Hocus Pocus Screening
Get ready for a spooky and hilarious night with the classic Disney film Hocus Pocus, starring Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy. This 1993 fantasy comedy follows three witches who are resurrected on Halloween night and cause chaos in a small town.
Dir: Kenny Ortega
Cast: Omri Katz, Thora Birch, Vinessa Shaw, Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy, Tobias Jelinek, Larry Bagby
96 mins · 1993 · United States of America · Cert PG · English, French
IMDb 6.9/10 · Rotten Tomatoes 42% · Metacritic 43/100 · TMDB 7/10 · Trakt 75%
Awards: 2 wins & 11 nominations total
Bette Midler, known for her powerful voice and energetic performances, stars alongside Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy as three witches who are accidentally resurrected by a teenage boy on Halloween night. The film, directed by Kenny Ortega, follows the witches' antics as they try to cast spells and cause chaos in a small town, while three kids try to stop them.
Hocus Pocus is a 96-minute American fantasy comedy film, rated PG, with a mix of English and French dialogue. The film has received mixed reviews from critics, with scores of 42% on Rotten Tomatoes, 43/100 on Metacritic, and 6.9/10 on IMDb. However, it has been well-received by audiences, with a score of 7/10 on TMDB and 75% on Trakt.
The film will be screened at the ODEON Hastings in Hastings on Saturday, 31 October 2026. Tickets are with the button beside the article. The screening is a great opportunity to experience the magic and mayhem of Hocus Pocus on the big screen, with its unique blend of comedy, fantasy, and family-friendly fun.
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What viewers say
bondless · 5/10
Watched this for the first time with my wife who absolutely loved it as a kid. The film lacks the necessary thrills for a decent halloween film, the humor for a comedy or the development for a drama. It's just a middling kids film. Great if you are a kid...not so much for adults. We both agreed not to watch it again. There are just too many great halloween flix for this to make it on the annual watchlist.
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sairapambid · 9/10
I would've loved this movie as a kid!
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AndrewBloom · 7/10
[6.7/10] The witches of *Hocus Pocus* are fun. Bette Middler, Kathy Najimy, and Sarah Jessica Parker all definitely go broad with their witchy personae. The snarl and vamp and cackle and mug at every opportunity. But it’s that kind of movie, one that revels in camp and the outsized ridiculousness of it all. When the movie leans into their particular brand of live action cartoonishness, it’s an All Hallow’s Hoot. The problem is that those…
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2Ls1T · 9/10
This film is terrific campy fun and that's entirely down to the excellent casting and performances of Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy, and Sarah Jessica Parker as the three witches. The rest of the (mainly kids) cast are perfectly fine but would be kinda forgettable in another film, the only exception is Thora Birch as the little sister, Dani. Omri Katz is a decent actor but his character is kinda _meh_, as is his love interest played by Vinessa…
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nmahoney416 · 6/10
I never saw this as a kid so I have no nostalgia for this. It is fine but nothing more than a kids movie.
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Khawlah
Bette Milder is phenomenal. I love everything about this movie.
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Rin J Tohsaka · 6/10
Given it came out same year as Nightmare Before Christmas, Hocus Pocus went from a box office bomb to now a cult classic we know. While Hocus Pocus may not be masterpiece of Halloween, it is pretty memorable for the family and hear many people quote stuff from it. John Debney score is good and same with some of songs. Bette Midler literally makes the film much better with every scene she in same with Parker and Najimy.
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nftygirl
I recently rewatched this as an adult and was really impressed. I guess I didn't expect more than a Disney TV movie level of quality. This film is joke after joke and the adult leads are abaolute pros who have created fully fleshed out unique characters. Bette Midler is mesmerising. I very much wanted to see what would happen next. I'm sure I'll watch this again one day when in the need of light entertainment.
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