Roald Dahl's The Witches

Name: Roald Dahl's The Witches
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Family
Released: 2020-10-26
Cast: Anne Hathaway, Octavia Spencer, Stanley Tucci, Jahzir Bruno, Chris Rock

2020 | 104 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Family

Weeknight Watch

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

It's still drawing plenty of interest, but middling reviews (50% on Rotten Tomatoes) and a lukewarm 6.3 out of 10 from audiences held it back. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

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Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for anyone who wants a laugh, fantasy fans and families.
The mood: Light and funny, feel-good.
The pace: Breezy, at 1 hr 44 min.
What might put you off: Nothing much: an easy pick for most people.

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.