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The Witches (1990)

An enchanting, thrilling fantasy starring Anjelica Huston as the leader of a coven of evil witches who wants to turn all of England’s children into mice. A young boy accidentally stumbles into their meeting and is transformed into a rodent, but he and his grandmother have a plan to turn the tides on the sorceress. Nicolas Roeg directs this adaptation of Roald Dahl's book, with special effects by Jim Henson. Mai Zetterling, Jasen Fisher, Rowan Atkinson co-star. 92 min. C/Rtg: PG

The Witches (2020)

Back in 1968, orphaned Chicago kid Charlie Hansen (Jahzir Bruno) felt lucky in moving to Alabama with his loving grandma Agatha (Octavia Spencer). That'd change when they went to a local hotel hosting a coven of conventioneer witches...and he fell prey to the schemes of their leader (Anne Hathaway) to transform the world's children into mice. Second screen pass at the Roald Dahl fantasy from Robert Zemeckis also stars Stanley Tucci and the voice of Kristin Chenoweth; Chris Rock narrates. 106 min. C/Rtg: PG