?
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cassandrasaurus
Not sure why so many “No” answers here. The three main characters joke about how fat the Skipper from Gilligans Island was.
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Is a minority is misrepresented?
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Itmeanscloud
There is currently no specific trigger for anti-indigenous sentiments but the characters do briefly refer to items they find in the woods as being “voodoo stuff” or “like an Indian Burial Ground” which are anti-Black and Anti-indigenous tropes and bastardizations of cultural practices and worth noting.
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Race
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Relationships
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Sex
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Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
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Sexism
Is a male character ridiculed for crying?
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Sneezeywheeze
Not for crying necessarily, but there is a brief moment where Michael is kind of teased for being afraid
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Sickness
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Social
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Does it have a sad ending?
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jakethepainter
its ambiguous id say? it says from the beginning the characters are most likely dead but, spoiler, you dont see any of them die
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Vehicular
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Violence
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Is there blood/gore?
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csbyron1
No characters are physically injured, but there is a scene where Heather finds a bundle of sticks containing blood and human teeth.
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