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Roald Dahl's The Witches
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Roald Dahl's The Witches

2020-10-26 · 104 min · ★ 6.3

Comedy · Fantasy · Family

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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Directors
Robert Zemeckis
Production companies
ImageMovers, Warner Bros. Pictures, Necropia Entertainment, Esperanto Filmoj, The Roald Dahl Story Company
Countries
Mexico, United Kingdom, United States of America
Status
Released
Revenue
USD 29,303,571

Top Cast

Anne HathawayAnne HathawayGrand High Witch
Octavia SpencerOctavia SpencerGrandma
Stanley TucciStanley TucciMr. Stringer
Jahzir BrunoJahzir BrunoHero Boy
Chris RockChris RockOlder Hero (voice)
Codie-Lei EastickCodie-Lei EastickBruno Jenkins
Kristin ChenowethKristin ChenowethDaisy / Mary (voice)
Charles EdwardsCharles EdwardsMr. Jenkins
Morgana RobinsonMorgana RobinsonMrs. Jenkins
Brian BovellBrian BovellReginald
Josette SimonJosette SimonZelda
Eugenia CarusoEugenia CarusoConsuella
Ana Maria MaskellAna Maria MaskellEsmerelda
Amber FlanaganEsmeralda
Eurydice El-EtrEurydice El-EtrSamantha
Orla O'RourkeOrla O'RourkeSaoirse
Penny LislePenny LisleLana
Dempsey BovellDempsey BovellJesup
Jonathan LivingstoneJonathan LivingstoneRaymond
Paul LeonardPaul LeonardMaitre'D - Luther

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