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Hocus Pocus
1993
· Movie
· 96 min
C
MEANRANK
64/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #3406
- IMDb #2376
- Google retired #1025
- Rotten Tomatoes #3293
- Metacritic #3492
- Letterboxd #2116
+9 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #4212
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2377
- Metacritic Critics #4035
- Metacritic Audience #2183
- Criticker #2972
- Douban #1987
- Kinopoisk #2075
- AlloCiné #3192
- Trakt #1233
Every rating
35–90
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 35, highest is Google on 90. Critics average 42, everyone else 68.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →On Halloween night, a teenager new to Salem accidentally lights the Black Flame Candle, resurrecting a trio of 17th-century witch sisters. The witches embark on a quest to absorb the life force of the town's children to maintain their immortality. The teen, his sister, and a friend must find a way to stop the witches before the night is over.
Details
- Director
- Kenny Ortega
- Writers
- David Kirschner, Mick Garris, Neil Cuthbert
- Released
- 16 July 1993
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $28.0M
- Box office
- $51.7M
- Awards
- 2 wins, 11 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 13 →2 wins from 13 nominations across 3 ceremonies
| Saturn Awards 1994 | Best Supporting Actress | Kathy Najimy | Nominee |
| Saturn Awards 1994 | Best Supporting Actress | Sarah Jessica Parker | Nominee |
| Saturn Awards 1994 | Best Actress | Bette Midler | Nominee |
| Saturn Awards 1994 | Best Costumes | Mary E. Vogt | Winner |
| Saturn Awards 1994 | Best Fantasy Film | Hocus Pocus | Nominee |
| Saturn Awards 1994 | Best Special Effects | Buena Vista Visual Effects, Matte World Digital, Rhythm & Hues | Nominee |
| Youth in Film Awards 1994 | Best Youth Actress Leading Role in a Motion Picture: Comedy | Vinessa Shaw | Nominee |
| Youth in Film Awards 1994 | Best Youth Actor Leading Role in a Motion Picture: Comedy | Sean Murray | Nominee |
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Saturn Awards
6 nominations, 1 won
| Best Costumes | Mary E. Vogt | Winner |
| Best Actress | Bette Midler | Nominee |
| Best Fantasy Film | Hocus Pocus | Nominee |
| Best Special Effects | Buena Vista Visual Effects, Matte World Digital, Rhythm & Hues | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Kathy Najimy | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Sarah Jessica Parker | Nominee |
Youth in Film Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Youth Actress Leading Role in a Motion Picture: Comedy | Thora Birch | Winner |
| Best Youth Actor Leading Role in a Motion Picture: Comedy | Sean Murray | Nominee |
| Best Youth Actor Leading Role in a Motion Picture: Comedy | Omri Katz | Nominee |
| Best Youth Actor in a Voice-Over Role: TV or Movie | Jason Marsden | Nominee |
| Best Youth Actress Leading Role in a Motion Picture: Comedy | Vinessa Shaw | Nominee |
Awards Circuit Community Awards
2 nominations
| Best Costume Design | Mary E. Vogt | Nominee |
| Best Makeup & Hairstyling | John M. Elliott Jr., John Calpin and Steve La Porte | Nominee |