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Season of the Witch (2011)
, 1h34Directed by Brett Ratner, Dominic Sena
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Medical-themed films, Films about religion, Witches in film, Films about viral outbreaks
Actors Nicolas Cage, Ron Perlman, Claire Foy, Robert Sheehan, Stephen Graham, Christopher Lee
In Villach in the 13th century, three women are accused of witchcraft by a priest. While one claims to be a witch through persuasion from the church, one doesn't deny it and curses the priest. He orders them hanged and drowned. That done, he urges the guards to pull them back up for a ritual to make sure the so-called witches never come back to life. The guards refuse, claiming they are dead enough. The priest returns late at night to perform the ritual. The third corpse takes on a demonic appearance and kills the priest.
, 1h36Directed by Uwe Boll
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about computing, Jeu, Films about magic and magicians, Time travel films, Witches in film, Films about video games, Films based on video games
Actors Dolph Lundgren, Natassia Malthe, Lochlyn Munro, Christina Jastrzembska, Natalie Burn, Michael Adamthwaite
Granger, a former Special Forces soldier living in modern day Vancouver, is sent on a quest to fulfill an ancient prophecy. He is forcibly pulled into a time portal in his home after fighting off a small group of hooded assassins who try to kill him. He finds himself several hundred years in the past, in the forested war-torn Kingdom of Ehb. Granger teams up with an unlikely band of allies, accompanied by a female doctor named Manhattan. His goal is to slay the leader of the "Dark Ones", a witch known only as the Holy Mother. Fighting against all odds, Granger not only must also free the land from the grasp of the evil tyrant Raven, save the kingdom, and find a way to get back to his own time.
Spooky Buddies (2011)
, 1h28Directed by Robert Vince
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about animals, Films about magic and magicians, Sports films, Films about dogs, Witches in film, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Harland Williams, Sierra McCormick, Elisa Donovan, Rance Howard, Jennifer Elise Cox, Tucker Albrizzi
The Buddies, are on a school trip to Warwick's mansion with their owners, Alice, Billy, Pete, Sam and Bartleby. When the class go to the graveyard to see Pip's memorial stone, Billy finds himself scared of the appearance of the gravedigger, Mr. Johnston. Overhearing that the legend says that if you say 'Halloween Hound' three times in front of Warwick's portal/mirror, you would release the Halloween Hound, B-Dawg, who is a "scaredy cat" tries to overcome his fear by doing the legend. Pip the ghost puppy tries to warn the Buddies, but B-Dawg is terrified by Pip's ghost and accidentally completes the reciting. B-Dawg's owner, Billy hasn't come up with his Halloween projects and decides to do Warwick the Warlock. With the help of Sheriff Dan, Billy borrows Warwick's evidence file and staff. Billy's mum, Janice buys Billy his costume for trick or treating which is a Christmas Story-esque bunny suit, having had misheard him saying, "Hip Hop Rabbit," when he meant "Hip Hop Rapper." Billy goes as Warwick the Warlock and humiliates B-dawg in the bunny outfit. Billy meets up with his friends and the Buddies and they go trick or treating.
Tangled (2010)
, 1h40Directed by Byron Howard, Nathan Greno
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Fantasy, Musical, Animation
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Witches in film, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Mandy Moore, Zachary Levi, Donna Murphy, Brad Garrett, Ron Perlman, John DiMaggio
Long ago, a drop of sunlight became a golden flower capable of healing illness, decay and injury. For hundreds of years the flower is used by Mother Gothel to retain her youth until it is discovered by soldiers of a nearby kingdom. They use the flower to heal their ailing queen, who soon after gives birth to Princess Rapunzel. Gothel discovers that Rapunzel's hair has the flower's healing properties but that attempting to take just the hair by cutting it destroys its power, so she kidnaps Rapunzel and raises her as her own daughter in an isolated tower. Once a year, the King and Queen release sky lanterns on Rapunzel's birthday, hoping for their daughter's return.
Fuchsia the Mini-Witch (2010)
, 1h25Origin Pays-bas
Genres Fantasy, Adventure
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Witches in film, Children's films
Actors Rachelle Verdel, Porgy Franssen, Annet Malherbe, Marcel Hensema, Valerie Pos, Leny Breederveld
Le magicien Kwark trouve un œuf dans la forêt des sorcières. De cet œuf sort une toute petite fille, une mini sorcière, qui s'appelle Fuchsia. Elle peut aller à l'école de sorcières dirigée par la sorcière des marais, Minuul. Fuchsia apprend des tours de magie à l'école, mais se trompe parfois. Elle survole les environs sur son balai, et aperçoit un garçon, Tommie. C'est un humain, et Kwark l'a avertie que leur monde était dangereux. Mais la curieuse Fuchsia veut faire sa connaissance.
Winx Club - Magic Adventure (2010)
, 1h30Directed by Iginio Straffi
Genres Animation
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Les fées, Witches in film
Actors Letizia Ciampa, Perla Liberatori, Molly C. Quinn, Domitilla D'Amico, Dee Bradley Baker, Susanne Blakeslee
During a party at Alfea, the Trix crash it and take the Compass of Revealed Secrets for the Ancestrial Witches. Despite the Winx's efforts, Icy, Stormy and Darcy escape with the compass. Meanwhile on Domino, Sky proposes to Bloom, but a secret between King Erendor and the destruction of Domino forces Sky to call off the wedding. The rest of the Winx visit Bloom, who is struggling to get over it. The Trix report to the Ancestrial Witches on the sucsessful thef, and head to the Tree of Life in Pixie Village to destroy all good. On Domino, King Oritel puts Bloom to a showcase of princes to see who she will marry. Sky sneaks in and meets Bloom, saying that he'll fix everything. He is soon discovered by an angry King Oritel. He gives Bloom a letter before being forced to leave. Bloom protests but is overruled by her father. An angry Bloom transports to Gardinia with the Winx. The Trix arrive at Pixie Village, and take over the Tree of Life. This eliminates all good powers, along with the Winx's Believix. Powerless in Gardinia, the Winx turn to Bloom's adoptive parents Mike and Vanessa for shelter. They meet up with the specialists. Meanwhile, the Ancestrial Witches learn that there is one tiny source of positive energy left in the universe, they remember giving King Erendor an hourglass with the tree's pollin, protecting Eraklyon when the Witches destroyed Domino. In Gardinia, the Winx meet the specialists, and travel to Avram, the city with the last known sighting of the pollin. The Trix find Erendor, forcing him to give them the wherabouts of the pollin.
House of the Wolf Man (2009)
Origin USA
Genres Horror
Themes Films about animals, Films about computing, Films about magic and magicians, Films based on science fiction novels, Wolves in film, Dracula films, Frankenstein films, Werewolves in film, Witches in film, Vampires in film, Cyberpunk films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Dustin Fitzsimons, John McGarr
Dr. Bela Reinhardt (Ron Chaney) is a mad doctor who has invited five people to his castle to determine which of them shall inherit his estate. He has arranged for a competition of sorts. The winner will be chosen by process of... elimination.
Solomon Kane (2009)
, 1h44Directed by M. J. Bassett
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about slavery, Films about magic and magicians, Films about religion, Demons in film, Witches in film
Actors James Purefoy, Max von Sydow, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Pete Postlethwaite, Jason Flemyng, Alice Krige
The film opens in North Africa, 1600, with the English mercenary Solomon Kane as he leads his ship's crew into battle against the Ottoman occupiers of a fortress town. After defeating the defenders, Kane and his men raid the fortress, where most of the crew are killed by demons. Kane fights his way to the throne room, but, before he can loot the riches, he is confronted by a demon that tells him his soul is forfeit to Satan. Solomon rejects his fate and jumps out a window. Following this encounter, Solomon returns to England and finds sanctuary in a monastery. After a prophetic dream, the abbot apologetically expels Kane, and Kane travels by foot to his ancestral estate, from which he had been expelled in his youth after defying his father. Along the way, he is ambushed by robbers who mock his vow of pacifism and leave him for dead. He is found and treated by the Crowthorns, a family of Puritans traveling west to the New World. When the Crowthorns are slaughtered by corrupted followers of the evil sorcerer Malachi, Kane renounces his vows and swears to avenge their deaths and rescue Meredith Crowthorn, who has been marked by a witch and kidnapped by the Masked Rider, Malachi's lieutenant.
Drag Me to Hell (2009)
, 1h39Directed by Sam Raimi
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror comedy, Horror
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Demons in film, Ghost films, Witches in film, Comedy horror films
Actors Alison Lohman, Justin Long, Lorna Raver, Dileep Rao, David Paymer, Adriana Barraza
In 1969 in Pasadena, California, a couple seeks the aid of the medium Shaun San Dena (Flor de Maria Chahua) saying their son (Shiloh Selassie) has been hearing evil spirits' voices after stealing a silver necklace from gypsies. San Dena aids the family by carrying out a seance, but they are attacked by an unseen force that pulls the boy into Hell. The medium says she will encounter the force again one day.
The Good Witch (2008)
, 1h29Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Fantasy
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Witches in film
Actors Catherine Bell, Chris Potter, Catherine Disher, Matthew Knight, Peter MacNeill, Paul Miller
Cassandra Russell (Catherine Bell) lives in the small town of Middleton with her husband, police chief Jake Russell (Chris Potter), and Brandon (Matthew Knight) and Lori (Hannah Endicott-Douglas), his children by an earlier marriage.
, 1h15Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Horror, Musical, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about magic and magicians, Films about dogs, Wolves in film, Les fées, Werewolves in film, Witches in film, Comedy horror films, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Frank Welker, Casey Kasem, Matthew Lillard, Mindy Cohn, Grey DeLisle, Wayne Knight
The Mystery, Inc. gang visit a Halloween carnival on Halloween night; however, when the magician "The Amazing Krudsky" (voiced by Wayne Knight) does not allow Scooby to see his show, he and Shaggy accidentally expose Krudsky as a fraud during one of his acts, resulting in the gang getting kicked out of the carnival. Later, the rebellious Fairy Princess Willow (voiced by Hayden Panettiere) enters Krudsky's tent, where he secretly reveals his wishes to become a real magician. The fairy inadvertently causes Krudsky to notice her on the Goblin Scepter in a spell book, which can be combined with fairy magic to control Halloween. Krudsky then gets an idea to obtain the scepter and rule the world with it. Willow decides to toy with him, but while flying, she accidentally slams her small body against a metal chair knocking her out; Krudsky then crushes her with his flyswatter. When he notices her cry of pain from being crushed, he sees that she is a real fairy, kidnaps her, and absorbs her magical powers, thus becoming a real magician.
The Mother of Tears (2007)
, 1h38Directed by Dario Argento
Origin Italie
Genres Thriller, Fantastic, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Witches in film, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Asia Argento, Cristian Solimeno, Daria Nicolodi, Moran Atias, Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni, Valeria Cavalli
The film begins with members of the Catholic Church digging up the body of a 19th-century church official, whose casket has a box-shaped urn chained to it. Inside the box they discover artifacts belonging to Mater Lachrymarum (Moran Atias), the last surviving member of the Three Mothers; an ancient trio of powerful black witches. In particular, the box contains a magic cloak that, when worn by Mater Lachrymarum, increases her powers significantly.
Snow White: The Sequel (2007)
, 1h22Directed by Picha
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Witches in film, Children's films
Actors Cécile de France, Agathe Schumacher, Jean-Paul Rouve, Marie Vincent, Jean-Claude Donda, Sarah Hadland
Prince Charming was supposed to live long and happily with Snow White after kissing her back to live. However married life doesn't become them, given her lack of domestic skills and his prancing job. Soon each drifts to an affair, only the start of a whole series of perversions of various fairy tale characters' traditional good nature, such as the dwarfs acting as loan shark syndicate. The jealous 'good' fairy takes the cake, as motor of evil twists...
Stardust (2007)
, 2h7Directed by Matthew Vaughn
Origin USA
Genres Fantasy, Adventure, Romance
Themes Films about animals, Films about magic and magicians, Witches in film, Superhero films, Steampunk films
Actors Claire Danes, Charlie Cox, Sienna Miller, Ricky Gervais, Jason Flemyng, Mark Strong
A village lies near a gap in a stone wall bordering the magical kingdom of Stormhold. The gap is guarded constantly but Dunstan Thorn manages to go through and meets an enslaved princess, Una. She offers him a glass snowdrop in exchange for a kiss. Nine months later, the Wall Guard delivers a baby to Dunstan, saying his name is Tristan.
Twitches (2007)
, 1h26Directed by Stuart Gillard
Genres Drama, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Witches in film, Children's films
Actors Tamera Mowry, Tia et Tamera Mowry, Kristen Wilson, Patrick Fabian, Arnold Pinnock, Jake Goldsbie
Magical twin sisters are separated at birth by their protectors, Karsh and Ileana, when the Darkness attacks their homeland of Coventry and kills the twins' father through a war that is going on. They survived because their father, Aron, gave all of his magic to the twins and whenever they are together they are safe; their combined power is enough to fend off the Darkness. For their protection, Karsh and Ileana flee Coventry and hide the twins safely in a non-magical dimension (Earth). Camryn (Apolla) grows up in an upper-class family and becomes a social butterfly. She wears a sun amulet, and always awakes with the sunrise. She likes to draw, and unknowingly draws extremely realistic pictures of Coventry and her birth mother, Miranda. Alex (Artemis), is a lone wolf who grew up in a middle-class home with a single mother (who died recently). She wears a moon amulet and is always up until the moon sets. She is a bookworm and is always writing stories about Coventry and their mother, unaware they are true.