Roald Dahl's The Witches

In late 1967, a young orphaned boy goes to live with his loving grandma in the rural Alabama town of Demopolis. As the boy and his grandmother encounter some deceptively glamorous but thoroughly diabolical witches, she wisely whisks him away to a seaside resort. Regrettably, they arrive at precisely the same time that the world's Grand High Witch has gathered.

Cast

Anne Hathaway

as Grand High Witch

Octavia Spencer

as Grandma

Stanley Tucci

as Mr Stringer

Jahzir Bruno

as Hero Boy

Chris Rock

as Older Hero (voice)

Codie-Lei Eastick

as Bruno Jenkins

Kristin Chenoweth

as Daisy / Mary (voice)

Charles Edwards

as Mr Jenkins

Morgana Robinson

as Mrs Jenkins

Brian Bovell

as Reginald

Reviews

TinyLilRobot

A lot was changed in this remake and I thought it would irk me. After about twenty minutes I thought I had been wrong, the opening had some originality and it seemed like something fresh. then they arrived at the Hotel and Anne Hathaway came on the scene like a wrecking ball. Any potential that this...

SWITCH.

When you hear the names Robert Zemeckis, Guillermo del Toro and Alfonso Cuaron, you expect something visually engaging. These three names paired with Dahl's work could have been something really special, but this is just another bland adaption. The more you compare it to both the source material and...

MihaiADobre

Is a good movie for family. The end is unexpected and Anne Hatheway is always a good choice in distribution....

Per Gunnar Jonsson

Unlike what a lot of people seems to think about this movie I though it was a fairly decent family movie. It’s not great but decent enough. I quite enjoyed it at least. The story is what it is. It is a Roald Dahl story so it is somewhat dark but funny and with some light at the same time. Of cour...

misubisu

A thoroughly entertaining movie... way better than I was expecting after reading the reviews. I loved Ann Hathaway's portrayal of the Grand High Witch. She really threw herself into the role. Not really a kids movie, as it's a little dark... but definitely a good watch!...

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