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The Craft

The Craft

1996
Comedy, Drama
1h 41m
A newcomer to a Catholic prep high school falls in with a trio of outcast teenage girls who practice witchcraft and they all soon conjure up various spells and curses against those who even slightly anger them. (imdb)

Directed by:

Andrew Fleming

Screenwriter:

Peter Filardi

Starring:

Skeet Ulrich, Robin Tunney, Nathaniel Marston, Breckin Meyer, Neve Campbell, Fairuza Balk, Christine Taylor, Rachel True, Cliff De Young, Helen Shaver, Assumpta Serna, Jeanine Jackson

Franchise:

The Craft

Genres:

Comedy, Drama, Suspense/Thriller, Horror

Country:

USA

Languages:

English, French
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The Craft

1996
Comedy, Drama
1h 41m
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bofbof
Rated 02 Nov 2019
62
45th
Holds up remarkably well, for what it is. Though you'd think that today, the moral wouldn't be "...And that's why only able-bodied rich white people should play with power."
Rated 02 Nov 2019
ununniliumUnunnilium
Rated 19 May 2017
55
35th
I see why this movie inspired so many young witches, but I also see why not many adults go back to it. The front half is full of empowerment and friendship, the characters forming close-knit bonds, supporting each other emotionally, and learning more about their power. It makes an impression. Then the back half throws it all away. The screenplay decides that girls can't be trusted with power, so characterization goes out the window and it turns into a mediocre psychological thriller. Bah.
Rated 19 May 2017
anomalyAnomaly
Rated 23 Jun 2017
67
43rd
What undoubtedly works is the depiction of friendship, effortlessly bringing to life the strong bond these four women develop with each other through their experiences with magic. What doesn't work so well is the inevitable conflict, even if Balk gives it her all, since we get no satisfactory resolution. It also commits the cardinal sin of being way too vanilla when it comes to magic. That's all kind of a let down, especially after such strong build-up.
Rated 23 Jun 2017
coheedCoheed
Rated 18 Jun 2011
40
14th
Instead of becoming another good horror film which uses its conventions to explore the pressures and relationships between young women, it quickly shoots itself in the foot. The fact that [Slight Spoiler] it leads to the most normal, middle class and boring character (Tunney) being the heroine, while the least conventional looking, white trash character (Balk) is the obviously evil and psychopathic one, makes me want to travel back to the 90s and smack the filmmaker's head into a wall.
Rated 18 Jun 2011
peaceanarchyPeaceAnarchy
Rated 16 Oct 2016
79
57th
Very 90s film that captures the era well and I really like the way the horror, while always at the forefront, is mostly used as flavour for what is essentially a high school coming of age movie, and a pretty decent one at that. The characterizations are good and all four leads do really well, though Tunney and Balk are given much more to do and stand out because of it.
Rated 16 Oct 2016
overratedoverrated
Rated 19 Jan 2010
57
59th
Possibly the most 90's film there is.
Rated 19 Jan 2010
nilkynarfynilkynarfy
Rated 20 Mar 2007
30
19th
if heathers didn't have a sense of humor
Rated 20 Mar 2007
lady_moeLady Moe
Rated 11 Oct 2015
66
24th
"The Craft" is a fun movie about four teenage girls who pursue witchcraft for different reasons. The main character is seen as the "natural witch" as she has always had her powers and didn't have to invoke spells read in books. Even though each character has a clear understandable motivation for pusruing witchcraft, the movie is rather standard in its dichotomy of good and bad. Regardless it's a fun, harmless movie that at least tried. Fairuza Balk is really giving 110%, too.
Rated 11 Oct 2015
ytadelYtadel
Rated 23 Sep 2014
4
44th
There's a certain cheesy 90s nostalgia to it, but ultimately the movie treads an overly familiar story arc, with very little you won't see coming. If I had actually seen this back in the 90s I think I might have developed a weird gothy crush on Fairuza Balk.
Rated 23 Sep 2014
cosmicmonkeyCosmicMonkey
Rated 05 May 2014
70
34th
I think the costuming is very-under-appreciated in this. Like, actually, this is a really fashion-conscious film.
Rated 05 May 2014
murravenerMurravener
Rated 27 Apr 2012
75
40th
A little crazy, but riddle with 90s nostalgia. If you're a fan of horror, with a tiny bit of camp thrown in, this one is worth a rental if you have an empty evening.
Rated 27 Apr 2012
moviesinhellmoviesinhell
Rated 25 Mar 2009
75
54th
A mostly serious-minded horror fable revolving around the theme of empathy, this shares similarities with _Carrie_, _Heathers_ (though it's heavier than that), and the latter's 1976 model, _Massacre at Central High_. Filardi's organic script, Fleming's urgent direction, a top rock soundtrack, a compelling cast, and the expected FX expertise combine to put this over the top.
Rated 25 Mar 2009
seethruskinSeethruskin
Rated 09 Nov 2023
4
51st
Rating this higher than I probably should in case any chicks are reading this.
Rated 09 Nov 2023
mismatched02mismatched02
Rated 29 Dec 2021
70
70th
There's absolutely no reason for this film to have an R-rating. A fun watch at Halloween. I think it suffers from B-plots being cut for some of the supporting witch characters, but it's still a fun, campy time.
Rated 29 Dec 2021
redflagredflag
Rated 13 May 2019
91
62nd
Genre done right. Men are shit.
Rated 13 May 2019
luordluord
Rated 05 Aug 2017
59
42nd
A fun teen urban fantasy that works thanks to the liberties it takes with accuracy and a great performance by Balk.
Rated 05 Aug 2017
indyatmnINDYATMN
Rated 15 Mar 2017
81
62nd
Unusual & memorable for how matter-of-factly it does what it does. The 1st half is essentially a superhero origin film, but one tailored specifically to the sensibilities of females. At the same time there's no reason guys (esp comic book fans) shouldn't like it, esp when it turns into more traditional horror in its 2nd half. The performances are riveting as well esp Tunney as the troubled heroine & the maniacal, wide-mouthed Balk, who alone must've inspired many an introverted girl to go goth
Rated 15 Mar 2017
saudadesaudade
Rated 04 Feb 2012
66
95th
I would like to be a witch, please
Rated 04 Feb 2012
hellboy76hellboy76
Rated 25 Sep 2010
53
17th
Disappointing film. It feels like every other girl high school drama except replace cheerleading squad with witchery.
Rated 25 Sep 2010
filmpiratefilmpirate
Rated 03 Nov 2009
20
12th
i was going to rate this piece of shit a "10" but i think one of the girls was not lizardly
Rated 03 Nov 2009
humanstatuehumanstatue
Rated 01 Jan 2009
98
95th
I loved this movie! Hot chicks doing witchcraft? Need I say more?
Rated 01 Jan 2009
joshstew06JoshStew06
Rated 14 Aug 2007
80
63rd
A great highschool revenge fantasy, with good acting, and nice special effects. Plus witchcraft is always a good subject for a movie.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
mojojoestarMojoJoestar
Rated 20 Oct 2024
60
28th
Not bad at all, but I would have loved it more had I watched it back in my formative years.
Rated 20 Oct 2024
velvet_croweVelvet Crowe
Rated 16 Nov 2023
47
46th
It hangs on extremely awkward characterization where certain questions of the morality of its lead characters are never resolved or taken anywhere aside from a flat conclusion of "wow, they're actually horrible people!" Ignoring the specific dilemmas each girl faced to justify its admittedly fun climax. The movie gives us a glimpse of a lot of narrative beats but doesn't want to do anything with them and just comes off as a shallow revenge flick which is afraid to actually do anything daring.
Rated 16 Nov 2023
tevtev
Rated 16 Jul 2023
30
17th
don't remember it
Rated 16 Jul 2023
rihreyrihrey
Rated 29 Jan 2023
44
44th
Disappointing. The script is a total mess and the characters don't really make sense. It's not terrible though, and it's got a lot of charm for sure.
Rated 29 Jan 2023
gogolitgogolit
Rated 31 Oct 2022
30
6th
A huge nothing, example of cynical 90s Hollywood cash grab. Teen high school drama (a very very lame boring one) with a goth witch skin. No effort was put into this. Zero artistic merit, but easy to market to a specific 'look'. The producers simply had this timely idea, throw a gothy looking Fairuza Bulk in, add Neve Campbell, and that was as far as any thought went. It completely worked though, they knew there was a waiting audience for this film, and lots of money was made.
Rated 31 Oct 2022
jessjess125Jessjess125
Rated 12 Sep 2022
79
44th
I thought this was fun but also kind of espooky
Rated 12 Sep 2022
croweycrowey
Rated 18 Nov 2021
69
62nd
Actually quite unsettling.
Rated 18 Nov 2021
magdabagmagdabag
Rated 21 Oct 2021
72
24th
Didn't really know what to expect from this movie, not knowing much about it, but I found myself enjoying It. I thought all of the cast did a pretty decent job, with the exception of the 2 leads who really carried the movie for me. They both played their characters really well and kept the messy story going. Tunney played the lead likable protagonist with more heart than I was expecting, and Balk played crazy and homicidal to perfection. The story isn't amazing, but I give 7 spells out of 10.
Rated 21 Oct 2021
amazedemonamazedemon
Rated 04 Sep 2021
64
51st
The Craft is an enjoyable if somewhat dated film that blends brooding valley teenagers with campy-wicca-magic (think Clueless meets Charmed). The feminist undertones are related to self-discovery & self-empowerment, with bullying as the main theme; a refreshing change from "oppression by the patriarchy". The 3rd act pivots to the consequences of power, which works thematically but is lacking in execution. I liked the 90's alt soundtrack. The performances & effects leave something to be desired.
Rated 04 Sep 2021
videoetronVideoetron
Rated 16 May 2021
60
42nd
It's okay. A bit cheesy at parts but at least it didn't linger too long on these parts. One issue however is that so many tv shows and movies copied the concepts ever since that it is not as fresh now than it must have been then.
Rated 16 May 2021
yiannosYiannos
Rated 14 Mar 2021
55
37th
Uneven but watchable teen horror juggles a broadly 'feminist' coming of age story with 90's youth moral panic (i.e.teen suicide, promiscuity, Wicca/black magic etc). The responsibility angle would probably be jettisoned today, and Fleming relies on style in the effects driven finale to compensate for the obvious breakdowns in concept and narrative. On the plus side, the 'diversity' focus isn't forced, and all four leads deliver the goods to varying degrees, especially Balk and Tunney.
Rated 14 Mar 2021
hakkanarejohakkanarejo
Rated 01 Jan 2021
83
25th
At school, four girls are real misfits with the same hobby: witchcraft. Together they experiment with dark forces to get revenge on anyone who bullied them. But things get terribly out of hand when they find out that they have summoned forces greater than they can actually handle.
Rated 01 Jan 2021
brellbrell
Rated 07 Nov 2020
35
56th
so what I really need is this exact movie with the last quarter or so changed because screw you, let them be friends and mess up rapists and racists
Rated 07 Nov 2020
pianosamaPianoSama
Rated 25 Jun 2020
65
45th
So much potential ultimately gone to waste. Despite a good premise & plenty of fun to be had, this is a deeply flawed & very misguided teen fantasy/horror that never became what it was clearly trying to be. Marred by characters who disappear from the plot at random, developments that make no sense or go nowhere, a frustratingly nonsensical third act, & an impressively bland lead heroine, it's only watchable for its 90's charm & its likeable cast- which is really a shame.
Rated 25 Jun 2020
nathan_sNathan S
Rated 07 Mar 2020
1
6th
To be so kitschy, poppy, and conventional is to undermine a story about outcasts and weirdos. The performances here are insufferable.
Rated 07 Mar 2020
tsvetetsvete
Rated 15 Nov 2019
81
18th
1
Rated 15 Nov 2019
metalhankmetalhank
Rated 04 Sep 2019
80
94th
Ultimate cheesy greatness! Four hot chicks in school girl uniforms doing bad things.
Rated 04 Sep 2019
picklemanPickle_Man
Rated 23 Mar 2019
60
21st
Is this movie the reason there's a bunch of cringey women who think being a wiccan is some sort of feminist statement?
Rated 23 Mar 2019
redbootsredboots
Rated 11 Oct 2018
70
51st
The 90s teen witch aesthetic holds up. What doesn't is the narrative resolution in favor of the milquetoast white middle-class heroine.
Rated 11 Oct 2018
manwhonosemanwhonose
Rated 06 Mar 2018
90
40th
Starts off well, but, all too soon, things get quite formulaic. I really like the four lead actresses, but, unfortunately, they have their wings clipped by the so-so script.
Rated 06 Mar 2018
jacoiiiJacoIII
Rated 03 Dec 2017
37
40th
This was way better than I expected! Yeah, it's got a bad case of 90s music but the plot and characters are classic high school shit. The kind of realistic nostalgia that I can still watch even as I get farther and farther away from graduation.
Rated 03 Dec 2017
vandelay1Vandelay1
Rated 22 Jul 2016
57
60th
okay movie
Rated 22 Jul 2016
war_machineWar Machine
Rated 07 Mar 2016
93
96th
I love neve Campbell so much omg. The scars. YOU'RE THE WHORE. The shop witch should be her mom. K yeah it woulda been a cliche fit but still nah. Wow she killed her fucking parents. Sarah shouldn't have become a bitch too. I wanted a cool witch fight but a cool witch-cat-fight was okay lool. That kick was so fuckin lame. Oh the parent killing was a glamor. Rewatch Oct 2020 93, was 100. end still gets meh. love the hs metaphors
Rated 07 Mar 2016
zachreviewsZachReviews
Rated 03 Dec 2015
30
12th
Completely ignores real world Wicca with Hollywood malarky, masked by legitimate terminology and such. Bad, the final sequence was pretty cool.
Rated 03 Dec 2015
miracleyangmiracleyang
Rated 27 Aug 2015
40
23rd
Not as taken with this one as a lot of people. Everything that happens here is done better in Mean Girls.
Rated 27 Aug 2015
hsncrspywlhsncrspywl
Rated 08 Dec 2014
53
20th
I loved parts of this - the way the supernatural aspects of the film are just completely accepted, the quick pacing, and much of the first and second acts show the characters having fun with their powers - yet the third act becomes a contrived effort to throw in an antagonist, and by this point I quickly lose interest. The need to display the idea of witchcraft as evil feels unnecessary, and throws the whole movie off-balance.
Rated 08 Dec 2014
sidehackersidehacker
Rated 27 Jan 2014
31
13th
Apologies to every girl I've ever liked but yeah, this isn't good. Pretty much a total waste of Rachel True too, who was the only reason I decided to finally sit down and watch it. Again, so sorry.
Rated 27 Jan 2014
dunbardunbar
Rated 29 Oct 2013
50
13th
A jumbly piece of adolescent girl flim flam with the witchy equivalent of Carrie powers. Give me buckets of pigs blood any day.
Rated 29 Oct 2013
muzak66muzak66
Rated 18 Oct 2012
84
74th
Fairuza is my girl.
Rated 18 Oct 2012
ag0stomesmerAg0stoMesmer
Rated 30 Jul 2012
5
98th
Half teen drama, half horror, all great campy fun.
Rated 30 Jul 2012
mervtaylorMerv_Taylor
Rated 16 Jun 2012
81
49th
Okay
Rated 16 Jun 2012
caimancaiman
Rated 27 Mar 2012
45
11th
Ah, so THIS is why all those girls started thinking they were witches when I was in seventh grade...
Rated 27 Mar 2012
capttesticleCaptTesticle
Rated 17 Oct 2011
55
22nd
Yay girl power. Menstrual cycle ftw.
Rated 17 Oct 2011
cinematicespCinematicESP
Rated 04 Sep 2011
70
20th
Dumb fun with an interesting premise. The acting outside of the main cast is terrible and goofy, but the leads are good, despite some wildly inconsistent character behavior on the part of everyone but Fairuza Balk.
Rated 04 Sep 2011
mcdaldnomcdaldno
Rated 22 Jun 2011
73
42nd
A solid entry into the teen monster genre.
Rated 22 Jun 2011
shewasSheWas
Rated 15 May 2011
89
93rd
Babes do wicca. Yes.
Rated 15 May 2011
joeroxyjoeroxy
Rated 23 Aug 2010
60
27th
Annoying.
Rated 23 Aug 2010
gorejunkygorejunky
Rated 17 Aug 2010
95
79th
Very original and creative with a great ensemble cast. Loved the music and the set design. Very highly recommended!
Rated 17 Aug 2010
priokanopriokano
Rated 05 Aug 2010
6
65th
nossa!!! esse eu só fui ver em 1999, quando fui dormir na casa da Mariana, junto com a Quel e a Carol!! era quarta-feira!!!!!!!
Rated 05 Aug 2010
ladymcdeathladymcdeath
Rated 06 Jul 2010
67
50th
SO bad yet so good.
Rated 06 Jul 2010
chemical404chemical404
Rated 04 Jul 2010
32
14th
One of those female empowerment movies, and as we all know chicks can be really spiteful. Even though it is rated 'R', target audience is teenage girls. Cast is kind of hot, but I am sure there is something better on TV.
Rated 04 Jul 2010
weirdyodaweirdyoda
Rated 09 Jun 2010
77
51st
90's teen horror is the best! Psychotic, evil Fairuza Balk is the correct Fairuza Balk.
Rated 09 Jun 2010
lostinlodoslostinlodos
Rated 08 Oct 2009
90
90th
Category check! Comedy, drama, sci-fi, thriller, not really a horror or suspense film.
Rated 08 Oct 2009
oldgoatoldgoat
Rated 25 Jul 2009
70
51st
Kind of good, kind of interesting, the fanbase kind of ruined it
Rated 25 Jul 2009
faloozaFalooza
Rated 18 Jul 2009
20
4th
I thought this movie was pretty cool when I was in 7th grade... yikes.
Rated 18 Jul 2009
mr_freezemr-freeze
Rated 03 Apr 2009
90
50th
Schön böse, aber zum Ende hin leider ein wenig zu Hollywood-ich-mach-alles-overmuch getue. Ein wenig weniger wäre hier sicher mehr gewesen!
Rated 03 Apr 2009
sakuragirlsakuragirl
Rated 02 Apr 2009
13
2nd
ironic:)
Rated 02 Apr 2009
cultofsamecult_of_same
Rated 04 Mar 2009
40
44th
Good casting, ok plot, kept trying to change my own eye colour.
Rated 04 Mar 2009
londongirllondongirl
Rated 01 Mar 2009
59
37th
good movie
Rated 01 Mar 2009
fudgiebfudgieb
Rated 28 Jan 2009
75
33rd
Pretty cool. When Wicca became hip. Too bad it lasted about as long as literary Realism.
Rated 28 Jan 2009
thesleepwalkthesleepwalk
Rated 30 Dec 2008
40
23rd
Junk.
Rated 30 Dec 2008
mark83mark83
Rated 16 Nov 2008
6
50th
15 years ago I would have deemed it one of the most awesome things ever made. Not so much now, but I still find it decent entertainment. And whatever happened to Fairuza Balk? She always made for such an interesting presence, but I guess she was too weird for conformist Hollywood.
Rated 16 Nov 2008
bunrabBunRab
Rated 16 Nov 2008
90
66th
Another horribly shameful favourite film. Plus I had an enormous crush on both Neve Campbell and Fairuza Balk at different times. Like I said. Shame.
Rated 16 Nov 2008
kendramillerkendramiller
Rated 10 Aug 2008
70
5th
stoopid....
Rated 10 Aug 2008
batface89batface89
Rated 28 Jul 2008
83
44th
Fun, stylish film.
Rated 28 Jul 2008
spamhead80spamhead80
Rated 14 Mar 2008
44
7th
A movie about teenage wiccans pretty much makes fun of itself, which leaves you with nothing to amuse yourself.
Rated 14 Mar 2008
stainStain
Rated 08 Mar 2008
60
47th
Supernatural teenage-girl empowerment fantasy. Not bad, but also nothing about which to write home
Rated 08 Mar 2008
scurryscurry
Rated 26 Jan 2008
35
23rd
Ricidulous, but girls are sort of hot.
Rated 26 Jan 2008
battletoadBattleToad
Rated 05 Jan 2008
25
5th
The original concept must have nothing more than some guy's fantasy. It's pretty girls in Catholic school uniforms doing magic with sexual tension abound. Translation - It's tasteless softcore porn without as much nudity. Total crap!
Rated 05 Jan 2008
bri_guyBri-Guy
Rated 11 Nov 2007
65
22nd
hahahahahahaha
Rated 11 Nov 2007
oolookittyoolookitty
Rated 24 Oct 2007
80
58th
I love this for some reason. Sue me.
Rated 24 Oct 2007
dustydDustyd
Rated 16 Sep 2007
50
22nd
kinda decent
Rated 16 Sep 2007
stflyst_fly
Rated 23 Aug 2007
68
64th
Good
Rated 23 Aug 2007
tantricmantantricman
Rated 18 Aug 2007
81
51st
Hot teen witches, what more can I say. Well actually I should add that I was 20 when I watched it last!
Rated 18 Aug 2007
ozymandius10ozymandius10
Rated 14 Aug 2007
42
8th
A nice collection of good looking girls (sans Faruiza Balk). Sadly, that's about it.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
gareth_watkinsGareth Watkins
Rated 14 Aug 2007
80
52nd
Fun horror that has a great soundtrack. Just don't expect many scares!
Rated 14 Aug 2007
jayaprakashsjayaprakashs
Rated 14 Aug 2007
30
34th
Moderately creepy at times.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
teknicolorteknicolor
Rated 14 Aug 2007
56
43rd
Ms. Balk really pulled this movie together for me.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
jackpulpJackPulp
Rated 14 Aug 2007
40
5th
when i was in grade school my g/f was going through a witch goth stage and made me watch this...and then i dumped her
Rated 14 Aug 2007
lrampartllrampartl
Rated 14 Aug 2007
65
53rd
Neat stuff here, but it's really just another teen drama with witchcraft laid over the top.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
resdog851resdog851
Rated 14 Aug 2007
74
43rd
Not a bad movie about teenage witchcraft and the catfights that inevitably ensue.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
toolvixenToolvixen
Rated 14 Aug 2007
95
86th
One of my favorite movies from high school. Four wicked bitches, it is the anti-Mean Girls, and totally worth the two hours.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
thedicemanTheDiceman
Rated 14 Aug 2007
35
13th
Poor.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
ndkchkNdkchk
Rated 14 Aug 2007
75
58th
So very bad. And so, so much fun, with an awesome soundtrack.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
cheesebadgerCheesebadger
Rated 07 Aug 2007
20
7th
Horrible.
Rated 07 Aug 2007
boobjuiceBoobjuice
Rated 20 Jul 2007
25
27th
Hilarious cinematic take on the '80's television show "The Facts of Life." Wait, it's not? Oh. Well then what the hell was this?!!
Rated 20 Jul 2007
shmendrekShmendrek
Rated 10 Jul 2007
2
33rd
The movie that inspired an entire generation of fat goth girls to become wiccans. Gets old really fast. Not even a pretty lead and an attractive supporting cast can salvage this.
Rated 10 Jul 2007
drunkengoatdrunkengoat
Rated 10 Jul 2007
77
49th
Delicious. If there were ever a film that made the idea of "eye candy" work for it, here's your patsy.
Rated 10 Jul 2007

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