Roald Dahl's The Witches (2020)
A young boy and his grandma face a coven of stylish, sinister witches in a darkly-comic fantasy.
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.
How intense is Roald Dahl's The Witches?
Roald Dahl's The Witches is mildly scary, with no gore and some violence. Emotionally it carries some weight. The pace is measured, and it is a family watch and a full-attention watch. The humor runs broad. Rated PG.
What Roald Dahl's The Witches feels like
- Tone
- whimsicalcampydarkly comicsuspenseful
- Pace
- Measured
- Humor
- broad and big
- Best for
- Family nightFull attention
Where to stream Roald Dahl's The Witches
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Is Roald Dahl's The Witches for you?
Is Roald Dahl's The Witches scary?
Only a little. Roald Dahl's The Witches has a few tense moments (scare level 1 of 3), nothing that follows you to bed.
Is Roald Dahl's The Witches gory or violent?
No gore (0 of 3) and some violence (1 of 3). Squeamish viewers are fine here.
Is Roald Dahl's The Witches sad or heavy?
A little. There is some emotional weight (1 of 3), but it is not a heavy watch.
Is Roald Dahl's The Witches OK for kids?
It is rated PG and nothing here runs hot: scare 1, gore 0, violence 1, each out of 3. A safe family pick by the numbers.
How long is Roald Dahl's The Witches?
Roald Dahl's The Witches runs 1h 44m.
Where can I stream Roald Dahl's The Witches?
Roald Dahl's The Witches is streaming on YouTube (free).
Does Roald Dahl's The Witches have a happy ending? spoiler-safe answer
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
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