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Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters

Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters

Fantasy · Horror · Action · 2013

After getting a taste for blood as children, Hansel and Gretel have become the ultimate vigilantes, hell-bent on retribution. Now, unbeknownst to them, Hansel and Gretel have become the hunted, and must face an evil far greater than witches... their past.

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Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters

“Revenge is sweeter than candy.”

2013 Fantasy · Horror · Action 1h 28m

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6.1 / 10

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After getting a taste for blood as children, Hansel and Gretel have become the ultimate vigilantes, hell-bent on retribution. Now, unbeknownst to them, Hansel and Gretel have become the hunted, and must face an evil far greater than witches... their past.

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Tommy Wirkola

Written by

Tommy Wirkola

Jeremy Renner

Jeremy Renner

Hansel

Gemma Arterton

Gemma Arterton

Gretel

Famke Janssen

Famke Janssen

Muriel

Pihla Viitala

Pihla Viitala

Mina

Derek Mears

Derek Mears

Edward

Robin Atkin Downes

Robin Atkin Downes

Edward (voice)

Ingrid Bolsø Berdal

Ingrid Bolsø Berdal

Horned Witch

Court is in session

Put Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Adrenaline Seeker

“It owes the canon nothing.”

The movie pursues immediacy and audience pleasure without begging institutions to certify its worth.

The prosecution The Prestige Tourist

“Easy pleasure, short half-life.”

It moves efficiently through the moment but offers little reason to keep arguing once the credits end.