The Witches (Blu-ray) PG

A young boy stumbles onto a witch convention and must stop it, even after he has been turned into a mouse.
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  • ORIGINAL ASPECT RATIO - 1.85:1
  • Rated: PG
  • Run Time: 1 hours, 32 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Encoding: Region 0 (Worldwide)
  • Released: August 20, 2019
  • Originally Released: 1990
  • Label: Warner Archives

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User Ratings: 59,433
Rating: 4/4 -- It's not a film for small children. But for precocious first-graders with a warped sense of humor and an appetite for chills, thrills and spills, nothing could be better. Full Review
Seattle Times
Nov 25, 2013
Rating: 4/5 -- Chock-full of gleeful nastiness, The Witches also retains a clear focus on its young audience, often with a mouse-view of the world. Full Review
Caution Spoilers
Sep 1, 2019
Rating: 2.5/4 -- The combo of Roald Dahl and Nicolas Roeg promises something deep and dark, but Roeg unexpectedly includes ample amounts of ill-fitting humor that nullifies much of the mood. As for Dahl, he initially tried to have his name removed from the picture. Full Review
Film Frenzy
Sep 14, 2019
A minor but very enjoyable Nicolas Roeg fairy tale. Full Review
Chicago Reader
Nov 26, 2012
Rating: 3.5/4 -- ...could care less about catering to a child's more delicate sensibilities. Full Review
LarsenOnFilm
Jun 24, 2016
Based on a Roald Dahl book, Nicholas Roeg's The Witches is a film surprisingly faithful to the creepiness of the original. Full Review
Austin Chronicle
Nov 25, 2013
Filled with grotesque witches and mouse stunts, this is a wild fantasy for both children and adults. Harry Potter was never like this. Full Review
Film4
Nov 25, 2013

Description by OLDIES.com:

Young Luke and his grandmother, on vacation in England, have just checked into a hotel. Also in the premises is the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, a false moniker that hides the fact that the organization's members are really evil-minded, mask-wearing, child-hating witches. And they have all gathered to discuss a most fiendish plot: to turn all children into mice, by feeding them poisonous chocolate. Luke overhears the heinous plans when he eavesdrops on the women, but unfortunately they capture him and turn him into a mouse. Unlucky Luke must scurry back up to his room -- without getting killed -- and alert his grandmother of the witches' intentions, before it's too late. Then, the neophyte rodent must find a way to become human again.
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