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Gretel & Hansel

  • 20202020
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
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POPULARITY
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Sophia Lillis in Gretel & Hansel (2020)
A long time ago in a distant fairytale countryside, a young girl leads her little brother into a dark wood in desperate search of food and work, only to stumble upon a nexus of terrifying evil.
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A long time ago in a distant fairy tale countryside, a young girl leads her little brother into a dark wood in desperate search of food and work, only to stumble upon a nexus of terrifying e... Read allA long time ago in a distant fairy tale countryside, a young girl leads her little brother into a dark wood in desperate search of food and work, only to stumble upon a nexus of terrifying evil.A long time ago in a distant fairy tale countryside, a young girl leads her little brother into a dark wood in desperate search of food and work, only to stumble upon a nexus of terrifying evil.
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
30K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,940
70
  • Director
    • Oz Perkins
  • Writers
    • Rob Hayes
    • Jacob Grimm(fairy tale: "Hansel and Gretel")
    • Wilhelm Grimm(fairy tale: "Hansel and Gretel")
  • Stars
    • Sophia Lillis
    • Samuel Leakey
    • Alice Krige
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  • Director
    • Oz Perkins
  • Writers
    • Rob Hayes
    • Jacob Grimm(fairy tale: "Hansel and Gretel")
    • Wilhelm Grimm(fairy tale: "Hansel and Gretel")
  • Stars
    • Sophia Lillis
    • Samuel Leakey
    • Alice Krige
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    • 542User reviews
    • 174Critic reviews
    • 64Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 17 nominations

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    Top cast

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    Sophia Lillis
    Sophia Lillis
    • Gretelas Gretel
    Samuel Leakey
    Samuel Leakey
    • Hanselas Hansel
    Alice Krige
    Alice Krige
    • Witchas Witch
    Jessica De Gouw
    Jessica De Gouw
    • Witchas Witch
    Fiona O'Shaughnessy
    Fiona O'Shaughnessy
    • Motheras Mother
    Donncha Crowley
    Donncha Crowley
    • Master Strippas Master Stripp
    Jonathan Gunning
    Jonathan Gunning
    • Emaciated Manas Emaciated Man
    Charles Babalola
    Charles Babalola
    • The Hunteras The Hunter
    Giulia Doherty
    • Beautiful Childas Beautiful Child
    Jonathan Delaney Tynan
    Jonathan Delaney Tynan
    • Fatheras Father
    Darlene Garr
    • Widowas Widow
    Melody Carrillo
    • Enchantressas Enchantress
    Nessa Last
    • Older Sisteras Older Sister
    Harry O'Cualacháin
    • Younger Brotheras Younger Brother
    Abdul Alshareef
    Abdul Alshareef
    • Knightas Knight
    • (uncredited)
    Ian Kenny
    Ian Kenny
    • Knightas Knight
    • (uncredited)
    Beatrix Perkins
    • Clickyas Clicky
    • (uncredited)
    Manuel Pombo
    Manuel Pombo
    • Knightas Knight
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Oz Perkins
    • Writers
      • Rob Hayes
      • Jacob Grimm(fairy tale: "Hansel and Gretel") (uncredited)
      • Wilhelm Grimm(fairy tale: "Hansel and Gretel") (uncredited)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      At one point a song floats over the soundtrack: "My mother, she killed me, my father, he ate me, and my little sister, my bones she kept, what a pretty bird am I!" This comes from another Grimm fairy tale, "The Juniper Tree,"widely considered by scholars as the darkest of all their tales. In it, a spiteful mother beheads her stepson and blames it on her daughter. She then cooks the corpse and feeds it to his husband, as the daughter picks up the bones from under the table and plants it under a juniper tree on the family's garden. A small bird appears from the grave, singing the song in question while picking a pair of new shoes, a gold chain and a mill stone, and then carries them to the house. The bird then gives the shoes to the daughter, the chain to the father and drops the stone on the stepmother, killing her. As she dies, the bird turns into a boy again and the story ends. The film borrows some thematic elements this tale.
    • Goofs
      Gretel and Hansel talk while sitting on a bed in the foreground. On the adjoining bed in the background a cat stands up and jumps to the floor. However the cat reappears on the bed and disappears several times throughout the scene.
    • Quotes

      Witch: Say that again and I will turn your tongue into a flower, to remind you how pretty and dumb and temporary you've chosen to be.

    • Connections
      Featured in Half in the Bag: IT Chapter Two (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      Midnight Bath
      Written by Robin Coudert (as Rob)

      Performed by Robin Coudert (as Rob)

    User reviews542

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    Very Watchable
    There are many scenes in this movie that are very good, there are many images that are very creepy, and the overall story is one that feels somewhat unique even though it's based on a story that could date back to the 1300s, during the time of the Great Famine in Germany, and has been retold thousands of times, and recently too (remember "Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters"?). This movie looks gorgeous- from production design to cinematography, everything is beautiful. It's shot in a smaller aspect ratio than normal (1.55:1), giving the film a squarer look. The way that Holda's home is designed, to look incredibly triangular, works amazing when shot in this aspect ratio, because it gives everything a more perfectly aligned look. There are honestly very few shots in this whole film that don't look gorgeously grim. The way that some of the dream sequences are shot are awesome too, and the hidden chamber behind the wall, where most of those dream sequences take place, is probably the most chilling use of minimalism I've seen in a PG-13 mainstream horror flick. It's there in that room that some of the gorier images arise, and also where a fair amount of the chilling sequences come from. If you like slower, more atmospheric horror films then this movie is a good way to kill an hour-and-twenty-five minutes, but if you're looking for a fast-paced, jump-scare-filled PG-13 horror flick aimed at teenage couples who want to squeal with delighted terror every time a loud bang is made, then look somewhere else; this movie isn't that at all. As a whole, I thought this movie was incredibly watchable, but it also had plenty of small flaws throughout.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 31, 2020 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Canada
      • Ireland
    • Official site
      • Orion Pictures (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Gretel & Hansel: Truyện Cổ Kỳ Dị
    • Filming locations
      • Dublin, Ireland
    • Production companies
      • Orion Pictures
      • BRON Studios
      • Automatik Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $5,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $15,347,654
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $6,154,007
      • Feb 2, 2020
    • Gross worldwide
      • $22,051,055
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 27 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.55 : 1

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