Roald Dahl’s The Witches (2020) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

2020 · 106 mins · English

Echo score 47

Directed by

Robert Zemeckis

Starring

Octavia Spencer, Stanley Tucci, Chris Rock, Anne Hathaway, Simon Manyonda, Jahzir Bruno

In late 1967, a young boy who has lost his parents moves to rural Alabama to live with his devoted grandmother. Their quiet life is disrupted when they discover that witches are real and disguised as women. To protect her grandson, she takes him to a seaside resort, but they inadvertently arrive when the world’s most powerful witch has convened a secret meeting. He must find a way to stop her and her wicked plan before it's too late.