The Witches (2020)

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Viewer Rating

Rating: 5.5

Overview

Reimagining Roald Dahl's beloved story for a modern audience, Robert Zemeckis's visually innovative film tells the darkly humorous and heartwarming tale of a young orphaned boy who, in late 1967, goes to live with his lo...

Starring Cast

Anne Hathaway • Octavia Spencer • Stanley Tucci

Where to watch

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Bias Dimensions

Political: Center

Diversity: High

Race Swap: Yes

Overview

Starring Cast

Anne Hathaway • Octavia Spencer • Stanley Tucci

Where to watch

Prime Video

Apple TV

Google Play

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Primary

Political: CenterConfidence: High

The film's central conflict is a classic good versus evil fantasy narrative, focusing on universal themes of family, courage, and fighting a clear antagonist, without promoting specific progressive or conservative ideologies.

Diversity: HighConfidence: High

The movie demonstrates significant DEI through its casting, notably by recasting the protagonist and his grandmother, traditionally white roles, with Black actors. While set in 1960s Alabama, the narrative does not explicitly critique traditional identities or make DEI themes central to its core conflict beyond the character representation.

Secondary

Race Swap: YesConfidence: High

The characters of Grandmamma and the protagonist Boy, who were depicted as white in the original novel and previous film adaptation, are portrayed by Black actors in the 2020 movie, constituting a race swap for both key roles.

LGBTQ: N/AConfidence: High

The film 'The Witches' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative is solely focused on the fantastical conflict between a young boy, his grandmother, and a coven of witches, resulting in no portrayal of LGBTQ+ elements.

FemPower: NoConfidence: High

The film's primary conflict involves a young boy and his grandmother against a coven of witches. The witches use magic to transform children, and their defeat is also achieved through magical means (a potion). No female character engages in or wins direct physical combat against male opponents.

Gender Swap: NoConfidence: High

The Witches (2020) adapts Roald Dahl's novel, maintaining the established genders for all primary characters, including the boy protagonist, his grandmother, and the Grand High Witch. No significant character's gender was altered from the source material or previous adaptations.