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Wicker

2026 · 105 min

A whimsical, slightly eerie folk tale that charms with warmth, then stings with jealousy and small-town cruelty.

Tagline
Marriage material.
Overview
On the outskirts of a village by the sea, lives a Fisherwoman; smelly, single and perpetually ridiculed. One day, fed up with her stuffy, small-minded neighbours, she commissions herself a husband to be made from wicker. In an otherwise conservative town, this unconventional romance sparks outrage, jealousy and chaos.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • isolation
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • grief
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
  • single country house
Era
timeless
Audience
teen
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour6
Realism3
Romance7
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
romance, fantasy, comedy
Directed by
Alex Huston Fischer, Eleanor Wilson
Written by
Eleanor Wilson, Alex Huston Fischer
Starring
Olivia Colman, Alexander Skarsgård, Peter Dinklage, Elizabeth Debicki, Marli Siu, Nabhaan Rizwan, Richard E. Grant, Kiell Smith-Bynoe
Music
Anna Meredith
Cinematography
Lol Crawley
Runtime
105 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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