The Witches

Name: The Witches
Genre: Horror
Released: 1927-01-02

Hunter, Gatherer.

Horror

🍅94%

🍅

94%

Tomatometer

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70%

Popcornmeter

Storyline

The creatures are out for a feast.

Trailers

Official Trailer

Details

DirectorJose Nepomuceno

ReleasedJan 2, 1927

StatusReleased

Original languagexx

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guideNot rated

Studio

Cast

Mary Walter

Reviews

8 reviews · 7 critics

7 fresh · 0 rotten

Critics consensus

“With a deliciously wicked performance from Angelica Huston and imaginative puppetry by Jim Henson's creature shop, Nicolas Roeg's dark and witty movie captures the spirit of Roald Dahl's writing like few other adaptations.”

94% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

Michael Upchurch

RTSeattle TimesNov 25, 2013

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 Wilmington

RTLos Angeles TimesNov 25, 2013

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.

Ada Calhoun

RTAustin ChronicleNov 25, 2013

Based on a Roald Dahl book, Nicholas Roeg's The Witches is a film surprisingly faithful to the creepiness of the original.

Rachel Wagner

RTRachel's Reviews (YouTube)Jun 9, 2025

One of the scariest films made for kids ever but a lot of fun