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  1. Oct 16, 2024 · Witch movies are an everlasting favorite, casting a spell on audiences worldwide with their enchanting stories, vivid characters, and magical escapades. From classic spellbinders to modern witch tales, the list of the best movies about witches captures a wide spectrum of films that explore the mystical allure of witchcraft.

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  2. Oct 24, 2024 · According to film scholar Heather Greene, Snow White marked two firsts for on-screen witches: the debut of the sexy “vamp witch” archetype, which would later feature in everything from Bell ...

    • Adam and Barbara Maitland, Beetlejuice
    • Malcolm Crowe, The Sixth Sense
    • Sam Wheat, Ghost
    • Héctor Rivera, Coco
    • Frank, Ghost Town
    • Antoine, The 6th Man
    • Baseball Players, Field of Dreams
    • Frank’s Ghostly Partners, The Frighteners
    • Captain Gregg, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
    • Casper, Casper

    The Maitlands (played by Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis) die at the beginning of the film and soon become the most adorably confused, exasperated, and relatable spirits ever—dealing with all the rules specified by The Handbook for the Recently Deceased and their brusque caseworker, the (mostly) obnoxious new occupants of their beloved house, and one ...

    Despite that whole “doesn’t know he’s dead for most of the movie” thing, child psychologist Malcolm (Bruce Willis) chips away at his own issues while helping a shell-shocked kid named Cole(Haley Joel Osment) deal with his terrifying ability to see ghosts. When the fatherless Cole finally opens up about his “gift” to his mother and begins to try and...

    Poor Sam (Patrick Swayze). He’s just trying to live his best life with his true love (Demi Moore) when he quite innocently calls his asshole co-worker’s attention to some unusual activity at their banking job. Turns out, of course, that the co-worker is caught up in all kinds of illegal stuff—and he’s willing to have Sam killed to keep his secret. ...

    Sorta like Malcolm in The Sixth Sense, Héctor’s (voiced by Gael García Bernal) true identity is kept a secret throughout much of Coco—though most viewers will figure out who he really is before the movie shows its bony hand. In the meantime, the mischievous, good-natured spirit acts as a much-needed guide through the Land of the Deadfor Miguel (voi...

    Ghost Town is kind of a murder-free spin on Ghost, if Ghost was told from the Whoopi Goldberg character’s point of view. A wry dentist named Bertram (played by wry comedian Ricky Gervais) emerges from a near-death experience with the ability to see what appears to be every single ghost in New York City. But he’s mainly aligned with one in particula...

    After college basketball player Antoine (Kadeem Hardison) dies of a heart attack on the court, he returns to help his brother Kenny (Marlon Wayans) and the rest of their team roll over the competition in the NCAA tournament. The heart of the movie contains a lesson about facing your fears—and learning to let go of grief while still holding the pers...

    Keeping the sports theme going, we couldn’t leave out Shoeless Joe Jackson (Ray Liotta) and the other old-timey ballplayers who materialize in an Iowa cornfield after farmer Ray (Kevin Costner) is mystically inspired to build a baseball field among his crops. A road trip and some supernatural soul-searching takes Ray away from the field for part of...

    The special effects-laden movie that nudged Peter Jackson down the path to making Lord of the Ringsstars Michael J. Fox as Frank, a psychic huckster with a truly unique con: He sends his ghostly partners to haunt houses, and then gets himself hired as a ghostbuster. Easy money. If the whole movie was just Frank hanging out with his goofy ectoplasmi...

    This 1947 romance imagines that a young widow (Gene Tierney) moves to a beach cottage with her small daughter, where she soon meets the ghost of Captain Gregg (Rex Harrison), the salty-dog sailor who died in the house. Though he’s quite rough around the edges—in addition to being, you know, a ghost—the unlikely pair forms a friendship, and then sta...

    I actually don’t think I’d want to hang out with Casper. He’s kind of a creeper. But he is the most famous friendly ghost, trying to make best buddies (or whatever) with Christina Ricci’s character rather than scare her out of his house, unlike his grumpy uncles. So for that, he gets included here.

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    • “Ugetsu” (1953) One of the best films ever made, ghost content or otherwise. But there is a ghost — lifelike one involved in a relationship with a living person and whose presence takes on a particularly devastating significance: As it is with most of Kenji Mizoguchi’s films, the real horror involves a woman living a patriarchal society.
    • “The Innocents” (1961) A governess (Deborah Kerr) becomes convinced the house where she cares for two orphaned children is haunted. The haunted threat is brought to life through an incredible use of sound design, including a pioneering use of synthesized electronic sound.
    • “The Others” (2001) A breathlessly told and richly atmospheric riff on “The Innocents,” Alejandro Amenábar’s “The Others” marries the eeriness of a classic haunted house story with the more immediate scares of a modern horror film.
    • “Carnival of Souls” (1962) A waking nightmare that’s every bit as ghoulish as its title suggests, Herk Harvey’s “Carnival of Souls” — a singular one-off as storied as “Night of the Hunter” and twice as eerie — is an indelible tour through a funhouse of our deepest fears.
  3. Oct 9, 2024 · From Robert Eggers' New England folk tale 'The Witch' to the nature-worshipping weirdos of 'The Craft,' these are the most magical movies about witches and witchcraft to enjoy this spooky season...

  4. Oct 25, 2024 · From unsettling hauntings to heart-stopping scares, ghost movies are a timeless favorite in the realm of the supernatural. The films creatively explore our fascination with the afterlife, whether it's through haunting encounters, metaphysical mysteries, or even comic relief.

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  6. Oct 8, 2024 · Witches can do it all. So with that said, let’s count off the 30 best witch movies. 30. Maleficent (2014) Director: Robert Stromberg. What little curiosity value Maleficent provides arrives...

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