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
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+16)
Critics 83Audiences 67GoodWatch 75
Running time
1 h 24 min
Shorter than most family movies, −11 min on the typical 95
typical 9584Half of all family movies run 88–106 min.
Reach
Streams in 59 countries, rent or buy in 2 more
+49
Released
1998
November 10, 1998
28 years ago
Genres
FamilyFantasyComedyTV MovieLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- GUnited States
Yes: it's rated G in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure Escapism27 people
Kimberly J. BrownMarnie Piper
Debbie ReynoldsAggie Cromwell
Joey ZimmermanDylan Piper
Judith HoagGwen Piper
Phillip Van DykeLuke
Emily RoeskeSophie Piper
Robin ThomasCalabar
Shannon DayAerobics Instructor
J.W. CrawfordDentist-Creature- JFJordyn F. FieldsFriend #1
- EFElizabeth FugereFriend #2
- NHNurmi HusaFrankenstein
- JUJohnny UseldingerGhost
- VGVincent GambinoGoblin
- JMJudith M. FordHarriet
Kenneth ChoiHip-Sales-Creature
Michele MarianaPincushin-Secretary
Hank CartwrightTwo-Headed Man #1
Todd TolcesTwo-Headed Man #2
Betty MoyerVampire Patient
Sherilyn LawsonVampire Mother- VJV. Jude HillWitch #1
- GAGeorge A. KellerWitch #2
- MPMichael Patrick EganWolfie
Directing · 2
- Duwayne Dunham Director
- Scott Cameron First Assistant Director
Writing · 3
- Paul Bernbaum Teleplay, Story
- Jon Cooksey Teleplay
- Ali Marie Matheson Teleplay
Production · 3
- Steve White Executive Producer
- Sheri Singer Executive Producer
- Ron Mitchell Producer
Camera · 1
- Michael Slovis Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Martin Nicholson Editor
Sound · 5
- Mark Mothersbaugh Original Music Composer
- David Hankins Supervising Sound Editor
- Elmo Ponsdomenech Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Pete Elia Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Todd Langner Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art · 2
- Alfred Sole Production Design
- Nina Bradford Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 5
- Brienne Glyttov Costume Design
- Pinky Babajian Hair Designer
- Ryan McCormick Makeup Artist
- Roy Knyrim Makeup Effects Designer
- Christine Liczbinsky Fletcher Hair Designer
Visual Effects · 1
- Jerad Marantz Character Designer
Tropes
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