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The Witches

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United Kingdom, United States · 1990
Rated PG · 1h 31m
Director Nicolas Roeg
Starring Anjelica Huston, Mai Zetterling, Jasen Fisher, Rowan Atkinson
Genre Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Horror

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?

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Time Out by

Strange and scary enough to fascinate parents and offspring alike.

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Chicago Reader by Jonathan Rosenbaum

One of many clear advantages this funny and scary 1989 fantasy-adventure has over most Disney products is its live-action visual bravado, evident in both the stylization of the witches and the profusion of mouse-point-of-view shots.

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Los Angeles Times by Michael Wilmington

Unlike many “adult” moviemakers, Henson believed his core audience capable of appreciating wit, irony, topical humor, idealism, intense emotion and bemused reflections on real life and all its complexity. All these, and more, are present in The Witches.

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Chicago Sun-Times by Roger Ebert

An intriguing movie, ambitious and inventive, and almost worth seeing just for Anjelica Huston's obvious delight in playing a completely uncompromised villainess.

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