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Roald Dahl's The Witches

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In late 1967, a young orphaned boy goes to live with his loving grandma in the rural Alabama town of Demopolis. As the boy and his grandmother encounter some deceptively glamorous but thoroughly diabolical witches, she wisely whisks him away to a seaside resort. Regrettably, they arrive at precisely the same time that the world's Grand High Witch has gathered her fellow cronies from around the globe -- undercover -- to carry out her nefarious plans.

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Critics Consensus

The Witches misses a few spells, but Anne Hathaway's game performance might be enough to bewitch fans of this Roald Dahl tale.

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas ABC Radio (Australia) 12/18/2020
3.5/5
The Witches is enormous fun, bringing new life to an old story Go to Full Review David Stratton The Australian 12/16/2020
3.5/5
With Stanley Tucci very amusing as the hotel manager and Spencer giving a wonderfully warm performance, the film is never less than engaging. The visual effects, some of them created in Melbourne, are excellent... Go to Full Review Jake Wilson The Age (Australia) 12/10/2020
2.5/5
Who could improve on the regal fury of Anjelica Huston?... Certainly not Anne Hathaway, whose performance in this remake, by comparison, has more than a tinge of the high school drama club. Go to Full Review Eddie Harrison film-authority.com Oct 28
3/5
…Anne Hathaway does well, as does Octavia Spencer, but the comedy shrinks as the scale of the action increases, and this slick version of Roald Dahl's The Witches somehow lacks the magic of the original prose, or Quentin Blake’s beloved illustrations…. Go to Full Review Francesca Steele iNews.co.uk 12/10/2024
2/5
Robert Zemeckis’s new adaptation of Roald Dahl’s story is slick and dull. Go to Full Review Joonatan Itkonen Region Free 07/13/2024
3/5
It’s not a classic for all ages, and Zemeckis has undoubtedly been better, but for fans of the book and the director, there are certainly far worse options out there. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Amie J @RT91190968 May 9 Im so over them destroying great films. Ive give it one because I normally love anne hathoway and Chris rock. Turned it off half way and put on the original See more Melanie D @PPSS2023 May 7 Look, this movie was never meant to be a book accurate adaptation. Just watch the original movie if you want that. Reimagining's are often over-hated. The only thing's I found bad about this movie were overreliance on CGI and maybe some bad dialogue. The grand high witch was very good though. See more BowsersWaffles L. @BowsersWaffles Apr 30 Read the book, watch the original movie, just do anything but watch this. See more Nicolas Rodrigues L @Nick.633 Jan 6 "The film The Witches (2020) starts off well; however, the protagonist has no action. Only after he turns into a mouse does anything happen. The grandmother does not seem like a grandmother, the witches do not look like normal women (as described in the book), the Grand High Witch does not stand out from the others (which she should, since she is the queen of them all), the little boy’s encounter with the witches in the grocery store is terrible because the woman does not look normal or convincing at all, the manager is dull, too much CGI was used and things ended up feeling unrealistic. I do not recommend it." See more Stephen C @bob25009 Oct 30 Success in 1.75 hours!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated PG for Scary Images/Moments, Language and Thematic Elements!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Gegham G. @GGSSVV1 Oct 22 It said it is for free, but asks for money to watch and only shows trailer See more Read all reviews
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Robert Zemeckis

Director

Anne Hathaway

Grand High Witch

Octavia Spencer

Grandma

Stanley Tucci

Mr. Stringer

Kristin Chenoweth

Daisy

Chris Rock

Older Hero Mouse

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Synopsis In late 1967, a young orphaned boy goes to live with his loving grandma in the rural Alabama town of Demopolis. As the boy and his grandmother encounter some deceptively glamorous but thoroughly diabolical witches, she wisely whisks him away to a seaside resort. Regrettably, they arrive at precisely the same time that the world's Grand High Witch has gathered her fellow cronies from around the globe -- undercover -- to carry out her nefarious plans.
Director
Robert Zemeckis
Producer
Robert Zemeckis, Jack Rapke, Guillermo del Toro, Alfonso Cuarón, Luke Kelly
Screenwriter
Robert Zemeckis, Kenya Barris, Guillermo del Toro
Production Co
Necropia Entertainment, The Jim Henson Company, Warner Bros., Esperanto Filmoj, ImageMovers, Double Dare You
Rating
PG (Scary Images/Moments|Language|Thematic Elements)
Genre
Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 22, 2020
Runtime
1h 45m
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)