In Nicolas Roeg’s adaptation of Roald Dahl’s book “The Witches,” Helga (Mai Zetterling) and her young grandson Luke (Jasen Fisher) stumble upon a witches convention led by the Grand High Witch (Anjelica Huston) who wants to turn children into mice.

The Witches
Saturday, Sep 30
11:30Showtimes updated on Tuesday evenings
This film is part of the JBFC Kids series.
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The Witches
1990. 91 m. Nicolas Roeg. Warner Bros.. US. English. Rated PG. Family Friendly
Tickets: $11 (members), $16 (nonmembers), $9 (child)
Family Friendly
“Based on a Roald Dahl book, Nicholas Roeg's The Witches is a film surprisingly faithful to the creepiness of the original.”
“It's not a film for small children. But for precocious first-graders with a warped sense of humor and an appetite for chills, thrills and spills, nothing could be better.”
This film is part of the JBFC Kids series.
This series is presented in partnership with:
The Jacob Burns Film Center is proud to receive generous support from:
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