Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters

R

Released Jan 25, 2013

1 hr. 28 min.

Fantasy

Horror

Action

Adventure

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16%

147 Reviews

Tomatometer

53%

50,000+ Ratings

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Fifteen years after Hansel (Jeremy Renner) and Gretel (Gemma Arterton) defeated the wicked witch who planned to have them for her dinner, the siblings have come of age as skilled bounty hunters. Hell-bent on retribution, they have dedicated their lives to hunting down and destroying every witch still lurking in the dark forests of their homeland. As the notorious blood moon approaches, the siblings face a great evil -- one that could hold the secret to their terrifying past.

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Critics Consensus

Alternately bloody and silly, Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters fails as both a fantasy adventure and as a parody of same.

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A steampunk violent version of the Grimm fairytale starring Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton The opening stays close to the old story of two siblings being captured by a witch then they escape having to burn her in the oven From then on Hansel & Gretel become witch exterminators and there's a plot where dozens of children are kidnapped from which they have to stop They also get help from a giant troll of all things I didn't hate this but it is very highly forgettable Clearly made for 3D especially when it comes to the gory kills The costumes are cool don't get me wrong and you got some cool supporting players like Famke Jansen, Peter Stormare, and Thomas Mann This is pure fantasy, over-the-top goofy, don't-take-me-seriously in action and dialogue both This just goes by so quick it leaves little of an impression The filmmakers I think attempted to do another 'Van Helsing' but came up short in a few spots Yet it's still technically well made and offers serviceable, albeit mindlessly serviceable, entertainment Disposable but not the worst thing out there

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/26/24

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Jelisije J

A decent little action packed take on Hansel and Gretel being Witch Hunters.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/17/24

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dave e

I loved this film! It was fun, beautifully shot, and the makeup was amazing. Now, we're not talking oscar here, but just a great witchy film with great actors.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/15/24

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Matthew K

Gemma A. That's all.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/06/24

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HilÃ¡rio

critics always hating my favorite movies.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/07/23

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Diana M

Siblings Hansel & Gretel are just children when their father takes them out into the woods at night and leaves them there all alone. The children come upon a house in the woods... a Gingerbread house! As they enter the house, a witch captures them and chains them, forcing Hansel to eat candy. But Hansel and Gretel manages to get free and they throw the witch into her own oven, burning her alive Now many years later, having killed hundreds of witches, Hansel and Gretel have become famous mercenary witch hunters for hire. "Me and my sister... we have a past. We almost died at the hands of a witch. But that past made us stronger. We'd gotten a taste of blood. Witch blood. And we haven't stopped since." - Hansel So when the children in the town of Augsburg start to disappear, stolen away by witches, the Mayor hires Hansel and Gretel to find them and bring them back. But these are no typical witch kidnappings. This is a gathering. The gathering of all the witches all over the world to the Blood Moon, and to the most powerful grand dark witch herself, Muriel. Now Hansel & Gretel have only three days before the Blood Moon to save the children from a horrific death. Wow! I have never seen witches like this. This is not the children's fairy tale I grew up with. This is some serious child eating, butt kicking, broom riding, killer witches. The fights between the hunters and the witches are so Awesome! I really like this edgy Hansel & Gretel revenge flick. Just a totally Bloody entertaining movie. Cast - Jeremy Renner, Gemma Arterton, Famke Janssen, Peter Stormare

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

10/27/23

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Tommy Wirkola

Director

Jeremy Renner

Hansel

Gemma Arterton

Gretel

Famke Janssen

Muriel

Peter Stormare

Berringer

Thomas Mann

Ben

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Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters: Official Clip - Troll vs. Villagers

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Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters: Official Clip - Witch Killers

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Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters: Official Clip - Witch Battle

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Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters: Official Clip - The End is Near

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Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters: Official Clip - The Candy House

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Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters: Official Clip - Catching the Witch

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Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters: Official Clip - Witch Fight

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Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters: Official Clip - A Splash of Color

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Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters: Official Clip - A Bloody Message

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Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters: Official Clip - Forest Witch

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Larushka Ivan-Zadeh

metro.co.uk

Treat yourself: buy the pick'n'mix but skip the film.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 5, 2017

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

There's no reason in the world for Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters not to be good, clean, trashy fun. But it isn't.

Rated: 2/5

Mar 1, 2013

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Derek Malcolm

London Evening Standard

It's an appalling, insulting and cynical mess from start to finish.

Rated: 1/5

Mar 1, 2013

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Emiliano Basile

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... A story that -- fortunately -- lasts less than an hour and a half. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 6/10

Jan 22, 2024

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

Is it the worst movie you’ll see? Hardly. Does it have a few moments that work? Well, yes. But are there a number of better ways you could spend your time? Most definitely.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 26, 2022

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Be it the fault of the filmmakers or the concept itself, something about leather-clad badasses who trek through antiquated Eastern-European countries to fight monsters with an elaborate, modernish arsenal just never seems to work.

Rated: 0/4

Sep 20, 2022

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Synopsis

Fifteen years after Hansel (Jeremy Renner) and Gretel (Gemma Arterton) defeated the wicked witch who planned to have them for her dinner, the siblings have come of age as skilled bounty hunters. Hell-bent on retribution, they have dedicated their lives to hunting down and destroying every witch still lurking in the dark forests of their homeland. As the notorious blood moon approaches, the siblings face a great evil -- one that could hold the secret to their terrifying past.

Director: Tommy Wirkola
Executive Producer: Denis L. Stewart, Chris Henchy, Tripp Vinson
Screenwriter: Tommy Wirkola
Distributor: Paramount Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp.
Production Co: Gary Sanchez Productions
Rating: R (Fantasy Horror Violence/Gore|Brief Sexuality/Nudity|Language)
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Action, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 25, 2013, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 31, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $55.7M
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, Datasat

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