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The Craft

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The Craft (1996)

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Reviews Counted: 28 Fresh: 13  Rotten:15 Average Rating: 5.3/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 41 mins

Synopsis: Sarah, the troubled new kid in town, has just begun attending St. Benedict's Academy. There, she draws the attention of dysfunctional outcasts Nancy, Bonnie and Rochelle -- and discovers that they, like her, can perform "the craft." By joining their clique, Robin provides the last of the... Sarah, the troubled new kid in town, has just begun attending St. Benedict's Academy. There, she draws the attention of dysfunctional outcasts Nancy, Bonnie and Rochelle -- and discovers that they, like her, can perform "the craft." By joining their clique, Robin provides the last of the four elements (earth, fire, air, water) needed for the girls to concoct magic spells. Armed with this new supernatural ability, the bewitched quartet set out to make life a living hell for the students who taunted and abused them in the past. Revenge is indeed sweet, that is until a power struggle begins between Sarah and Nancy.... [More]

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Starring: Fairuza Balk, Neve Campbell, Robin Tunney, Rachel True, Skeet Ulrich

Director: Andrew Fleming
Screenwriter: Andrew Fleming
Composer: Graeme Revell

DVD Info

Release:

May 20, 2008

[DVD Details]

UMD Features:

  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 2.0 - English
  • Subtitles - English, Spanish - Optional

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04/19/08
Cole Smithey
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Fleming's film begins promisingly as a black comedy a la Heathers, but then quickly succumbs to its machinery of special effects; this is yet another bad picture in a long list of Hollywood flops about witchcraft.

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06/15/07
Emanuel Levy
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06/24/06
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10/20/05
Jules Brenner
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08/22/05
Rebecca Murray
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1/5

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05/19/05
Bob Grimm
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04/09/05
Robin Clifford
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01/29/05
Philip Martin
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12/18/04
Emanuel Levy
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12/03/04
Jon Niccum
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09/03/04
Thomas Delapa
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06/10/04
Sarah Chauncey
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05/14/03
Jeanne Aufmuth
Palo Alto Weekly
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05/08/03
Dragan Antulov
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4/5

Supernatural fun with attitude.

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04/24/03
Kevin A. Ranson
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01/04/03
Josh Ralske
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2/5

Fairuza Balk completes the cycle from Dorothy Gale to wicked witch; too bad the film can't keep up with her.

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12/30/02
Rob Vaux
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11/07/02
James Rocchi
Netflix
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Imagine "The Lost Boys," only they're girls instead of boys ... and they're witches instead of vampires.

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07/27/02
Scott Weinberg
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06/18/02
Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle
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