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This list was originally published in 2017 as part of VulturesWitch Week.
Weve since added more movies to the cauldron, includingWicked.
For our favorite TV witches,cast your eyes on this ranking.
(No disrespect to the wizards and witches of Hogwarts, but youll find this is aHarry Potterfree zone.
For that, we kindly direct your attention to the rest of pop culture.)
Below, Vulture makes the case for the 22 best witch flicks ever made.
But all are strange, surprising, and at least a little dangerous.
Wouldst thou like towatch deliciously?
Glinda the Good Witch) made being wicked look like a lot of fun.
Its worth watching for Jack Lemmons performance as a bongo-playing warlock alone.
Even today, the imagery is arresting, if not downright stomach-turning.
Keep calm and carry on.
But the plot hardly matters because this is one of the most singularly beautiful movies youll ever see.
Better yet, Dario Argentos luscious Technicolor fever dream is paired with anequally iconic prog-rock scoreby Goblin.
The Witches of Eastwick(1987)
Three best friends Michelle Pfeiffer (!
), Susan Sarandon (!!
), and Cher (!!!)
Witches: Theyre just like us!
To date, anyway.
After killing Gillians abusive boyfriend Jimmy who is also a serial killer because sure, why not?
the women flee to the sleepy Massachusetts town where they grew up.
Bonus: Stockard Channing and Dianne Wiest steal scenes asSally and Gillians goofy, blender-enchanting aunts!
This high-camp, low-budget nostalgia trip has ridden theWindsweeper 5000to cult status in the decades since its premiere.
Who wouldnt want to visit a spooky utopia where all manner of freaks are made to feel welcome?
As Agatha says, Being normal is vastly overrated.
But for all its parodies and pop-culture overexposure, the movie is still scary as hell.
The Witch(2016)
This A24 gem is a slow burn with a heart-stopping ending.
If you should come upon a goat named Black Phillip, tell him we say hi.
Wicked(2024)
Are people born Wicked?
(Meanwhile, Galinda has trouble turning a simple frock into a magnificent ballgown.)
