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The Witches

2020 film directed by Robert Zemeckis
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Summary

The Witches is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,786 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Robert Zemeckis[3]
  • Screenwriter: Kenya Barris[4], Robert Zemeckis[5], Guillermo del Toro[6]
  • Composer: Alan Silvestri[7]
  • Genre: fantasy film[8], comedy film[9]
  • Named after: witch[10]
  • Based on: The Witches[11]
  • Cast member: Anne Hathaway[12], Octavia Spencer[13], Stanley Tucci[14], Chris Rock[15], Jahzir Bruno[16], Codie-Lei Eastick[17], Kristin Chenoweth[18], Charles Edwards[19], Morgana Robinson[20], Josette Simon[21], Eugenia Caruso[22], Simon Manyonda[23]
  • Producer: Alfonso Cuarón[24], Guillermo del Toro[25], Jack Rapke[26], Robert Zemeckis[27]
  • Production company: Esperanto Filmoj[28], ImageMovers[29]
  • Director of photography: Don Burgess[30]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[31]
  • Distribution format: theatrical release[32], video on demand[33]
  • Review score: 5.5/10[34], 50%[35], 47/100[36]
  • Color: color[37]
  • Country of origin: United States[38], Mexico[39], United Kingdom[40]
  • Publication date: October 22, 2020[41], October 29, 2020[42], November 5, 2020[43]
  • Distributed by: Warner Bros. Entertainment[44], InterCom[45], HBO Max[46], Microsoft Store[47]
  • Narrative location: Alabama[48]
  • Filming location: Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden[49]
  • Executive producer: Jackie Levine[50]
  • Title: The Witches[51]
  • Has characteristic: film based on a novel[52]
  • MPA film rating: PG[53]
  • Different from: Q97659592[54], The Witches[55]
  • Duration: 106 minutes[56]

Why It Matters

The Witches has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]

Related Entities

Alabama Alan Silvestri Alfonso Cuarón Anne Hathaway Chris Rock film Guillermo del Toro Kristin Chenoweth Mexico Octavia Spencer Robert Zemeckis Stanley Tucci United Kingdom United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  32. [34] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  51. [53] ↑ . filmratings.com. filmratings.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [57] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [58] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Rémi sim · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'bg', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fr', 'gl',
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  3. 7w ago · KyleBYerrick · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Review score → 5.5/10, 50%, 47/100
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  4. 8w ago · UndefinedRachel · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  6. 9w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 166745
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  7. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  9. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  10. 21w ago · Trade · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Distributed by → Warner Bros. Entertainment, InterCom, HBO Max +1
    Named after → witch
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    Imda rating → PG
    + 50 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Trakt.tv film id: 43756, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/220969687|Brian Mørk: Mørk (#220969687)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7231|Trakt.tv film]] "
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