The Craft

1996 Directed by Andrew Fleming

Welcome to the witching hour.

A Catholic school newcomer falls in with a clique of teen witches who wield their powers against all who dare to cross them -- be they teachers, rivals or meddlesome parents.

Robin Tunney Fairuza Balk Neve Campbell Rachel True Skeet Ulrich Christine Taylor Breckin Meyer Endre Hules Nathaniel Marston Cliff DeYoung Assumpta Serna Helen Shaver Jeanine Jackson Brenda Strong Rod Britt Kathleen Lloyd Janet Eilber Elizabeth Guber Jennifer Greenhut Arthur Senzy Mark Conlon Rebecca McLaughlin Janet Rotblatt Tony Genaro Christine Louise Mills William Newman Brogan Roche Jason Filardi Esther Scott

Alternative Titles

O Feitiço, Jovens Bruxas, Jovenes y brujas, Dangereuse Alliance, Jóvenes Brujas, Den onda cirkeln, 魔女游戏, The Craft : Dangereuse Alliance

thriller horror drama fantasy

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Review by brat pitt ★★★½ 5

honestly? not gay enough! i just want a gay teen witch movie is that too much to ask for
Review by demi adejuyigbe ★★★½ 8

i don’t know how but this movie is both extremely dated and bad, and underrated as fuck. the last scene almost ruins it, but it’s still so damn good. it deserves a remake. and i know they’re doing one but i want a crazy, almost artful one. i want Suspiria High.
Review by robyn ★★★★★ 3

all I wanna do is go to catholic high school, start a coven and wear nice socks.
Review by demi adejuyigbe ★★★ 5

God, the final act of this movie is truly so bad. But I still want to restate my desire to see an artsy remake a la Suspiria. Thank you.
Review by aaron ★★★★

if the bitches of eastwick put a spell on me, do not prosecute them they caught ME slipping that’s on ME
Review by patsy g ★★★★ 1

when that bitch is super racist at the beginning and you just know immediately that they're gonna fuck her up later....love it
Review by Logan ★★★★ 12

I had never heard of this movie until the sequel was announced so I thought I'd check it out. I watched this before the sequel luckily.
I can see why it is such a cult classic and I loved it however. There are so many flaws to this film. The second act is very lackluster as they begin to learn how to do magic. I thought of giving up until shit got dark really fast with Nancy. And I thought that was the selling point. Of this movie. Just Nancy in general
I really didnt bother to care about the other 2 or the lead (who used that spell on that boy. Is plain wrong.) they were written poorly but…
Review by Ash ★★★★ 16

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{𝙻𝚒𝚛𝚒𝚘} 𝚃𝚛𝚞𝚎 𝚖𝚊𝚐𝚒𝚌 𝚒𝚜 𝚗𝚎𝚒𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚋𝚕𝚊𝚌𝚔, 𝚗𝚘𝚛 𝚠𝚑𝚒𝚝𝚎... 𝚒𝚝’𝚜 𝚋𝚘𝚝𝚑 𝚋𝚎𝚌𝚊𝚞𝚜𝚎 𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚎 𝚒𝚜 𝚋𝚘𝚝𝚑. 𝙻𝚘𝚟𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚌𝚛𝚞𝚎𝚕, 𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚊𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚊𝚖𝚎 𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎.
𝕎𝔼𝕃ℂ𝕆𝕄𝔼 𝕋𝕆 𝕋ℍ𝔼 𝕎𝕀𝕋ℂℍ𝕀ℕ𝔾 ℍ𝕆𝕌ℝ.
𝐀𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐰𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞. 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧, 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐝𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬, 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞, 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐧 𝐝𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐭. 𝐈 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥. 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐲, 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐬.
Review by gremlinsgal69 ★★½ 1

i'm sorry but every time i watch this i hate it a little more
girl witches need 2 be empowering and not institutionalized tbh tbh
but the first however many minutes, until "we're the weirdos, mister" and then that racist bitch goes bald, that's rly good stuff, and also skeet ulrich dying because he's gross and i don't want any of that
Review by suzanne by leonard cohen ★★★½

the following day, snakes started manifesting in my house physically
Review by vee ★★★ 1

i can't help but be fascinated by female rage and all the varied ways it's portrayed on film. all four of the central girls in the craft are powerful because of their anger, their rage becoming the driving force that pushes them to move beyond the circumstances that trap them.
it's almost as if the film forces itself to punish the girls for their oh-so-justified transgressions - i can't find it in my heart to blame them for the havoc they wreak, especially since it starts with the pure joy of finding companionship and turns into the intoxicating rush of the world becoming fair at last. shouldn't they be allowed to be angry about the way the world encroaches upon…
Review by alina ★★★½

the power 1996 neve campbell and skeet ulrich have over me is immeasurable

Recent reviews

Review by my letterboxd according to my parents

my dad: "so you watched the craft last night?"
me: "to get me in the halloween spirit. I liked it except the ending"
Review by Extra_orange ★★★★

Love this movie
Review by derinkantarci ★★★★

this movie shaped me into the person i am today
Review by 🕵🏽‍♀️ ★★★

meninas malvadas so que pra egirls
Review by jjv ★★★

uh oh the girls are fighting!!!
Review by emilyishikawa ★★★★

ah yes
i believe in fashion
and cinema
and witches
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Review by Matea ★★★★

I finally watched it after years of wanting to
Review by salena ★★★★½

clueless/mean girls but for goths
Review by fany ★★★★

amei o plot, a estética e a atuação da fairuza, só n dei 5 estrelas pq essa sarah estragou o filme mds, deveria se m, nancy lenda feminista a surra nessa sarah cup
Review by julia ★★★★

would’ve been better with sarah michelle gellar and a heavily revised third act but also it’s a 90s teen witch comedy so automatic 4 stars
Review by ThomasMorris ★★½

I think it’s a little unfair of the writer to frame this narrative as a “careful what you wish for” when these girls want totally normal things and are then punished for trying to achieve them. It’s essentially telling girls that they should be more satisfied with their shitty place and position in life. As if women aren’t told that enough as is.
Review by des ★★★½

nancy downs what is your damage jesus h christ