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Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters

  • 20132013
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  • 1h 28m
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Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton in Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013)
In this dark spin on the fairy tale, siblings Hansel and Gretel are a formidable team of bounty hunters who track and kill witches all over the world.
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Brother/sister duo Hansel and Gretel are professional witch-hunters who help innocent villagers. One day they stumble upon a case that could hold the key to their past.Brother/sister duo Hansel and Gretel are professional witch-hunters who help innocent villagers. One day they stumble upon a case that could hold the key to their past.Brother/sister duo Hansel and Gretel are professional witch-hunters who help innocent villagers. One day they stumble upon a case that could hold the key to their past.
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
209K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,876
157
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    • Jacob Grimm(fairy tale)
    • Wilhelm Grimm(fairy tale)
  • Stars
    • Jeremy Renner
    • Gemma Arterton
    • Peter Stormare
    • Tommy Wirkola
    • Tommy Wirkola
    • Jacob Grimm(fairy tale)
    • Wilhelm Grimm(fairy tale)
  • Stars
    • Jeremy Renner
    • Gemma Arterton
    • Peter Stormare
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    • 383User reviews
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    Jeremy Renner, Gemma Arterton, and Thomas Mann in Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013)
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    Jeremy Renner, Pihla Viitala, and Gemma Arterton in Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013)
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    Jeremy Renner
    Jeremy Renner
    • Hansel
    Gemma Arterton
    Gemma Arterton
    • Gretel
    Peter Stormare
    Peter Stormare
    • Sheriff Berringer
    Famke Janssen
    Famke Janssen
    • Muriel
    Pihla Viitala
    Pihla Viitala
    • Mina
    Derek Mears
    Derek Mears
    • Edward
    Robin Atkin Downes
    Robin Atkin Downes
    • Edward
    • (voice)
    Ingrid Bolsø Berdal
    Ingrid Bolsø Berdal
    • Horned Witch
    Joanna Kulig
    Joanna Kulig
    • Red Haired Witch
    Thomas Mann
    Thomas Mann
    • Ben
    Bjørn Sundquist
    Bjørn Sundquist
    • Jackson
    Rainer Bock
    Rainer Bock
    • Mayor Engleman
    Thomas Scharff
    • Father
    Kathrin Kühnel
    • Adrianna
    Cedric Eich
    • Young Hansel
    Alea Sophia Boudodimos
    • Young Gretel
    • (as Alea-Sophia Boudodimos)
    Matthias Ziesing
    Matthias Ziesing
    • Deputy
    Sebastian Hülk
    Sebastian Hülk
    • Deputy
    • (as Sebastian Huelk)
      • Tommy Wirkola
      • Tommy Wirkola
      • Jacob Grimm(fairy tale) (uncredited)
      • Wilhelm Grimm(fairy tale) (uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      Hansel is diabetic as a result of his experience in the gingerbread house as a child. In the original script, Gretel was also supposed to have an eating disorder as a result of the same trauma, but this was not included in the movie.
    • Goofs
      In the opening scene, the father is silhouetted against a curtain while holding a lamp. The glowing lamp is part of his shadow.
    • Quotes

      [to Mina and Ben, as they approach the witch's house]

      Hansel: Whatever you do, don't eat the fuckin' candy.

    • Crazy credits
      The text of the newspaper clippings used in the opening credits is from Alexander Roberts' 1616 "A Treatise on Witchcraft". The same piece of text is used twice for different headlines. The repeated excerpt starts 'and of these in day of executions which she is no wise would condiscend'.
    • Alternate versions
      Also shown in a 3D version.
    • Connections
      Featured in Bad Movie Beatdown: Review of 2012 (2013)
    • Soundtracks
      Bundy
      Written by Christian Wibe and Agnete Kjølsrud

      Performed by Animal Alpha

      Courtesy of Racing Junior

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    Some Good Moments But Not Enough Energy
    Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013)

    ** (out of 4)

    R-rated, gory horror-adventure has brother and sisters Hansel (Jeremy Renner) and Gretal (Gemma Arterton) called to a small town to try and locate some children that have been kidnapped by some witches. Soon they realize that a Queen witch (Famke Janssen) has bigger plans that could have a major change on the world. HANSEL & GRETEL: WITCH HUNTERS isn't quite as bad as some are making it out to be but there's no question that the entire film just has an uneasy mix of genres that never fully come together and in the end the film just came off as something that didn't know what it wanted to be or do. At times there's some campy comedy moments but these aren't good enough to save the picture. At other times we're given a fairly interesting look at two people hunting witches but the film doesn't do too much with this. We're also given a picture with some extremely graphic gore that comes out of nowhere. I really liked the fact that they went for a R-rating and didn't hold back for a smaller rating but at the same time if you took this away there really wouldn't be much to the movie. The film manages to be slightly entertaining because of this type of gore but at the same time I can see how it might not sit well with some more sensitive viewers. Another thing I liked was the actual look of the witches. The CGI effects were actually quite believable whenever the witches changed form in their faces. The look of the major witch was also quite nice and benefited from the strong and fun performance by Janssen who managed to bring a certain sexy nature to the role. Both Renner and Arterton are good in their parts but the screenplay really makes both characters quite boring and uninteresting. The supporting players here are usually much better and the movie probably would have benefited having them in it more. This includes an obsessed fan of the duo as well as an evil sheriff. Another problem with the film is that you just never really get involved with anything going on. It looks nice and some of the action scenes are put together nicely but there's just no real energy that brings you into the film.
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    • Release date
      • January 25, 2013 (United States)
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      • Germany
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      • Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, Germany
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
      • MTV Films
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