The Craft

1996

Action / Drama / Fantasy / Horror / Thriller

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 57% · 60 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 65% · 250K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.4/10 10 110890 110.9K

Plot summary

A Catholic school newcomer falls in with a clique of teen witches who wield their powers against all who dare to cross them -- be they teachers, rivals or meddlesome parents.


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Neve Campbell as Bonnie
Fairuza Balk as Nancy Downs
Skeet Ulrich as Chris Hooker
Robin Tunney as Sarah Bailey
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by pughspencer 8 / 10

Deep themes that age like fine wine

Despite the movie being as mid-90s as it is, the craft still surprisingly holds up really well today. Of course the main reason being just how well written and relatable our 4 lead characters are. They all come from backgrounds and struggles we all can relate to one way or another. Rather it being broken families, body self-consciousness, or even being bullied for racism. They have incredible chemistry together & can't deny you want to be part of this group. The Witchcraft element is played out very believable & we cheer to see our leads get their happiness. But as we all know sometimes great power can fall in the wrong hands. Cannot think of a better cast from that time period to play these roles. Robin Tunney, a pre-scream Neve Campbell, Rachel True, and of course Fairuza Balk's now iconic performance as the raunchy, sinister, & gorgeous Nancy Downs.

My only issue with the film is a couple of weak moments with character choices. First is the whole love spell storyline with Sarah and this bully named Chris. It doesn't seem clear if she actually really liked him or just wanted to play him for what he did. Also later in the film it doesn't make sense why two of the girls side with Nancy to attack Sarah. They even try to apologize at the end like nearly killing her was just a joke or something.

Despite those flaws the craft is an excellent time. Give it a watch and join the cult weirdo.

Reviewed by AlsExGal 6 / 10

Absolute power corrupts absolutely

This film is nothing really special, and it telegraphs what is going to happen from miles away. The story is about four teen girls in a Catholic high school who are outcasts for different reasons - one lives in poverty with a semi-abusive stepfather, another has a scarred arm and back, another is the victim of boiler plate racism, and the fourth - well, I could never really figure out her problem other than she was the new girl in school.

They are all beautiful, but all are bullied by girls and gals who - IMHO - weren't as good looking as they were. So they dabble in witchcraft to get out of their bad situations. Only two actually wish bad things to happen to their tormentors. The other two just want their bad circumstances to be gone, and in one situation that results in unexpected and unwished for death. But, absolute power corrupts absolutely, and soon the leader of our gang of four is drunk with power.

Am I a bad person because I liked seeing the cool guy make a fool of himself in front of his friends over the girl he trash talked? Well, so be it. The film is mainly good for its special effects and for a look back at the teen stars of the 90s. Fairuza Balk is very good at playing a very bad girl. She has the exotic yet scary facial features for the role, but she couldn't have done anything with it without talent.

Reviewed by claudio_carvalho 7 / 10

Has not Aged and Is Still Good

In Los Angeles, the teenager Sarah Bailey (Robin Tunney) has just arrived from San Francisco with her father Mr. Bailey (Cliff De Young) and her stepmother to live in an old house. When she goes to the Catholic high school, she is not well received by her schoolmates and has a crush on the football player Chris Hooker (Skeet Ulrich). He lures her and tells lies and gossips about their relationship. Soon the outcast Nancy Downs (Fairuza Balk), Bonnie Rachel (Neve Campbell) and Rochelle (Rachel True), who are known as witches, invite Sarah to join them. Nancy lives with her drunken mother and her boyfriend and hates him. Bonnie has awful burning scars on her back and has complex. Rochelle hates the racist Laura Lizzie (Christine Taylor), who despises her color and her hair. Sarah does not know that she is a powerful witch and when they form their coven, they become powerful and cast spells on their enemies. When Sarah feels that something is wrong with her friends, she meets the clairvoyant Lirio (Assumpta Serna) that tells that the spells may return three times stronger.

"The Craft" has not aged and is still good, despite twenty-five years after its release. The storyline and the screenplay are great and is fantastic to see Robin Tunney, Fairuza Balk, Neve Campbell and Rachel True younger and very beautiful. The special effects are still good and it was wonderful to see this film again. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil):"Jovem Bruxas" ("Young Witches")

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