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The Witches

Name: The Witches
Director: Nicolas Roeg
Genre: Fantasy, Family, Horror
Released: 1990-05-25
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Jasen Fisher, Mai Zetterling, Anjelica Huston, Charlie Potter, Rowan Atkinson

1990 · 1h 31m · Fantasy, Family, Horror

IMDb 6.8 Metacritic 78 RT 94%

Skip it tonight unless you've got kids in tow—this 2020 remake of Roald Dahl's classic is a visually slick but narratively clumsy take that trades the original's dark charm for CGI spectacle and loses something essential in the translation. If you're craving that weird, unsettling family fantasy vibe, hunt down the 1990 film instead.

Plot

While staying at a hotel in England with his grandmother, Helga, a young boy named Luke inadvertently spies on a convention of witches. The Grand High Witch reveals a plan to turn all children into mice via a magical formula. When they discover the eavesdropper, the witches test the formula on him. Now, with the help of Helga and hotel manager Mr Stringer, Luke the mouse must fight back against the witches.

Director: Nicolas Roeg

Cast: Jasen Fisher, Mai Zetterling, Anjelica Huston, Charlie Potter, Rowan Atkinson

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