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The Witches

1990

Nicolas Roeg

Anjelica Huston, Mai Zetterling, Jasen Fisher, Jane Horrocks ...

6.0

7,044

Adventure. Fantasy. Comedy A young boy, recently orphaned, is taken to England by his grandmother. At a hotel in which they are staying, a group of witches have gathered to prepare a plot to rid the world of all children.

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"The movie might be too intense for smaller viewers (...) But 'The Witches' is an intriguing movie, ambitious and inventive, and almost worth seeing just for Anjelica Huston's obvious delight (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United Kingdom	Ian Nathan Empire	"Deliciously cruel to children, Roeg remains true to Dahl's underlying sense of real horror (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Dave Kehr Chicago Tribune	"There are moments of genuine charm and solid invention, but it`s a film that doesn't believe enough in itself."	NEU
United States	Desson Howe The Washington Post	"Kids want scaring and 'The Witches' knows how to scare 'em good (...) As for grownups -- who knows what they want? They're so weird. But 'Witches' takes care of them too."	POS
United States	Angeline Goreau Entertainment Weekly	"Don’t miss Anjelica Huston’s deliciously vile transformation from beauty to beast. And don’t miss this film."	POS

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