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The Craft

Play trailer 1:49 Poster for The Craft R Released May 3, 1996 1h 40m Horror Play Trailer Watchlist
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After transferring to a Los Angeles high school, Sarah (Robin Tunney) finds that her telekinetic gift appeals to a group of three wannabe witches, who happen to be seeking a fourth member for their rituals. Bonnie (Neve Campbell), Rochelle (Rachel True) and Nancy (Fairuza Balk), like Sarah herself, all have troubled backgrounds, which combined with their nascent powers lead to dangerous consequences. When a minor spell causes a fellow student to lose her hair, the girls grow power-mad.
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The Craft's campy magic often overrides the feminist message at its story's core, but its appealing cast and postmodern perspective still cast a sporadic spell.

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Chris Stuckmann ChrisStuckmann.com I really enjoy the characters. Every single one of them is very unique and the film does an excellent job at fleshing out each girl. Rated: B- Oct 23, 2020 Full Review Michael Wilmington Chicago Tribune What can you say about a movie that seems to have been conceived like a trailer and written in exclamation points and gets stolen by the cinematographer? Rated: 1.5/4 Dec 6, 2018 Full Review Wally Hammond Time Out ... deliciously dangerous excursions into adolescent self-discovery. Rated: 4/5 Dec 6, 2018 Full Review Sean Collier Box Office Prophets The Craft ... has a legacy that outweighs both its limited success and few flaws. Rated: 8/10 May 21, 2021 Full Review Nick Levine NME (New Musical Express) Set to a banging alt-rock soundtrack, it follows four teenage outcasts who begin dabbling in the dark art of witchcraft, and soon find themselves out of their depth. May 10, 2021 Full Review Trace Thurman Horror Queers Podcast Masquerades as a female empowerment film despite prioritizing the toxicity that can be rampant in groups of friends (female or otherwise). Rated: 2.5/5 Dec 30, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Birithivy Y The Craft - 9/10. I’m surprised as to how dark this movie gets, especially for a teen drama. I always had a crush on Neve Campbell ever since I first saw Scream, so I’m surprised I never ended up watching The Craft till now. Also interesting that she and Skeet Ulrich are in this film, considering just months later in 1996 they would be a part of changing slasher film history with the release of Scream. But yeah, going back to The Craft, I loved the atmosphere and the overall progression of the film. This movie surprisingly goes about in a fast pace, and really does a lot within the first half hour to really put things into motion for the rest of the film. You got some nice performances here, some fun magic that turns a dark side, and you got the quintessential 90’s vibes and tone here too. Again, a movie like this is hard to find these days, especially one that really turns a dime and goes from being fun to becoming more of a cautionary “be careful what you wish for” tale. When it gets dark, it gets dark, and I wasn’t expecting the end to be that way (not that I’m complaining though). Also, the film does an interesting job of making you want the witches to get their revenge (because of how horrible people their bullies are), and also seeing how the power gets to their heads. Surprisingly effective transformations! The Craft is loads of fun, and though I feel like there are some shaky moments in the last little bit of the film, overall, this is a fun and moody 90’s supernatural horror movie! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 11/22/24 Full Review Audience Member Y'all, this movie was lit. It was a very entertaining one and the whole witchcraft theme was amazing. Just the retro, old-school feel to it too was great. Love Neve Campbell btw, she's so pretty in this one ❤️❤️ Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/17/24 Full Review Mike P Above average teen revenge and witchcraft flick from the 90s; and now it's considered a cult classic; right up there with Heathers, Clueless, and Mean Girls...Sarah, who's new at St. Benedicts in LA, joins a clique of Witches after getting rejected from a football player at school; and then plots a revenge along with the other girls; who are all outsiders and all want to turn the tables at school...Which they all do...But then things get out of hand...and pretty soon they're fighting each other ..This can be seen as the teen version of Witches of Eastwick; and it's directed stylishly by Andrew Fleming; and the writing is smarter and more sensitive than other genre hallmarks. Recommended. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/10/24 Full Review Jonathan O Gawd I love The Craft is very girl power of supernatural teen horror with really fantastic cast including two actors who later showed up in Scream which there's a wink on a camera and Andrew Fleming did really amazing directing and amazing cinematography and good writing it really captures Heathers teen and adults entertaining and memorized the quotes for this cult film. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/02/24 Full Review Michael V Welcome to the witching hour. The Craft is a 1996 American teen supernatural horror film directed by Andrew Fleming 🧙 I enjoyed the first half much more than the second half… Not bad, but not my favourite either 😉 It’s ok, but I feel mixed about this one 😉 I’d recommend it if you like this genre, but if not then probably give it a miss 👍🏼👎🏼 A Catholic school newcomer falls in with a clique of teen witches who wield their powers against all who dare to cross them -- be they teachers, rivals or meddlesome parents. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/29/24 Full Review Jerod S It's girl power, but evil style. And has a cringe that casts a bad spell on the viewer. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 10/23/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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The Craft: Official Clip - You're Going to Kill Yourself Tonight The Craft: Official Clip - You're Going to Kill Yourself Tonight 3:21 The Craft: Official Clip - Blessed Be The Craft: Official Clip - Blessed Be 2:54 The Craft: Official Clip - One Hundred and Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars The Craft: Official Clip - One Hundred and Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars 2:40 The Craft: Official Clip - Nancy Walks on Water The Craft: Official Clip - Nancy Walks on Water 2:02 The Craft: Official Clip - Snakes For Sarah The Craft: Official Clip - Snakes For Sarah 2:08 The Craft: Official Clip - As I Will It, So Shall It Be The Craft: Official Clip - As I Will It, So Shall It Be 1:40 The Craft: Official Clip - Light As a Feather, Stiff As a Board The Craft: Official Clip - Light As a Feather, Stiff As a Board 2:11 The Craft: Official Clip - Relax, It's Only Magic The Craft: Official Clip - Relax, It's Only Magic 2:20 The Craft: Official Clip - He's Gotta Pay The Craft: Official Clip - He's Gotta Pay 2:59 The Craft: Official Clip - I Bind You, Nancy The Craft: Official Clip - I Bind You, Nancy 2:44 View more videos
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Synopsis After transferring to a Los Angeles high school, Sarah (Robin Tunney) finds that her telekinetic gift appeals to a group of three wannabe witches, who happen to be seeking a fourth member for their rituals. Bonnie (Neve Campbell), Rochelle (Rachel True) and Nancy (Fairuza Balk), like Sarah herself, all have troubled backgrounds, which combined with their nascent powers lead to dangerous consequences. When a minor spell causes a fellow student to lose her hair, the girls grow power-mad.
Director
Andrew Fleming
Producer
Douglas Wick
Screenwriter
Peter Filardi, Andrew Fleming
Distributor
Columbia TriStar Home Video, Columbia Pictures, Columbia Tristar
Production Co
Columbia Pictures Corporation
Rating
R
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 3, 1996, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 12, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$22.7M
Runtime
1h 40m
Sound Mix
Dolby, Stereo, SDDS, Surround
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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