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The Craft is a 1996 American horror, fantasy, and teen film directed and written by Andrew Fleming. Produced by Douglas Wick and distributed by Columbia Pictures, the movie features Robin Tunney, Fairuza Balk, Neve Campbell, and Rachel True. The narrative is set in Los Angeles during the 1990s and explores themes of supernatural magic and coven power. Filming took place in Long Beach and Malibu, with Alexander Gruszynski serving as director of photography and Graeme Revell composing the score.
The film has a runtime of 101 minutes and was released in the United States on May 3, 1996. It carries an R rating and has a tagline reading "Welcome to the witching hour." The Craft is part of The Craft Collection and was followed by the derivative work The Craft: Legacy. It was distributed via video on demand and produced by Columbia Pictures and Red Wagon Entertainment.
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Film · TMDB
6.8A Catholic school newcomer falls in with a clique of teen witches who wield their powers against all who dare to cross them -- be they teachers, rivals or meddlesome parents.
Cast
- Robin Tunney as Sarah
- Fairuza Balk as Nancy
- Neve Campbell as Bonnie
- Rachel True as Rochelle
- Skeet Ulrich as Chris
- Christine Taylor as Laura Lizzie
Themes
- witch
- puberty
- magic
- suicide attempt
- black magic
- sorcery
- female friendship
- gothic
- occult
- hair loss
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Ratings
IMDb
6.5/10
118,247 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
57%
Metacritic
55/100
- Year
- 1996
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Genres
- Drama, Fantasy, Horror
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 1 win & 7 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- fantasy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Followed by
- The Craft: Legacy
- Main subject
- female bonding
- Director
- Andrew Fleming
- Screenwriter
- Andrew Fleming
- Composer
- Graeme Revell
- Producer
- Douglas Wick
- Production company
- Columbia Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Alexander Gruszynski
- Narrative location
- Los Angeles
- Filming location
- Malibu
- Duration
- 101
- FilmAffinity ID
- 273449
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1996-07-04
- title
- The Craft
- distributed by
- Columbia Pictures
- derivative work
- The Craft: Legacy
- set in period
- 1990s
- review score
- 5.5/10
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