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It's officially autumn, so you know what that means: the countdown to Halloween has commenced. Giving spooky season the respect it deserves is crucial, which is why we've rounded up the best the witch film canon has to offer.
An American ballet student enrolls in a prestigious Berlin dance academy. There's just one minor caveat — the institution is run by a coven of witches. The 2018 remake of Dario Argento's 1977 supernatural masterpiece stars Dakota Johnson and Tilda Swinton in three separate roles. Like we said, witchcraft! (Amazon Prime)
POV: you're a teenage girl living on the edge of the New England woods with your God-fearing family and sinister black ram in the 1630s, and you're all being terrorized by a malevolent witch. (Hulu, Amazon Prime)
Not all witchy films are about gruesome deaths and sinister occultism. Take Kiki's Delivery Service, the very touching and impossibly cute Hayao Miyazaki film about the innate power of purpose and confidence. (HBO Max)
The Witches of Eastwick casting directors were probably like, "What if we made one of the most iconic casts in film history?" Cher, Susan Sarandon, and Michelle Pfeiffer are the titular witches! Jack Nicholson is the devil himself! What more could you possibly want?
Hyper-stylized and campy as hell, The Love Witch explores what happens when you mix love, sex, and magic. Hint: it straight up feels like a Lana Del Rey fever dream. (Amazon Prime)
A group of outcast teens dabbling in the dark arts get in over their heads? It's a tale as old as time. (Hulu)
You really thought we'd make a witchy list and not include the beloved classic Hocus Pocus! (Disney+, Amazon Prime)