December 15, 2011
Intelligent, scary and with a good black comedy. But, maybe not very appropriate for children.
Anjelica Huston,
Mai Zetterling,
Jasen Fisher,
Rowan Atkinson,
Bill Paterson
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In Nicolas Roeg's adaptation of Roald Dahl's novel The Witches, a young boy is vacationing at the seaside with his grandmother when he discovers that the hotel he is staying at is hosting a convention... read more
Directed by: Nicolas Roeg
Release Date: February 16, 1990
Keywords:
kids,
anjelica huston,
roald dahl,
grand high,
high witch,
Franklin Gothic Medium,
Anjelica Huston ,
Roald Dahl ,
Grand High Witch
DVD Release Date: June 22, 1999
Stats: 2,398 reviews
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Flixster Reviews (2,398)
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April 14, 2011This movie really scared me for some reason when I was a kid, I had nightmares. The weirdest things scare you as a kid, don't they? Anyway, this movie is okay, it's based on the book of the same name.
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December 25, 201030/10/2010 (TELEVISION)
This is a classic for me, a childhood film that use to scare the crap out of me! I manage to catch this flick during the Halloween weekend and it was a pretty good re-watch, I hadn't seen it in years so it was quite a treat.
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October 28, 2010Love love LOVED this move in Elementary school. I had no idea it was Nicholas Roeg!!!!
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December 19, 2009The Witches is a Descent Movie with those Witch Clicheé s that Witches have long nose and eat children and all that.
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November 18, 2009While Anjelica Huston is appropriately creepy, I can't help but feel something was lost in translation.
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September 29, 2009Scared the shit out of me when I was young! My first horror film after Jaws really!
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Critic Reviews
December 29, 2010
Nell Minow, Common Sense Media
July 14, 2003
Blake Davis, KFOR Channel 4 News
A skewed, dark adaptation of Roald Dahl's story featuring one of Anjelica Huston's most energetic performances.
December 29, 2002
Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
A truly magical film from Nicolas Roeg that finally gets undermined by muppetry.
August 2, 2002
Phil Villarreal, Arizona Daily Star
Quite the entertainer. It's a little scary, but not too frightening for children.
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