The Witches

The Witches (1990)

  • 100% of critics liked it
    (22 reviews)

  • 63% of users liked it
    (57,510 ratings)

In Nicolas Roeg's adaptation of Roald Dahl's novel The Witches, a young boy is vacationing at the seaside with his grandmother when he discovers that the hotel he is staying at is hosting a convention of witches. Eavesdropping on the witches, he learns that the Grand High Witch (Anjelica… More

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PG,
Directed By
Written By
Roald Dahl, Allan Scott
Genres
Horror, Kids & Family, Science Fiction & Fantasy
In Theaters
Feb 16, 1990 Wide
On DVD
Jun 22, 1999
Warner Bros. Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader

    A minor but very enjoyable Nicolas Roeg fairy tale.

  • Variety Staff, Variety

    The wizardry of Jim Henson's Creature Shop and a superbly over-the-top performance by Angelica Huston gives The Witches a good deal of charm and enjoyment.

  • , Time Out

    Strange and scary enough to fascinate parents and offspring alike.

  • Caryn James, New York Times

    As in his best films, here Mr. Roeg is a master of capturing the slightly off kilter sense of an apparently normal world. His camera is unobtrusive, and then suddenly it tilts a bit to jolt.

  • Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

    The best thing about Nicolas Roeg's film of Dahl's book The Witches is its dark vision.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Lucas M


    Intelligent, scary and with a good black comedy. But, maybe not very appropriate for children.

  • AJ V


    This movie really scared me for some reason when I was a kid, I had nightmares. The weirdest things scare you as a kid, don't they? Anyway, this movie is okay, it's based on the book of the same name.

  • EightThirty .


    30/10/2010 (TELEVISION)<br/><br/>This is a classic for me, a childhood film that use to scare the crap out of me! I manage to catch this flick during the Halloween weekend and it was a pretty good re-watch, I hadn't seen it in years so it was quite a… More

  • Ken S


    Love love LOVED this move in Elementary school. I had no idea it was Nicholas Roeg!!!!

  • Jeremy S


    Butchered Rhol Dhal's great book.

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