The Witches (1990)
A young boy stumbles onto a witch convention and must stop them, even after he has been turned into a mouse. (imdb)
Genres: Family/Kids, Fantasy, Horror
Country: UK
Directed By: Nicolas Roeg
Written By: Roald Dahl, Allan Scott
Starring: Rowan Atkinson, Brenda Blethyn, Anjelica Huston, Jane Horrocks, Bill Paterson, Mai Zetterling, Jasen Fisher, Anne Lambton, Charlie Potter
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The Witches belongs to 20 collections
1. Psychotronic Film and Video Guides (public: moderated by Gregzilla - 36 stars)
2. Passed the Bechdel Test (public: moderated by geohawk - 27 stars)
3. Based on a Book (public: moderated by iconogassed - 19 stars)
4. Witches (public: moderated by Moribunny - 10 stars)
5. Based On Novel (public: moderated by tathiel - 7 stars)
6. Magic (public: moderated by Moribunny - 4 stars)
7. The Best Tim Burton Movies (That Tim Burton Never Made) (public: moderated by BeeDub - 2 stars)
8. Horrific transformation (public: moderated by mattburgess - 1 star)
9. Psychotronic kids entertainment (public: moderated by HaileyS - 1 star)
10. British director (public: moderated by iconogassed - 1 star)
11. National Society of Film Critics: Best Actress (public: moderated by CCLZA)
12. Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress (public: moderated by CCLZA)
13. Midnites @ The Coolidge (public: moderated by TrixRabbi)
14. Ratings (public: moderated by cheapthrills)
15. 1990: Year in Review (private: polanski28)
16. Filmspotting Ratings Project: Week 36 (private: PeaceAnarchy)
17. Rated (private)
18. watchlist (private: babuba)
19. Hulu (private: Jason212)
20. 1990: Year in Review (private: Mag832801)
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| Feb 23 | sabysims | 80 61% |
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jmarkthespot | 50 40% |
| Oct 31, 2020 | newtothelyte | 90 85% |
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The first third of this movie is dreadfully slow and terrible, but the rest of the movie is absolutely amazing. It has puppet rats, child murdering witches, and great practical effects. I enjoyed this way more than I thought I would. It's a Halloween classic
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| Oct 29, 2020 |  |
ShogunRua | 66 67% |
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Loved this as a kid and it MOSTLY holds up now. Stylistically, it's excellent; the witches' convention is garish and creepy, Huston and Rowan are funny and memorable, and the action scenes featuring a boy and then a mouse battling a coven of witches are inspired.However, there is little of substance, and the movie is downright sloppy; what is the significance of children appearing in paintings?How did the grandmother know Huston despite claiming she never met the Grand High Witch?Decent overall.
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epaseila | 55 42% |
| Oct 25, 2020 | lefterisd99 | 80 77% |
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| Oct 24, 2020 |  |
amazedemon | 64 50% |
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Roeg & Scott's adaptation of The Witches manages to capture the unique blend of whimsy and disturbing creepiness present in Dahl's novel. Huston was perfect & Atkinson is always fun. Zetterling was a touch too dotty; Fisher was middling at best, and the decision to change his character to an American was unnecessary and ill-advised. Scott's revision of the ending was bad, the camerawork severely dated, but the personalities of every minor character and Henson's practical effects makes up for it.
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| Oct 24, 2020 |  |
sacmersault | 79 78% |
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IrmaLaDouce | 66 46% |
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SPM_Liam | 60 20% |
| Oct 22, 2020 | DF Duck | 80 72% |
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| Oct 21, 2020 |  |
fenixdown | 75 53% |
| Oct 19, 2020 |  |
Anomaly | 67 43% |
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Another film that used to weird me out as a kid. Huston is perfectly cast, but the exaggerated direction becomes tiresome. Goes downhill after the conference scene.
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| Oct 15, 2020 |  |
ladycalluna | 80 37% |
| Oct 11, 2020 | what0ever | 38 11% |
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julesfmb | 65 61% |
| Oct 06, 2020 | Grandaddy | 50 10% |
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| Oct 05, 2020 | xiwURr | 70 15% |
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| Oct 02, 2020 | eattherude | 65 28% |
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krayner2814 | 54 43% |
| Sep 16, 2020 |  |
Quintonjamin | 50 38% |
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The practical effects of the witches were fantastic and it’s always fun to see Rowan Atkinson, but the mouse story line was kind of stupid. Anjelica Huston was good and the tone is perfect. There’s just something about it that didn’t stand the test of time.
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| Sep 05, 2020 | intpedro | 10 4% |
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| Aug 27, 2020 | rcorreia | 40 6% |
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drsword | 60 20% |
| Aug 11, 2020 | cjvin5 | 6 44% |
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| Aug 10, 2020 | belfastboy | 60 41% |
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| Aug 09, 2020 | PDGaskell | 81 62% |
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| Aug 06, 2020 | Rafael Gluz | 62 37% |
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| Jul 30, 2020 | placestogo | 51 35% |
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TDH1878 | 84 77% |
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bearmaster | 69 48% |
| Jul 12, 2020 | wimcalp | 75 77% |
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| Jun 23, 2020 | Filmo | 78 77% |
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| Jun 12, 2020 | D Lightman | 40 5% |
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hardcoreufo | 80 77% |
| May 25, 2020 | dogafton | 70 48% |
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| May 21, 2020 | ExcessStarch | 60 78% |
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Champs | 6 44% |
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aWay0fLife | 70 44% |
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daffodil907 | 52 18% |
| Apr 23, 2020 | styates | 60 31% |
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| Apr 16, 2020 | DennisJ1976 | 68 73% |
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TheShiznit | 48 54% |
| Apr 08, 2020 | GavanRex | 88 43% |
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| Mar 03, 2020 | LazarBloom | 50 22% |
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| Feb 23, 2020 | Enid | 89 87% |
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| Feb 12, 2020 |  |
Dionysoss | 60 51% |
| Jan 29, 2020 |  |
PianoSama | 65 48% |
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All the elements of solid story are there, largely thanks to Roald Dahl's source material, and Anjelica Huston gives her all as the diabolical Grand High Witch, but aside from some enjoyable effects courtesy of the Henson company- primarily adorable talking mice & hideously awesome creature design- there isn't much memorable stuff here. The performances are largely meh, there's no suspense or excitement whatsoever, & the whole thing is just a bit boring. Not bad by any means, but very bland.
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| Jan 26, 2020 | Mahtlahtli | 83 83% |
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| Jan 18, 2020 | Zarrina | 85 64% |
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| Jan 18, 2020 | challenger | 50 0% |
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VltChimaera | 50 54% |
| Jan 02, 2020 | Razanplan | 60 29% |
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| Dec 24, 2019 |  |
tarwebrood | 78 63% |
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2019-12-24 and before, Great childrens movie based on a book by Roald Dahl.
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| Dec 23, 2019 |  |
Neoptolemos | 65 30% |
| Dec 12, 2019 | thomaskok | 60 31% |
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| Dec 12, 2019 | bubib | 60 42% |
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| Dec 04, 2019 | ibi8588 | 60 27% |
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| Nov 25, 2019 | Michygen | 70 41% |
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AgentSnipe | 74 35% |
| Nov 01, 2019 | PruthviG | 50 27% |
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| Oct 25, 2019 | Sts95 | 70 51% |
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WuGambino | 65 27% |
| Oct 22, 2019 | HaleyBehr | 94 73% |
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| Oct 22, 2019 | flipperrbm | 10 99% |
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Victoriouz | 97 92% |
| Sep 14, 2019 | brunocinema | 69 24% |
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| Sep 13, 2019 | MeMeMe123 | 74 30% |
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DawdlingPoet | 80 81% |
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bybrt | 65 57% |
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KTP | 76 81% |
| Aug 25, 2019 | point5toupee | 79 50% |
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| Aug 24, 2019 | sven_usling | 60 44% |
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| Aug 22, 2019 | vesuvius | 50 25% |
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| Aug 17, 2019 | Midaso | 4 36% |
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| Jul 20, 2019 | Demokan | 65 15% |
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| Jul 18, 2019 | rackner | 65 28% |
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| Jul 06, 2019 |  |
Yiannos | 48 19% |
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Cheap and dated. It's more visually creative than most kids films, but Roeg can't help himself and overdoes everything. From the use of wide angles and fish eye lenses to the general camera moves, it all feels laboured and forced and reeks of British 'eccentricity'. He was an unusual choice for this project and the wrong one, keeping himself at a complete remove from onscreen events. Huston hams it up like crazy, and she is undoubtedly the highlight of this misguided adaptation.
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| Jul 03, 2019 |  |
HowardV | 84 65% |
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daniel | 10 14% |
| Jun 22, 2019 | GARN | 50 5% |
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| Jun 09, 2019 | monoglot | 70 69% |
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| Jun 04, 2019 |  |
driscarpin | 81 70% |
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Esse é outro filme que perdi de assistir na infância/adolescência, mas presumo que deva ser realmente assustador aos olhos de uma criança e independente da faixa etária programada, com Roeg não tem erro. Darkflix TV.
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| May 26, 2019 |  |
NathanBates | 60 34% |
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Pretty creepy kiddie flick that may be more for adults. There are a lot of logical inconsistencies and plot holes that sometimes break you out of the dream world, but the special effects and puppetry are really impressive (talking mice or not, I'm still putting out glue traps). Most of the actors really excelled in hamming up their roles (always a fan of Rowan Atkinson). Not a "must watch," but there are certainly worse movies out there.
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| Apr 23, 2019 | AHALE80 | 80 71% |
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Fear strangers, kid; they'll crush every single bone of yours.
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| Nov 30, 2018 |  |
Luna6ix | 77 59% |
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I'm not sure if it's nostalgia or if this really did hold up in my adult age, but I still had a good time watching this one at over thirty years old. There's not a whole lot to offer for the adults, no existential ponderings, no grown-up themes, no hidden dirty jokes that fly over kids' heads, but just a purely inoccent, fun movie. Not to say anything about her acting, but I always thought Houston kind of looked like a witch.
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| Nov 24, 2018 |  |
orkunersin | 70 56% |
| Nov 18, 2018 | SiegeMinion | 80 87% |
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brianrobot | 4 62% |
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danielst84 | 75 66% |
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| Jul 02, 2018 | mwestcott | 82 61% |
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This is a surprisingly well made Dahl adaptation. Granted it changes the ending in favor of the less disturbing. Anjelica Huston is pitch perfect and surprisingly terrifying. It may not be well known, but it's entertaining and not a terrible swan song for Jim Henson.
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| Jul 02, 2018 |  |
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teaty666 | 70 88% |
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There are stranger ways to fall in love with Anjelica Houston?
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| Aug 09, 2017 | jimmyp | 80 68% |
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1stNigerian | 70 43% |
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man oh man did they pussy out on the ending. no wonder dahl hated this shit. it's a shame because so much of his vision is brought to life, from the quiet tenderness of the grandmaternal relationship to the grotesque chaos of the set pieces.
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| Jul 11, 2017 | lgn | 30 10% |
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LindenT | 70 68% |
| Jul 01, 2017 |  |
britneeee | 75 63% |
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The only thing I absolutely MUST comment on is how freaking cute the little mice are. Every time one of them so much as moves their hand, I want to cry tears of joy.
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| Jun 24, 2017 | zep4077 | 85 45% |
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| Jun 13, 2017 | silentjake | 60 36% |
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| Jun 11, 2017 | croquette | 70 42% |
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Veterini | 77 59% |
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thewire | 58 43% |
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buffratings | 85 69% |
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| May 10, 2017 | Anne Girl | 58 43% |
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pustota | 60 38% |
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robot2xl | 73 48% |
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vildanden | 40 25% |
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| Feb 25, 2017 | jolitaf | 90 45% |
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This was a kids movie, however, it's one of those special ones that goes deeper if you know what you're seeing. The special effects are quite amazing and the witches therefore are very believable. Quite engaging and interesting. Caught me by surprise.
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| Feb 24, 2017 |  |
RYM-byrates | 58 40% |
| Feb 08, 2017 | trickle46 | 70 67% |
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Uatu | 2 40% |
| Jan 28, 2017 | sjalv | 69 53% |
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| Jan 22, 2017 | Zeno | 74 45% |
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Lemonade | 52 45% |
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| Jan 05, 2017 | vladeckk | 90 93% |
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| Dec 23, 2016 | robochaa | 60 27% |
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danylechuga | 75 44% |
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| Nov 08, 2016 | Beanie | 75 62% |
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| Nov 02, 2016 | jerrywarton | 66 58% |
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rklenseth | 70 59% |
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