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The Crucible

The Crucible

Drama · History · 1996

A Salem resident attempts to frame her ex-lover's wife for being a witch in the middle of the 1692 witchcraft trials.

Movie details

The Crucible

“Arthur Miller's timeless tale of truth on trial.”

1996 Drama · History 2h 3m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

6.8 / 10

41.3K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

72 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

75 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

6.6 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

A Salem resident attempts to frame her ex-lover's wife for being a witch in the middle of the 1692 witchcraft trials.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over The Crucible?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Nicholas Hytner

Written by

Arthur Miller

Daniel Day-Lewis

Daniel Day-Lewis

John Proctor

Winona Ryder

Winona Ryder

Abigail Williams

Paul Scofield

Paul Scofield

Judge Thomas Danforth

Joan Allen

Joan Allen

Elizabeth Proctor

Bruce Davison

Bruce Davison

Reverend Parris

Rob Campbell

Rob Campbell

Reverend Hale

Jeffrey Jones

Jeffrey Jones

Thomas Putnam

Court is in session

Put The Crucible on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.