Overview
Three friends discover their true selves and unleash their hidden powers in a small New England town.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- irreverent
- decadent
- cult movie night
- girls night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film entertaining and visually exuberant, with Jack Nicholson's flamboyant comic performance elevating an effects-heavy adaptation whose final act was widely considered overdone.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Alex, Jane, and Sukie turn powers learned from Daryl toward regaining control of their emotional and personal lives.
Daryl's arrival challenges Eastwick's traditional mores and provokes conflict with prominent conservative citizen Felicia Alden.
Daryl Van Horne's seductive, crude, theatrical persona is central to the film's comic fantasy-horror register.
The adaptation uses flashy, surprise-filled effects, especially during its increasingly exaggerated climax.
Films like The Witches of Eastwick, and why
Practical Magic
supernatural comedy, liberated female protagonists, and playful gender politics
Death Becomes Her
darkly comic supernatural seduction, eccentric performances, and small-town social satire
The Craft
female friendship, occult empowerment, and horror-comedy treatment of restrictive social norms
Movie Details
- Director
- George Miller
- Release Date
- 1987-06-12
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (1627)
Cast
- Jack Nicholson
- Cher
- Susan Sarandon
- Michelle Pfeiffer
- Veronica Cartwright
- Richard Jenkins
- Keith Jochim
- Carel Struycken
- Helen Lloyd Breed
- Caroline Struzik
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Witches of Eastwick about?
- Three repressed friends in a conservative New England town discover that a seductive outsider's supernatural influence may be the key to reclaiming their lives.
- What is The Witches of Eastwick like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Witches of Eastwick as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Witches of Eastwick violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Witches of Eastwick as mild.
- What did critics think of The Witches of Eastwick?
- Critics broadly found the film entertaining and visually exuberant, with Jack Nicholson's flamboyant comic performance elevating an effects-heavy adaptation whose final act was widely considered overdone.
- Which films are like The Witches of Eastwick?
- Films with a similar feel include Practical Magic, Death Becomes Her, and The Craft.
- How long is The Witches of Eastwick?
- The Witches of Eastwick runs 118 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Witches of Eastwick?
- In United States, The Witches of Eastwick is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
