The Witches of Eastwick

R

Released Jun 12, 1987

2 hr. 2 min.

Comedy

Fantasy

List

67%

93 Reviews

Tomatometer

62%

50,000+ Ratings

Audience Score

Three small-town friends, Alexandra (Cher), Jane (Susan Sarandon) and Sukie (Michelle Pfeiffer), each having lost the man in their lives, are feeling unfulfilled -- until a furtive stranger, Daryl Van Horne (Jack Nicholson), arrives and begins courting each of them in turn. Eventually, Daryl tells them that they are witches. But as the three friends spend more time at his mansion, enjoying themselves and learning about their powers, they begin to worry about Daryl's ultimate intentions.

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Critics Consensus

While devotees of John Updike's novel may want to put a hex on George Miller's cartoonish and effects-laden adaptation, Jack Nicholson lends enough decadent devilry to make this high-concept comedy sizzle.

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Michael S

Brilliant in every way

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/06/24

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Rami A

Once again, Jack Nicholson was destined to portray the major part of a devil in this movie. And he is a special effect; he needs none! Cher, Susan Sarandon, and Michelle Pfeiffer all gave outstanding performances. John Williams captures it all in this film with his score.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/11/24

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Emma W

Nothing is sexy or appealing about Jack Nicholson in this movie. Alex's (Cher) vocal opinion of him at the start of the film (before she then kisses him!) stays with you till the end. An old, over-weight, sweaty character that reminds me more of Yo Samity Sam than a ‘horny little devil'. This film has not aged well.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

10/25/23

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Autumn M

Witches of Eastwick is a interesting supernatural comedy starring the incomparable Cher, Michelle Pfeiffer, Susan Sarandon and Jack Nicholson. It is a zany look at three women in New England who fall in love with a man who has a very dark secret. Jack Nicholson is pure electricity as the seductive lover. Recommended

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/13/23

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Jelisije J

A fantastic goofy dark comedy with the Great Jack Nicholson as the devil himself seducing 3 women who are actual witches.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/05/23

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S D

Love this movie. Love the performances.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/07/23

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George Miller

Director

Jack Nicholson

Daryl Van Horne

Cher

Alexandra Medford

Susan Sarandon

Jane Spofford

Michelle Pfeiffer

Sukie Ridgemont

Veronica Cartwright

Felicia Alden

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Even at its trashiest the movie keeps bumping along.

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Henry Sheehan

Chicago Reader

All in all, a polished and witty bit of male sexual panic.

Rated: 3/4

May 10, 2022

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Gene Siskel

Chicago Tribune

Nicholson doesn't need special effects; he is one himself. Yet on balance, the film is mostly an outrageous, foul-mouthed good time.

Rated: 3/4

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Bernard Welt

Washington Blade

George Miller, who directed the Mad Max trilogy, has made The Witches of Eastwick a provocative movie, decidedly unwholesome without being cynical, when so many movies today are either sentimental, or cynical in a transparently sentimental way.

May 20, 2022

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Helen Knode

L.A. Weekly

Mad Max director George Miller films this New Testament moralizing with bounce but no particular style; his distinct cinematic flavor seems to depend on his subject matter.

Apr 22, 2022

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Bill Brownstein

Montreal Gazette

A sublime, albeit surreal, sex farce is not an obvious assignment for a fellow who made his mark fashioning post-apocalyptic mayhem movies. To his credit, Miller carries off the transition splendidly.

Rated: 3.5/4

Apr 22, 2022

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Synopsis

Three small-town friends, Alexandra (Cher), Jane (Susan Sarandon) and Sukie (Michelle Pfeiffer), each having lost the man in their lives, are feeling unfulfilled -- until a furtive stranger, Daryl Van Horne (Jack Nicholson), arrives and begins courting each of them in turn. Eventually, Daryl tells them that they are witches. But as the three friends spend more time at his mansion, enjoying themselves and learning about their powers, they begin to worry about Daryl's ultimate intentions.

Director: George Miller
Executive Producer: Rob Cohen, Don Devlin
Screenwriter: John Updike, Michael Cristofer
Distributor: Warner Home Vídeo, Warner Bros.
Production Co: Warner Brothers, Kennedy Miller Productions, Guber-Peters Company
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 12, 1987, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 1, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA): $58.7M
Sound Mix: Surround

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