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Oct 9, 2024 · From Robert Eggers' New England folk tale 'The Witch' to the nature-worshipping weirdos of 'The Craft,' these are the most magical movies about witches and witchcraft to enjoy this spooky season ...
- The Witch (2016) Director: Robert Eggers. From its first moments, The Witch strands us in a hostile land. We watch (because that’s all we can do, helplessly) as puritan patriarch William (Ralph Ineson) argues stubbornly with a small council, thereby causing his family’s banishment from their “New England” community.
- Suspiria (1977) Director: Dario Argento. Dario Argento’s 1977 Suspiria is the director’s best-loved movie, but it’s also his most atypical work. Unlike the rest of his peak-era filmography (its direct, uneven 1980 sequel Inferno excepted), it’s not strictly a giallo—the lurid murder mysteries Italian directors churned out in the mid-20th century—but instead an abstraction of the genre, removing the procedural narrative layer to replace it with pure aesthetic wonder.
- Spirited Away (2001) Director: Hayao Miyazaki. What is it about Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away that makes it one of his greatest—if not the greatest—films he has ever made?
- The Wizard of Oz (1939) Director: Victor Fleming. You can’t exactly put together a list of witch movies without the most iconic witch in the history of cinema, can you?
Oct 16, 2024 · Hocus Pocus. Photo 2: The Witch. Photo 3: The Witches of Eastwick. Latest additions: Burn the Witch #0.8, The Old Ways. Most divisive: The Blair Witch Project. Over 700 Ranker voters have come together to rank this list of The Best Movies About Witches. HOW RANKINGS WORK.
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Oct 24, 2024 · Witches have been part of cinema for almost as long as there’s been cinema. In 1898—just two years after the first movie screening in America—J. Stuart Blackton’s 1898 short film The ...
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- The Craft (1996) The Craft is available to stream on Fubo TV, MGM+, and The Roku Channel. In a decade crammed with witchy movies, The Craft delivered the best '90s witches.
- The Witch (2015) The Witch is available to stream on Max and Kanopy. Director Robert Eggers turned back the clock with The Witch, and returned the witch movie to its spooky roots in the distant past of American history.
- The Witches (1990) The Witches is available to buy or rent on Apple TV, Prime Video, YouTube, and Vudu. Author Roald Dahl's books have been a source of great cinema, and the 1990 adaptation of his creepy classic The Witches lived up to its decisive title.
- Hocus Pocus (1993) Hocus Pocus is available to stream on Disney+ Though Hocus Pocus was largely rejected by critics, it has gone on to become a beloved yearly spooky season tradition.
Oct 18, 2024 · The 13 best witch movies, from. The Wizard of Oz. to. Practical Magic. The depiction of witches has evolved throughout film history, touching horror, comedy, and beyond. Margaret Hamilton in 'The ...
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May 5, 2022 · Witchfinder General (1968) - 6.7. Starring the legendary actor Vincent Price in one of his best films, Witchfinder General is a historical look at how witchcraft was punished in ancient England. Mad with power, a man tours the country claiming to rid towns of their witch infestations. Lining his pockets with money, the man is pursued by the ...
