Midsommar currently beats The Witch 64–36
Aster's hallucinatory grief-horror edges out Eggers' historical folk tradition.
The Verdict Neck and Neck
Florence Pugh howling on the ground while the Hårga women match her cries is the scene that splits this matchup. It's the moment the film stops being about ritual and starts being about what it feels like to be held by people who are also hurting you. Eggers' Witch is more rigorous — the period language, the historical sourcing, the formal control — but rigour is a distant virtue next to the immediacy of that scene. When Midsommar leads, it's because Aster located something inside the folk tradition that Eggers' archaeological approach doesn't reach: the emotional logic of surrender. The Hårga aren't convincing because they're real. They're convincing because Pugh needs them to be.
The Numbers
| The Witch | Midsommar | |
|---|---|---|
| Head-to-Head | 36% | 64% |
| Overall Win Rate | 56% | 57% |
| Championships | 11 | 18 |
| Avg Decision | 2.7s | 3.2s |
| Budget | $4M | $9M |
| Box Office | $40M | $48M |
Where This Matchup Sits
BingeBracket tracks 38 Horror films — The Witch is in the upper half, Midsommar at #10.
Against other opponents on BingeBracket, both films share a weakness: neither can beat The Lighthouse.
The championship record tells the same story: Midsommar has 18 tournament wins to The Witch's 11. The pedigree gap matches the head-to-head gap.
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