Roald Dahl's The Witches

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Roald Dahl's The Witches

PG

2020

1h 45m

Fantasy

Adventure

Comedy

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In late 1967, a young orphaned boy goes to live with his loving grandma in the rural Alabama town of Demopolis. As the boy and his grandmother encounter some deceptively glamorous but thoroughly diabolical witches, she wisely whisks him away to a seaside resort. Regrettably, they arrive at precisely the same time that the world's Grand High Witch has gathered her fellow cronies from around the globe -- under cover -- to carry out her nefarious plans.

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Critics Consensus

The Witches misses a few spells, but Anne Hathaway's game performance might be enough to bewitch fans of this Roald Dahl tale.

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

ABC Radio (Australia)

The Witches is enormous fun, bringing new life to an old story

Rated: 3.5/5

Dec 18, 2020

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David Stratton

The Australian

With Stanley Tucci very amusing as the hotel manager and Spencer giving a wonderfully warm performance, the film is never less than engaging. The visual effects, some of them created in Melbourne, are excellent...

Rated: 3.5/5

Dec 16, 2020

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Jake Wilson

The Age (Australia)

Who could improve on the regal fury of Anjelica Huston?... Certainly not Anne Hathaway, whose performance in this remake, by comparison, has more than a tinge of the high school drama club.

Rated: 2.5/5

Dec 10, 2020

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

…Anne Hathaway does well, as does Octavia Spencer, but the comedy shrinks as the scale of the action increases, and this slick version of Roald Dahl's The Witches somehow lacks the magic of the original prose, or Quentin Blake’s beloved illustrations….

Rated: 3/5

Oct 28, 2025

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Francesca Steele

iNews.co.uk

Robert Zemeckis’s new adaptation of Roald Dahl’s story is slick and dull.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 10, 2024

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Joonatan Itkonen

Toisto.net

It’s not a classic for all ages, and Zemeckis has undoubtedly been better, but for fans of the book and the director, there are certainly far worse options out there.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 13, 2024

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Gegham G.

It said it is for free, but asks for money to watch and only shows trailer

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

10/22/25

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Kashgar A

True to the ending of the book and with Ann Hathaway doing a wonderful job as the Grand High Witch, this movie is loads of fun. Just maybe don’t watch it with the kiddies

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/30/25

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A R

I made an account to tell you how terrible this movie is. The original is a way better production.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/28/25

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thiago s

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas de terror são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom, e a caracterização das bruxas é horrível.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/20/25

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J F

Great, fun story. Anna Hathaway was terrible though. Poor acting and even worse accent. She should have left that horrible accent home. The movie n story overall in spite is fun with great scenes.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/23/25

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Audience Member

I don't know what I'd expected for this but certainly wasn't what I got. I mean I got Anne Hathaway acting great as always but other than that, nothin... even the cat had more potential

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/18/25

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In late 1967, a young orphaned boy goes to live with his loving grandma in the rural Alabama town of Demopolis. As the boy and his grandmother encounter some deceptively glamorous but thoroughly diabolical witches, she wisely whisks him away to a seaside resort. Regrettably, they arrive at precisely the same time that the world's Grand High Witch has gathered her fellow cronies from around the globe -- under cover -- to carry out her nefarious plans.

Director: Robert Zemeckis
Producer: Robert Zemeckis, Jack Rapke, Guillermo del Toro, Alfonso Cuarón, Luke Kelly
Screenwriter: Robert Zemeckis, Kenya Barris, Guillermo del Toro
Production Co: Necropia Entertainment, The Jim Henson Company, Warner Bros., Esperanto Filmoj, ImageMovers, Double Dare You
Rating: PG (Scary Images/Moments|Language|Thematic Elements)
Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 22, 2020
Runtime: 1h 45m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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