The Love Witch

Name: The Love Witch
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Horror, Comedy
Released: November 11, 2016
Duration: 120 min
Rating: 82
Cast: Gian Keys, Jeffrey Vincent Parise, Laura Waddell, Samantha Robinson

2016

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Universal acclaim based on 27 Critic Reviews

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Generally favorable reviews based on 56 Ratings

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Oscilloscope | Release Date: November 11, 2016 | Not Rated

Starring: Gian Keys, Jeffrey Vincent Parise, Laura Waddell, Samantha Robinson

Summary: Elaine (Samantha Robinson), a beautiful young witch, is determined to find a man to love her. In her gothic Victorian apartment she makes spells and potions, and then picks up men and seduces them. However, her spells work too well, leaving her with a string of hapless victims. When she finally meets the man of her dreams, her desperationElaine (Samantha Robinson), a beautiful young witch, is determined to find a man to love her. In her gothic Victorian apartment she makes spells and potions, and then picks up men and seduces them. However, her spells work too well, leaving her with a string of hapless victims. When she finally meets the man of her dreams, her desperation to be loved will drive her to the brink of insanity and murder.… Expand

Director: Anna Biller

Genre(s): Drama, Thriller, Horror, Comedy

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 120 min

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The Guardian Peter Bradshaw

Mar 11, 2017

LA film-maker Anna Biller achieves an ecstasy of artificiality in this amazing retro fantasy horror, delivered with absolute conviction. Read full review

MTV News Amy Nicholson

Nov 10, 2016

The Love Witch, by writer/director Anna Biller, is a feminist film about a character who thinks feminism is bad news. It's delightful. Read full review

Frank Scheck

Jun 23, 2016

The Love Witch is an expertly executed homage that works brilliantly on its own original terms. Read full review

Martyn Conterio

Nov 7, 2016

Biller is an eccentric talent - always a plus in the world of film - and The Love Witch is a triumph of form and style. Read full review

Bill Goodykoontz

Nov 25, 2016

It’s a lot of fun. Unfortunately, in her slavish devotion to creating the world of schlocky, B-grade sex-infused horror films, she recreates the good and the bad, the latter including some boring stretches that could’ve been lost in the two-hour running time. But it’s all quite enjoyable and a knowing take on patriarchy besides. Read full review

Chris Nashawaty

Nov 30, 2016

The Love Witch is so thin that if it turned sideways it would be invisible. It’s like a Bewitched episode stretched out to two hours. But boy, is it gorgeous to look at. Read full review

Soren Andersen

Nov 25, 2016

Weirdest. Feminist. Movie. Ever. Read full review

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ComandanteCobra

May 12, 2017

Good movie...if you know what your are about to wacth. It's Strange, Nostalgic, Sexy, Feminist in a way, classy. It is a good 70's horror b-movie homage

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

jesssica

Jul 28, 2022

loved the aesthetic and it was a great over exaggerated/ironic of being driven by love. however it was a bit mellow so it was boring at times.

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edwardgonzalez

Apr 21, 2017

I had a feeling this would be my kind of movie, after all people were saying it was like Lana del Rey + witches so I was interested and wasn't actually happy with it, I get why people say the stuff and kinda agree but this isn't what I expected. The film has great moments, many of them, butI had a feeling this would be my kind of movie, after all people were saying it was like Lana del Rey + witches so I was interested and wasn't actually happy with it, I get why people say the stuff and kinda agree but this isn't what I expected. The film has great moments, many of them, but some not so great stuff overshadowed them for me.… Expand

2 of 2 users found this helpful20

Mayfieldja

Oct 7, 2017

I understand the appeal. The concept is cool and the it's a love story to old school cult horror. That being said, it is incredibly boring. The script leaves much to be desired and the performances were weak. Some will like it, most will not.

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fairbrother

May 20, 2017

An aesthetic wet-dream with an irresistibly seductive leading lady, The Love Witch may well be, but in dramatic terms it's a grinding bore. Full credit to writer-director-designer Anna Biller for owning absolute control of her feature debut, which one can easily believe was pre-conceivedAn aesthetic wet-dream with an irresistibly seductive leading lady, The Love Witch may well be, but in dramatic terms it's a grinding bore. Full credit to writer-director-designer Anna Biller for owning absolute control of her feature debut, which one can easily believe was pre-conceived within an inch of it's life, but for all the fetishistic swoon factor of faithfully relocating mid-'60s style and mood into a nominally contemporary setting, she can't (yet) dramatize or properly edit a scene to save herself. As a result, it goes on forever, while the tongue-in-cheek attitude is so unbearably arch it leaves the actors stranded in a joking-but-not-joking limbo. There are a few good laughs, especially in an early sequence where our titular spellbinder goes home with her first conquest, but not enough. And, even making allowances for "subversion of genre", horror-fans will find it irredeemably fright-free.… Expand

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ChelseaMadill

Mar 17, 2017

Terrible, Its like watching a horrible 90's horror film based on some chick who makes potions. I wouldn't download it or even watch it in general. Not worth your time. P.S. The FIRST movie i've had to leave a review on.......

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lumenarti

Dec 9, 2017

Homage to b movies? More like fromage. Poor editing. Thin story line. Bad acting. Can't believe so many people had this supposedly feminist wool pulled over their eyes. The times we live in. Sigh.

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