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37 Best Witch Movies That Will Make You Believe in Magic
Stream these spellbinding films on Amazon, Disney+ and more.
Witches always reign supreme when Halloween rolls around. But even when it's not October or you've already watched all the good Halloween films, movies about witches are still awesome to watch. Why? Oh, well, because: magical powers, witty lines and their unmatched ability to be good or evil (or both!). Not mention that no matter who you are, you can't help but feel like casting a spell after you watch some of the best witch movies out there.
Below you'll find a great selection of witch flicks. We have the scariest movies about witches and magic mixed with options that are more kid-friendly. Here, we’ve listed classics like Race to Witch Mountain, The Blair Witch Project and Practical Magic. But, your kids will love titles like The Witches, Hocus Pocus and Kiki’s Delivery Service. If that doesn’t pique your interest enough, just remember that some of your favorite TV witches (like Melissa Joan Hart’s Sabrina from Sabrina The Teenage Witch) have starred in films too.
So, move out of the way ghost flicks and vampire films, because the queens are here to stay.
Abraxas, a young witch, sets out on a journey to join all the other great witches in their kingdom. However, she realizes that the witches she admired aren't exactly what they seemed.
In another spellbinding film that includes a coming of age story, a young girl discovers that a mysterious flower gives her magical powers, but only for one night. So what will she do?
If you're a fan of mixing genres, you'll love this combination of sci-fi and romance. A young witch falls in love with a boy from a small town, but the forces of evil are after her.
With all of their spells and riding around on broomsticks, the crew from Harry Potter was an easy inclusion in this witchy roundup. Watch Harry discover his magical powers and seek to uncover the secrets surrounding his parents in this film. Remember, Hermione is a witch!
The second installment of the cult classic Hocus Pocus sees the Sanderson Sisters 29 years after the Black Flame Candle was last lit. They're once again wreaking havoc on Salem, and it's up to a new crew of teens to end them once and for all.
The Witch is a bonafide horror story set in New England during the 1630s. Strange things start happening on a family's remote farm, and they become suspicious of their teenage daughter.
Set in the 1960s — with the an acting style and film quality that fits the time period — this deft social satire skewers second-wave feminism. The film follows Elaine, a beautiful young witch who uses her powers to make men fall in love with her.
In this movie, Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman play two witch sisters living with their aunt. They struggle trying to use their powers for love and to bring back a boyfriend who unexpectedly died.
This film has the perfect mixture of fantasy and thrill. A witch's quest to restore her beauty intertwines her in the stories of Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel and Jack & the Beanstalk.
Based on the children's book by Roald Dahl, this movie is about a young boy who is turned into a mouse by witches pretending to be regular women.
After a 10-year-old girl accidentally walks in on her father cheating on her mother, she eventually finds herself entangled in a world of voodoo spells and witchcraft in her small Louisiana town.
A young American dancer discovers something sinister happening behind the scenes at the prestigious German dance company she joins. Dakota Johnson stars in this remake of the 1977 supernatural horror film.
Based on the truly terrifying legend of the Bell Witch, a southern folk story that centers on the Bells of Tennessee. As the tale goes, the family was terrorized for years by an invisible force that could shapeshift and physically attack them.
This angsty horror flick centers around four teenage girls who practice witchcraft for their own benefit — often against people who harm them.
If you're familiar with the television series starring Melissa Joan Hart, this is the movie that started it all. A young girl stays with her aunts for the summer, only to discover unexplainable happenings and her own incredible powers.
In this modern twist on the classic fairy tale Snow White, an orphaned princess is cast into the forest by an evil witch. She is then thrusted into a journey to overthrow the witch queen and reclaim her throne.
Directed by the late, great Nora Ephron, the setup of this rom-com is that Will Ferrell's character is an actor hired to play Darrin in a reboot of the '60s sitcom Bewitched — and the woman playing Samantha (Nicole Kidman) is an unknown actress who turns out to be an actual witch.
What would Halloween be without watching Hocus Pocus every weekend of October? Hijinks ensue when a few kids in Salem, Massachusetts try to stop three witch sisters from becoming immortal.
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A modern-day witch casts a love spell on her rival's fiancé in an attempt to get revenge. Her plan backfires as she slowly begins to fall for him.
In this horror movie, three film students disappear while working on a project documenting a local legend: the Blair Witch. Their equipment and footage was all that was left behind, and that's what viewers watch in this movie.
Yaa Bofah is an editorial fellow at Good Housekeeping. She is a freelance illustrator and created original cover art for The Fashion Bomb Daily’s first e-book series. She enjoys supporting philanthropic endeavors and being an advocate for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
Cameron (she/her) is a staff writer for Good Housekeeping, where she covers everything from holidays to food. She is a graduate of Syracuse University, where she received a B.A. in magazine journalism. In her spare-time she can be found scrolling TikTok for the latest cleaning hacks and restaurant openings, binge-watching seasons of Project Runway or online shopping.
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