Fresh
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.
Michael Upchurch, Seattle Times
The Witches
Saving the world from witches is a tall order for a boy they've turned into a mouse!
1990 · 1h 31m · PG
Family, Fantasy, Horror
Directed by
Nicolas Roeg
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The Witches
Overview
While staying at a hotel in England with his grandmother, Helga, a young boy named Luke inadvertently spies on a convention of witches. The Grand High Witch reveals a plan to turn all children into mice via a magical formula. When they discover the eavesdropper, the witches test the formula on him. Now, with the help of Helga and hotel manager Mr Stringer, Luke the mouse must fight back against the witches.
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94%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Real darkness seethes beneath the "Once upon a time" surface, mostly due to Henson's seemingly curious selection of the brilliant and audacious Roeg to direct.
Michael Wilmington, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
The Witches is a slow-to-get-going but ultimately entertaining yarn about a nasty coven conspiring to turn Britain's entire populace of single-digiters into mice.
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
Fresh
There are moments of genuine charm and solid invention, but it`s a film that doesn't believe enough in itself.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Tribune
Fresh
A minor but very enjoyable Nicolas Roeg fairy tale.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
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