Roald Dahl's The Witches (2020)
Witches are real!
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.
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| Type | Movie |
|---|---|
| Released | 26 October 2020 |
| Genre | Comedy, Fantasy, Family |
| Director | Robert Zemeckis |
| Starring | Anne Hathaway, Octavia Spencer and Stanley Tucci |
| Runtime | 104 min |
| Rated | PG |
| Scores | Rotten Tomatoes (average) 5.5/10 · Rotten Tomatoes 50% · Metacritic 47/100 · TMDB users 6.3/10 |
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What kind of watch this is
Robert Zemeckis directs this 104-minute fantasy, swapping the original setting for a rural Alabama town in 1967. An orphaned boy moves in with his grandmother, only to find their sanctuary threatened by glamorous, diabolical women. They flee to a seaside resort, arriving exactly when the Grand High Witch convenes. The tone is a surreal, high-gloss satire that treats childish fears as bureaucratic horror. It is not a gentle bedtime story. It is a sharp, visual assault on the idea that monsters hide in plain sight, disguised as elegance.
What the critics said
The reception was lukewarm, which is a specific temperature. Rotten Tomatoes reports a 50% Tomatometer score as of August 2026, alongside a 5.5/10 average rating from October 2021. Metacritic assigned a 47/100 Metascore in October 2025, labeling the response mixed or average. The consensus suggests the film misses a few spells, though Anne Hathaway’s performance might still bewitch fans. Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times found it far too disturbing for children and not edgy enough for adults. David Ehrlich of IndieWire called it dreadful, noting it feels like it could have been made by anyone else. The film was criticized for its writing, and was deemed inferior to Roeg's film.
How it did with audiences
The numbers tell a slow story. It pulled in $4.9 million across 12 countries during its first week. By the weekend of November 20, the total hit $15.1 million from 23 markets. As of September 22, 2026, the running total stands at $29.3 million from 32 countries. On TMDB, users rate it 6.3 out of 10. That is a polite nod, not a standing ovation.
What came next for the cast
Anne Hathaway moved from Interstellar to The Odyssey. Octavia Spencer went from The Shape of Water to Thunder Force. Stanley Tucci stepped from Captain America into Conclave. The credits list these as sequential data points, not causal links. They show where the actors went, not why. That is the only honest read.
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Sources
- Roald Dahl's The Witches on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q63630439 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “The Witches (2020 film)” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
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