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What Josiah Saw

What Josiah Saw

Horror · Thriller · 2021

A family with buried secrets reunite at a farmhouse after two decades to pay for their past sins.

Movie details

What Josiah Saw

“You do what need be done then.”

2021 Horror · Thriller 2h 0m

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TMDB

5.8 / 10

Community rating

A family with buried secrets reunite at a farmhouse after two decades to pay for their past sins.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Vincent Grashaw

Written by

Robert Alan Dilts

Robert Patrick

Robert Patrick

Josiah Graham

Nick Stahl

Nick Stahl

Eli Graham

Scott Haze

Scott Haze

Thomas Graham

Kelli Garner

Kelli Garner

Mary Milner

Tony Hale

Tony Hale

Ross Milner

Jake Weber

Jake Weber

Boone

Ronnie Gene Blevins

Ronnie Gene Blevins

Billy

Court is in session

Put What Josiah Saw on trial.

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

The defence The Adrenaline Seeker

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Prestige Tourist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.