The craft is a great teen horror movie with a great cast and all a round an enjoyable watch

If one wants to watch an actor being all in and nailing the character, watch this movie. The overall cast is solid. Yet sometimes one of the characters really clicks with me and I go "WOW, this actor is all in on the character" and keeps my focus for the entire story. Fairuza Balk as Nancy Downs was quite incredible. Showing a character with a low income, needing some real love from those close to her (why she sought it with Skeet Ulrich as Chris Hooker) and thinking "things" were going to make her happy. As Downs loses her grasp on reality (start to see it slowly build, well ok when she goes totally NUTS in bedroom with Chris Hooker and Robin Tunney as Sarah Bailey, which, by the way, is one of the best scenes of the movie for me, talk about showing us DARK) then start to see where the turmoil and with who will be. ​This movie appears to be a cult classic now. It has many variables existing that can happen at any time and place. The cast is quite large, and each one contributed something to each one of their scenes and delivered something to the overall story that improved the quality (characters either gave insight into the leads, supporting cast, storyline). When I watch some movies that have so few characters, it is like a meal with a couple of items on the plate. Those ITEMS BETTER BE FREAKING FANTASTIC to tell the story otherwise with more things to eat, there is bound to be something that brings the story (aka meal) together for enjoyment. Here let me list it out! Fairuza Balk as Nancy Downs, lead, key player in the conflict. Robin Tunney as Sarah Bailey, lead, key player in the conflict. Neve Campbell, as Bonnie, supporting, enables the one lead due to her own insecurities, diminishes her own voice and turns to superficiality as the key to happiness. Rachel True as Rochelle, supporting, enables the one lead due to being bullied and feeling less than, likes the power she gets from the lead instigating it. Skeet Ulrich, Chris Hooker, supporting, a useless high school guy who is popular, but his character affects the leads, especially the one in building her anger because she allows it. Christine Taylor as Laura Lizzie. Doesn't the name even say THIS IS GOING TO BE THE MOST ANNOYING character, and she was the popular mean girl who really didn't love herself. Assumpta Serna as Lirio, a small part, but points out a key thing to the two leads in how to handle power. Helen Shaver as Grace Downs. WOW did she nail the self-involved, selfish, terrible, drunk parent! Cliff De Young, as Sarah Bailey's dad, provides the financial things (nice house, clothes, food, all that) but is not there emotionally and mentally for Sarah. Protective yes, but doesn't seem to even notice his daughter is STRUGGLING still, and she tried to commit suicide. ​ Breckin Meyer as Mitt, a popular high school guy, shows how popularity can exist in some high schools. I say useless as they think being popular (which is not necessarily a bad thing)but are mean bullies for no reason and support Chris Hooker's bad behavior. Nathaniel Marston as Trey, the high schooler and enabler of Mitt and Chris in high school. Brenda Strong, Doctor, wow nailed the professional doctor dedicated to work. The doctor shows where Bonnie's (and Bonnie's mother by Kathlleen Lloyd) insecurities come from, including how going for repeated care impacts her mentally and emotionally. William Newman, as the street preacher, gives a short scene and gets thinking about what the two leads are going through: "crazy", "not crazy". ​John Kapelos as Ray, Nancy's stepdad. WOW, the guy nailed this sicko, messed-up person (not a parent at all) and how it impacted Nancy's mindset, and also showed that she had a lot of RAGE, due in part to this guy (look how Nancy got what she thought would make her happy). I just listed out fourteen (14) characters that made the story. PLUS there are another dozen, YES A DOZEN or so characters in this movie outside the ones I listed (so go check them out) who helped make this story. THE point is to show how powerful it can be to have a great main cast, supporting cast and then many other players who contribute to the storyline. Do not let anyone say even day players, few speaking lines don’t make an impact or movies do not need full casts or characters: someone saying those things have let their ego become so inflated and out of touch. I also find those types have lost most of their sense of humanity!

This movie is a CLASSIC

A good fun filled engaging addition with good casting acting direction n character development a simple story with engaging plot n al/ girls performance r great it's a worth watching 👏🎉♥️😃💯👌💫

Good movie.. the cast actually save the movie from an otherwise empty storyline

“We are the weirdos mister.” I love this film. The cast is everything. My favorite witches. 5/5 stars.

The Craft - 9/10. I’m surprised as to how dark this movie gets, especially for a teen drama. I always had a crush on Neve Campbell ever since I first saw Scream, so I’m surprised I never ended up watching The Craft till now. Also interesting that she and Skeet Ulrich are in this film, considering just months later in 1996 they would be a part of changing slasher film history with the release of Scream. But yeah, going back to The Craft, I loved the atmosphere and the overall progression of the film. This movie surprisingly goes about in a fast pace, and really does a lot within the first half hour to really put things into motion for the rest of the film. You got some nice performances here, some fun magic that turns a dark side, and you got the quintessential 90’s vibes and tone here too. Again, a movie like this is hard to find these days, especially one that really turns a dime and goes from being fun to becoming more of a cautionary “be careful what you wish for” tale. When it gets dark, it gets dark, and I wasn’t expecting the end to be that way (not that I’m complaining though). Also, the film does an interesting job of making you want the witches to get their revenge (because of how horrible people their bullies are), and also seeing how the power gets to their heads. Surprisingly effective transformations! The Craft is loads of fun, and though I feel like there are some shaky moments in the last little bit of the film, overall, this is a fun and moody 90’s supernatural horror movie!

Y'all, this movie was lit. It was a very entertaining one and the whole witchcraft theme was amazing. Just the retro, old-school feel to it too was great. Love Neve Campbell btw, she's so pretty in this one ❤️❤️

Above average teen revenge and witchcraft flick from the 90s; and now it's considered a cult classic; right up there with Heathers, Clueless, and Mean Girls...Sarah, who's new at St. Benedicts in LA, joins a clique of Witches after getting rejected from a football player at school; and then plots a revenge along with the other girls; who are all outsiders and all want to turn the tables at school...Which they all do...But then things get out of hand...and pretty soon they're fighting each other ..This can be seen as the teen version of Witches of Eastwick; and it's directed stylishly by Andrew Fleming; and the writing is smarter and more sensitive than other genre hallmarks. Recommended.

Gawd I love The Craft is very girl power of supernatural teen horror with really fantastic cast including two actors who later showed up in Scream which there's a wink on a camera and Andrew Fleming did really amazing directing and amazing cinematography and good writing it really captures Heathers teen and adults entertaining and memorized the quotes for this cult film.

Welcome to the witching hour. The Craft is a 1996 American teen supernatural horror film directed by Andrew Fleming 🧙 I enjoyed the first half much more than the second half… Not bad, but not my favourite either 😉 It’s ok, but I feel mixed about this one 😉 I’d recommend it if you like this genre, but if not then probably give it a miss 👍🏼👎🏼 A 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.

It's girl power, but evil style. And has a cringe that casts a bad spell on the viewer.

to keep it short, I don’t know why the movie is rated this low. is has all the charm of “90’s high school movie” formula, and it was ahead of its time in cinematography. I find the story on par for the time, nothing crazy, but nothing really wrong either. the characters are fun, and the magic makes for some interestingly goofy scenarios. good, but not great. worth a watch for cult movie enjoyers.

Iconica de los 90s pero Sarah es bien mustía

THE CRAFT is a supernatural thriller, not a horror flick, and with its dark themes and moody subversion of '90s teen movie cliches, the film continues to fly high as a deserving cult classic.

amazing movie. would recommend to ANYONE

It was ok I would not watch again

When I think of witches, I first think of this movie. Yes, even before Harry Potter and The Wizard of Oz. This movie molded my views and understanding of witchcraft so much that I typically compare other witch-centric movies to this one. It especially bothers me when religious people attribute witchcraft to devil worship as most witches (as displayed in the movie) don't believe in the devil in the first place, let alone worship him. Revisiting this movie was fun as, aside from some poor early special effects, this movie holds up really well.

One of my favourite films from my favourite decade. It's flawed in many ways, but doesn't suffer for it.

A 90's teen horror gem