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Released Year: 2020
Runtime: 106 minutes
Directors: Robert Zemeckis
Casts: Angus Wright, Kristin Chenoweth, Anne Hathaway, Stanley Tucci, Octavia Spencer, Chris Rock, Charles Edwards, Josette Simon, Paul Leonard, Orla O'Rourke, Eugenia Caruso, Abi Adeyemi, Brian Bovell, Jon Prophet, Philippe Spall, Dempsey Bovell, Simon Manyonda, Ken Nwosu, Codie-Lei Eastick, Cyril Nri, Jahzir Bruno, Morgana Robinson, Ana Maria Maskell, Penny Lisle, Amber Flanagan, Jonathan Livingstone, Eurydice El-Etr, Katie Hardwick, Zeke Taylor, Miranda Sarfo Peprah, Joseph Zinyemba, Me'sha Bryan, Anastasia Zabarchuk, Vivienne Acheampong, Sobowale Antonio Bamgbose, Lunga Skosana
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(48 votes, average: 3.08 out of 5)
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The Film Stage -
With a grand score by Alan Silvestri that kicks up at every possible turn and extravagantly over-the-top Hathaway performance, this update on The Witches is a family-friendly Halloween treat that still boasts Zemeckis’ brand of the bizarre and a clear-eyed vision that seems all the more rare in today’s Hollywood.
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TheWrap -
This kiddie horror comedy will bring a bracing dollop of creepiness to your Halloween.
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Screen Rant -
The Witches is certainly bolstered by its performances and visuals (which is to be expected of a Zemeckis production), and while its speedy story will win over young audiences, it could've reached new heights had Zemeckis, del Toro, and Barris dared to add a bit more padding.
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Empire -
A supernatural, effects-laden yarn like this is right in Robert Zemeckis' wheelhouse. Which makes it a little disheartening that it’s merely good, rather than great. Dahl's story still sings, but like a potion missing eye of newt, this new take is slightly undercooked.
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Chicago Sun-Times -
The special effects are first-rate and the performances are way over the top yet entertaining, but The Witches is far too disturbing for young children and not edgy enough to captivate adults.
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Roald Dahl’s The Witches (2020)
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.
Roald Dahl’s The Witches (2020)
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Information
Released Year: 2020
Runtime: 106 minutes
Directors: Robert Zemeckis
Casts: Angus Wright, Kristin Chenoweth, Anne Hathaway, Stanley Tucci, Octavia Spencer, Chris Rock, Charles Edwards, Josette Simon, Paul Leonard, Orla O'Rourke, Eugenia Caruso, Abi Adeyemi, Brian Bovell, Jon Prophet, Philippe Spall, Dempsey Bovell, Simon Manyonda, Ken Nwosu, Codie-Lei Eastick, Cyril Nri, Jahzir Bruno, Morgana Robinson, Ana Maria Maskell, Penny Lisle, Amber Flanagan, Jonathan Livingstone, Eurydice El-Etr, Katie Hardwick, Zeke Taylor, Miranda Sarfo Peprah, Joseph Zinyemba, Me'sha Bryan, Anastasia Zabarchuk, Vivienne Acheampong, Sobowale Antonio Bamgbose, Lunga Skosana
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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.
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Reviews
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The Film Stage -
With a grand score by Alan Silvestri that kicks up at every possible turn and extravagantly over-the-top Hathaway performance, this update on The Witches is a family-friendly Halloween treat that still boasts Zemeckis’ brand of the bizarre and a clear-eyed vision that seems all the more rare in today’s Hollywood.
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TheWrap -
This kiddie horror comedy will bring a bracing dollop of creepiness to your Halloween.
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Screen Rant -
The Witches is certainly bolstered by its performances and visuals (which is to be expected of a Zemeckis production), and while its speedy story will win over young audiences, it could've reached new heights had Zemeckis, del Toro, and Barris dared to add a bit more padding.
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Empire -
A supernatural, effects-laden yarn like this is right in Robert Zemeckis' wheelhouse. Which makes it a little disheartening that it’s merely good, rather than great. Dahl's story still sings, but like a potion missing eye of newt, this new take is slightly undercooked.
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Chicago Sun-Times -
The special effects are first-rate and the performances are way over the top yet entertaining, but The Witches is far too disturbing for young children and not edgy enough to captivate adults.
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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.
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.
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.
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.