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βThe ending offers enough catharsis to balance out some of the silliness.β
BigYeedus Β· Metacritic β
βThe film's ending is corny, but it's still a little bit charming.β
liamexe Β· Metacritic β
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βIt's a veritable bagful of box office treats.β
Duane Byrge, The Hollywood Reporter Β· 80
βSilly, but irresistible.β
Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer Β· 75
βHocus Pocus remains a delightful family comedy, spooky but never scary as it romps its merry way through the graveyard. Here's hoping it doesn't bomb.β
Jeff Shannon, The Seattle Times Β· 75
βHocus Pocus is fun, as Dan Aykroyd used to say, within limits. [16 July 1993, p.40]β
Jay Carr, Boston Globe Β· 75
βAll things considered, Hocus Pocus is much more entertaining than a pimple-people picture has a right to be. In addition to the delightful witches and the delightful Thora Birch, the film's bag of tricks and treats also includes a cat that - thanks to the magic of computer graphics - really seems to talk. [16 July 1993]β
Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel Β· 75
Scores from Metacritic and Rotten Tomatoes, read 28 Aug 2026. Quotes belong to their publications and link to the full reviews.
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βThe ending offers enough catharsis to balance out some of the silliness.β
BigYeedusabout 75β100% inread it β
βThe film's ending is corny, but it's still a little bit charming.β
liamexeabout 75β100% inread it β
βSuch a great Halloween watch. I love these funny witches and all of the crazy stuff they get up to!β
Akoltuniukread it β
βThis movie is an absolute Halloween Classic. It's not spooky season until you watch Hocus Pocus!β
Pixiesread it β
βI imagine most of the love for Hocus Pocus comes from people who re-watch it with nostalgia goggles. Even as a child of the 90's I had never seen Hocus Pocus and knew little of it, so I had no prior attachments to this film. If you have seen any of the Disney Channels terrible made for TV movies, Hocus Pocus is like a particularly bad one with some questionable language and sexual innuendo. The acting is really bad from the entire cast, which is a little surprising considering the witches (who Iβ
BadChristianread it β
βGood. <em>'Hocus Pocus'</em> is a fairly amusing film about witches from the Salem trials era, not that it hasn't any real connection to those events. It's very much a fun fantasy film, which looks pretty neat by the way. Bette Midler (Winifred), Kathy Najimy (Mary) and Sarah Jessica Parker (Sarah) play three witch sisters. They are main reason why the film is as enjoyable as it is, all are entertaining but Midler is definitely the pick of the bunch. The trio of younger actors in Omri Katzβ
r96skread it β
βBad watch, probably won't watch again, and can't recommend. Sometimes it is fun to get in the way back machine to visit "classic" movies, but they don't always hold up. And in some cases, like this, it is a wonder they EVER worked at all. Especially that it is a 1993 Disney movie and focuses on sex, plus a lot of witch lore being based on women being sexual in a time where it was so inappropriate they would be burnt at the stake. I digress. While the Sanderson sisters are a compelling pβ
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βThis is an odd family movie, as I saw it called. There seemed to be a few incidents around death that might be to mature for younger kids, but a lot of the story and action seemed too simplistic for older kids. There is a lot of shrieking in lieu of acting, no real character development, and how many times to we need to hear the same lines and actions from the three witches? We decided to watch this as a preview to watching the 2022βs sequel, but alas we arenβt motivated to do so after swiβ
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