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Season of the Witch

Play trailer Poster for Season of the Witch R Released Apr 18, 1973 1h 29m Horror Play Trailer Watchlist
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A bored housewife's life spins out of control after she dabbles in the occult. Written and directed by George A. Romero.

Critics Reviews

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Eric Henderson Slant Magazine Romero's own Belle du Jour. Rated: 3/4 Nov 3, 2005 Full Review Rob Gonsalves Rob's Movie Vault Surprisingly powerful, it’s further proof of Romero’s true identity as a social satirist using horror as his vehicle. Rated: A- Nov 29, 2022 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Season of the Witch first made the rounds under the titles Jack's Wife and Hungry Wives, and either is a better representation of the film's content than Season of the Witch. Rated: 2.5/4 Aug 30, 2021 Full Review Jennie Kermode Eye for Film It's not at all what his fans will be familiar with, but it's an intriguing psychological drama. Rated: 3.5/5 Nov 1, 2017 Full Review Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid It's certainly an interesting film, but fans of Romero's Martin (1978) or his zombie films will not find more of the same. Oct 27, 2005 Full Review Alex Sandell Juicy Cerebellum Bad Rated: 1/5 Sep 18, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Saundra W This is 2 hours of nonsense. I'll never get back the two hours I spent watching this hot mess. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 07/11/24 Full Review Dave D Loved Romero's other horror movies, but this was just boring, tedious and incomprehensible. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 07/06/24 Full Review Sabrina F Worth it for the last ten minutes alone, but the rest of the film is a slog to get through. Nevertheless, the classic "punchy" Romero ending won't have quite the impact that is does without seeing the rest of the film. You can skim through the first 30 minutes or so pretty quickly and pick up where Joan goes to the store to buy items to cast a spell. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/27/24 Full Review martin f It's not the horror movie you are expecting from Romero or the title. The movie is more about the drama of a woman tired of her submissive live and then VERY slowly trying witchcraft. It definitely feels amateurish at time as the actors are not very great and the editing feels weird. The sound design is particularly strange, and sometimes all your focus will be on the very out of the place soundtrack. There are some few very strong debates between the main protagonist and the antagonist Greg. Greg doesn't care about institutions and think that everyone would be free if they follow him but he is also very arrogant which give us a good antagonist. Despite being not very subtle arguments and having a (very) few horror scenes, and other horror movies reference, the movie fails to be captivating or to be really feminism as it was intended. Also, the main actress has great nails, I tell you that because she constantly puts them in the focus. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review marco b Obscure George Romero film about a woman who is trying to break away from her mundane life and decides to become a witch. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member A spiritual sequel of sorts to Romero's first sordid nightmare about ordinary people trapped in a house, situating suburban housewives of the 70s as the real living dead, barely animate yet craving flesh. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A bored housewife's life spins out of control after she dabbles in the occult. Written and directed by George A. Romero.
Director
George A. Romero
Producer
Nancy M. Romero
Screenwriter
George A. Romero
Distributor
Jack H. Harris Enterprises
Production Co
The Latent Image
Rating
R
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 18, 1973, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
May 22, 2017
Runtime
1h 29m