The Witches (1990)

Name: The Witches
Director: Nicolas Roeg
Genre: Fantasy, Family, Horror
Released: 1990
Duration: 91 min

"Saving the world from witches is a tall order for a boy they've turned into a mouse!"

ThumbScore

👍 76%Google users liked it ⓘ

Critics Score

🎬 86% (RT: 94%, MC: 78)

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Director

Nicolas Roeg

Runtime

1h 31m

Country

United Kingdom, United States of America

Language

English

TMDB Rating

6.9/10 (1,355 votes)

Rotten Tomatoes

94%

Metacritic

Cast

Jasen Fisher as Luke Eveshim

Mai Zetterling as Helga Eveshim

Anjelica Huston as Miss Eva Ernst · 75% avg

Charlie Potter as Bruno Jenkins

Rowan Atkinson as Mr Stringer · 79% avg

Bill Paterson as Mr Jenkins · 74% avg

Brenda Blethyn as Mrs Jenkins · 74% avg

Jane Horrocks as Miss Irvine · 76% avg

Is The Witches good?

Most people think so. 76% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics agree, scoring it 86%.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre

#455 / 937 · Fantasy

Rank in its year

#47 / 65 · 1990

On ThumbScore's lists

The Best Family Movies on Peacock (#19)

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

A young boy named Luke and his grandmother go on vacation only to discover their hotel is hosting an international witch convention, where the Grand High Witch is unveiling her master plan to turn all children into mice. Will Luke fall victim to the witches' plot before he can stop them? Wikipedia ↗