Rotten Tomatoes
Cancel Movies Tv shows FanStore News Showtimes

Hansel and Gretel

Play trailer Poster for Hansel and Gretel 1987 1h 26m Kids & Family Fantasy Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
Tomatometer 1 Reviews Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
Brother and sister Hansel (Hugh Pollard) and Gretel (Nicola Stapleton) are careless and leave food out for a donkey to eat. This enrages their mother (Emily Richard) because the family is poor and cannot afford to waste food. She orders the children to go out and pick some berries. Lost in the woods, they eventually find a magical cottage made of gingerbread and meet a nice old woman named Griselda (Cloris Leachman). But Griselda is a witch who imprisons the children and plans to eat them.
Watch on Prime Video Stream Now

Where to Watch

Hansel and Gretel

Critics Reviews

View All (1) Critics Reviews
Renee Schonfeld Common Sense Media Scary witch may be too intense for very young kids. Rated: 2/5 Jan 11, 2011 Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

View All (3) audience reviews
Lucas t This is actually pretty good, and unlike another reboot from the previous year (Return to Oz) this works. 6.9/10. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/26/24 Full Review Gabriel Siqueira O longa é fiel à história original e além disso desenvolve uma narrativa divertida e envolvente, também apresentando ótimas lições de moral. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/17/22 Full Review Audience Member I enjoyed watching this movie. It's a kinder version than the story I read. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Read all reviews
Hansel and Gretel

My Rating

Read More Read Less POST RATING WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW

Cast & Crew

View All Cast and Crew
View All Hansel and Gretel photos

Hansel and Gretel

Hansel and Gretel (1987) Hansel and Gretel (1987) View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis Brother and sister Hansel (Hugh Pollard) and Gretel (Nicola Stapleton) are careless and leave food out for a donkey to eat. This enrages their mother (Emily Richard) because the family is poor and cannot afford to waste food. She orders the children to go out and pick some berries. Lost in the woods, they eventually find a magical cottage made of gingerbread and meet a nice old woman named Griselda (Cloris Leachman). But Griselda is a witch who imprisons the children and plans to eat them.
Director
Len Talan
Producer
Yoram Globus, Menahem Golan
Screenwriter
Len Talan, Nancy Weems
Production Co
Golan-Globus Productions
Genre
Kids & Family, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 10, 2017
Runtime
1h 26m
Sound Mix
Stereo, Surround
Most Popular at Home Now