The Witches (1990)
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Saving the world from witches is a tall order for a boy they've turned into a mouse!
While staying at a hotel in England with his grandmother, Helga, a young boy named Luke inadvertently spies on a convention of witches. The Grand High Witch reveals a plan to turn all children into mice via a magical formula. When they discover the eavesdropper, the witches test the formula on him. Now, with the help of Helga and hotel manager Mr Stringer, Luke the mouse must fight back against the witches.
- Released: 1990-05-25
- Genres: Fantasy, Family, Horror
- Runtime: 1h 31m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10 from 1,422 votes
Directed by Nicolas Roeg.
Top cast
- Jasen Fisher as Luke Eveshim
- Mai Zetterling as Helga Eveshim
- Anjelica Huston as Miss Eva Ernst
- Charlie Potter as Bruno Jenkins
- Rowan Atkinson as Mr Stringer
- Bill Paterson as Mr Jenkins
- Brenda Blethyn as Mrs Jenkins
- Jane Horrocks as Miss Irvine
- Nora Connolly as Beatrice
- Rose English as Dora
Where to watch The Witches
- United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Sky Go, Now TV Cinema, HBO Max; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
- India: rent on Amazon Video
- Canada: stream on Crave, Starz Amazon Channel, Crave Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
- Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
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