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Incantation Review (2022) — 70% Celluloid Score

Directed by Kevin Ko · 2022 ·

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Answer Summary: Is Incantation worth watching?

Incantation (2022) earns a 70% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.Critics (80%) were notably more enthusiastic than audiences (72%).

Quick Verdict: What is the Celluloid Score for Incantation?

Averaged from five public sources (critic, audience, Metascore, Letterboxd, IMDb). See how we calculate scores.

70%
Celluloid Score Recommended

Five-source breakdown

80% Critic Score
72% Audience
68 Metascore
★★★☆☆ Letterboxd 3.4
6.2 IMDb /10
Runtime
1h 50m
Cast
Hsuan-yen Tsai , Jin Wen , Regina Lei , Ruby Lin
Where to stream in the US
Netflix

🏆 1 nomination

Where to watch in the United States

  • Netflix

Why this score?

  • Majority of critics rated it fresh (80%).
  • General viewers mostly liked it (72%).
  • Metascore is generally favorable (68/100).
  • Celluloid Score 70% averages all five public rating sources — our own composite, not a third-party trademark score.

Best for

  • Short runtime — easy weeknight watch

Not ideal for

  • Viewers who only watch top-tier, 90%+ rated films

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Is Incantation worth watching?

Yes — Incantation earns a 70% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.

Critics Consensus

Taiwan's Netflix horror breakout — technically rough in places but terrifying in its commitment to found-footage authenticity and ritual detail, with critics praising its cultural specificity and global word-of-mouth.

Celluloid Critics Consensus

Critics (80%) were notably more enthusiastic than audiences (72%).

What is Incantation about?

A mother documents her daughter's curse after violating taboos at a remote mountain shrine tied to a forbidden folk religion. Kevin Ko's found-footage horror became a Netflix phenomenon by embedding a viral curse ritual into faux-documentary dread that asks viewers to risk participation.

Critic Reviews

critic Incantation

Incantation (2022) Review: Taiwan's Found-Footage Netflix Horror Phenomenon

Kevin Ko's 咒 became a global Netflix curse — 80% critics, viral ritual dread, and found-footage horror that asks viewers to risk participation.

Essential [Taiwan](/country/taiwan/) horror on [Best of Asia 2016–2026](/best/asia-2016-2026/) — rough edges, genuine terror, cultural specificity intact.

Kaiser Khan Asia-Pacific Critic

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