Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters

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Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters

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Released Jan 25, 2013

1h 28m

Fantasy

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Action

Adventure

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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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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

EscribiendoCine

... 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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Liam D

While not as good as his Dead Snow films or later Violent Night but Tommy Wirkola’s signature OTT action and cool practical effects plus an great cast make this surprisingly fun

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/14/25

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Audience Member

I loved the movie, wish there was another part...

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/15/25

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Derek M

I LOVED THE UNCUT VERSION OF THIS. WAY MORE BLOOD

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/17/25

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Easton S

This film can get confusing sometimes, but I really like it.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/06/25

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Garic l

This had all the right parts and the star power to back it all up but still wound up flat for my taste (and this is coming from someone capable of turning the brain cells off for the love of some schlocky cheese TM). It felt like the protagonists were speed-running across check-boxed plot points against villains that seemed too goofy to pose any real threat (with the exception of Famke that is). What's good is that it doesn't take itself too seriously and the action sequences do work. Maybe if it had more time to flesh out the characters, their relationships, and motivations, it would have stuck that parallel DnD landing.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

04/01/25

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M J

Good acting, good graphics, overall good movie! Definitely worth watching!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/25/25

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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
Producer: Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, Kevin J. Messick, Beau Flynn
Screenwriter: Tommy Wirkola
Distributor: Paramount Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp.
Production Co: Paramount Pictures, Gary Sanchez Productions, MTV Films
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
Runtime: 1h 28m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, Datasat

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