Overview
A witch's revenge leads to comedic chaos in the modern world of politics and love.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- breezy
- mischievous
- classic movie night
- date night
What critics said
Critics broadly regard the film as a highly entertaining, inventive romantic fantasy comedy buoyed by its charm and comic performances.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Jennifer uses corporeal magic and a love potion to manipulate Wallace's engagement, producing escalating romantic chaos.
Jennifer curses the male descendants of Jonathan Wooley to marry unsuitable partners and remain unhappy.
The 1672 witch-burning establishes Jennifer and Daniel's grievance, which drives their twentieth-century revenge against Wallace.
Lightning frees imprisoned spirits, supernatural transformations occur, and the flying car functions as a playful spectacle.
Films like I Married a Witch, and why
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
shared screwball romance, supernatural premise, and playful gendered power dynamics
The Bishop's Wife
shared classic Hollywood romantic fantasy, comic enchantment, and breezy tone
The Lady Eve
shared screwball comedy, magical interference, and escalating romantic confusion
Movie Details
- Director
- René Clair
- Release Date
- 1942-10-30
- Runtime
- 77 min
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (233)
Cast
- Fredric March
- Veronica Lake
- Robert Benchley
- Susan Hayward
- Cecil Kellaway
- Elizabeth Patterson
- Robert Warwick
- Georgia Backus
- Charles Bates
- Brooks Benedict
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, HBO Max, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel, Artiflix
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is I Married a Witch about?
- A mischievous witch uses a love potion to punish the descendant of the puritan who condemned her, only to unleash a playful romantic farce.
- What is I Married a Witch like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of I Married a Witch as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is I Married a Witch violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in I Married a Witch as mild.
- What did critics think of I Married a Witch?
- Critics broadly regard the film as a highly entertaining, inventive romantic fantasy comedy buoyed by its charm and comic performances.
- Which films are like I Married a Witch?
- Films with a similar feel include The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, The Bishop's Wife, and The Lady Eve.
- How long is I Married a Witch?
- I Married a Witch runs 77 minutes.
- Where can I watch I Married a Witch?
- In United States, I Married a Witch streams on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, HBO Max, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel, Artiflix.
