Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- darkly comic
- grotesque
- frantic
- halloween night
- action movie marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film a thin, derivative fantasy-action spectacle whose energetic effects and gore could not overcome its weak writing.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The childhood candy-house premise becomes the origin story for armed professional witch hunters.
The approaching Blood Moon gives the witches' child-abduction scheme a three-day deadline.
The witch-hunting arsenal and fantastical production design combine fairy-tale Germany with steampunk weaponry.
Hansel and Gretel's childhood ordeal directly shapes their adult witch-hunting vocation and bond.
Films like Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, and why
Snow White and the Huntsman
dark fairy-tale revisionism, stylized action, supernatural hunters, and graphic comedy horror
Van Helsing
fantasy action built around a historically flavored monster hunter and exaggerated violence
The Brothers Grimm
bloody fairy-tale adaptation with grim folklore, witches, and heightened genre spectacle
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
pulp fantasy action, supernatural villains, and irreverent comic-book violence
Movie Details
- Director
- Tommy Wirkola
- Release Date
- 2013-01-17
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (7243)
Cast
- Jeremy Renner
- Gemma Arterton
- Famke Janssen
- Pihla Viitala
- Derek Mears
- Robin Atkin Downes
- Ingrid Bolsø Berdal
- Joanna Kulig
- Thomas Mann
- Peter Stormare
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 Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters about?
- Grown-up Hansel and Gretel wage a bloody, irreverent war on witches while confronting the secrets behind their childhood trauma.
- What is Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters as breakneck, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters as graphic.
- What did critics think of Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters?
- Critics broadly found the film a thin, derivative fantasy-action spectacle whose energetic effects and gore could not overcome its weak writing.
- Which films are like Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters?
- Films with a similar feel include Snow White and the Huntsman, Van Helsing, The Brothers Grimm, and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.
- How long is Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters?
- Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters runs 88 minutes.
- Where can I watch Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters?
- In United States, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
