The Witches on screen

Roald Dahl's child-versus-witches story has produced two features that change its setting, effects, protagonist, and final consequences in different ways.

This map covers the related screen works currently supported by PlotGeeks, rather than every adaptation ever made.

1. Source book | 1983The Witches
2. 1990 | Feature filmThe WitchesAdapted from | Nicolas Roeg

   The first feature uses elaborate creature effects and replaces the book's lasting transformation with a restorative final turn.

   Compare with the book
3. 2020 | Feature filmThe WitchesAdapted from | Robert Zemeckis

   The later adaptation relocates the story to 1960s Alabama, changes the boy and grandmother's background, and restores a less reversible ending.