Halloweentown
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Halloweentown

1998Movie1 h 24 minG

Family
75
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb6.5Letterboxd3.2/5Rotten Tomatoes83%72%
75
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb6.5Letterboxd3.2/5Rotten Tomatoes83%72%

Summary

On her 13th birthday, Marnie learns she's a witch, discovers a secret portal, and is transported to Halloweentown - a magical place where ghosts and ghouls, witches and werewolves live apart from the human world. But she soon finds herself battling wicked warlocks, evil curses, and endless surprises.

Good for

  • Family movie night
  • Friends night
  • Party vibe

Skip it if

  • You want dark or edgy material

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Fingerprint

  • Warms you up.
  • Feels like comfort food.
  • Takes you back.
  • Leaves you in awe.
  • Lifts you up.

Not for big ideas, tears or brutality.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Tropes

Halloween EnthusiastRare · in 24 titlesMarnie as a Nightmare Fetishist even before learning she's a witch, has always loved Halloween, which makes her mother's total ban on the holiday particularly hard on her.Revealing Continuity LapseRare · in 21 titlesThere are subtle changes around Halloweentown that signify something is going wrong.All 54 tropes

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Film 1 of 5 · then Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge

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