29 years since the Black Flame Candle was last lit, the 17th-century Sanderson sisters are resurrected, and they are looking for revenge. Now it's up to three high school students to stop the ravenous witches from wreaking a new kind of havoc on Salem before dawn on All Hallow's Eve.
Back and more glorious than ever.
Director: Anne Fletcher · Writers: Jen D'Angelo, Blake Harris, David Kirschner
29 years since the Black Flame Candle was last lit, the 17th-century Sanderson sisters are resurrected, and they are looking for revenge. Now it's up to three high school students to stop the ravenous witches from wreaking a new kind of havoc on Salem before dawn on All Hallow's Eve.
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Bette Midler
Winifred Sanderson
Sarah Jessica Parker
Sarah Sanderson
Kathy Najimy
Mary Sanderson
Whitney Peak
Becca
Belissa Escobedo
Izzy
Lilia Buckingham
Cassie
Froy Gutierrez
Mike
Sam Richardson
Gilbert
Doug Jones
Billy Butcherson
Tony Hale
Mayor / Reverend Traske
Hannah Waddingham
The Witch Mother
Taylor Henderson
Young Winifred
Whilst this isn't really a patch on the first outing for the "Sanderson" sisters, it's still quite a decent sequel that manages to reassemble Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy for some evil witchery. This time around it is 16th birthday girl "Becca" (Whitney Peak) and her best friend "Izzy" (Belinda Escobedo) who inadvertently disturb the witches using a magic candle. Needless to say, our tricky trio are ravenous for children to eat and are seeking a little bit of revenge too! It takes a bit too long for the the Divine Miss M and company to take to the screen, before that this is a rather muddled teenage affair, but once they are in full swing it is quite good fun with plenty of faux malevolence from "Winifred" and some mischief from her sisters once they discover that they, too, can zap folks. Ultimately, even the book of spells gets to choose it's own destiny - but wh…
Hocus Wokus? They took one of the best family friendly Halloween movies and injected a heavy dose of far left 2022 politics and took out most of the humor. So, it pushes "THE MESSAGE" and doesn't little else except insult the fans and the original cast who would be problematic in today's political world. They made the best movie they could... after checking off the political boxes and ignoring any story telling
Hocus Pocus 2 is a 2022 fantasy and comedy movie from the United States directed by Anne Fletcher, starring Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy. It was released on September 27, 2022. The running time is 1 h 44 min, in English. Audiences rate it 7.1/10 from 1,912 votes — well received.
“Back and more glorious than ever.”
Hocus Pocus 2 was released on September 27, 2022.
Hocus Pocus 2 was directed by Anne Fletcher.
The main cast includes Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy, Whitney Peak and Belissa Escobedo.
Hocus Pocus 2 runs 1 h 44 min.
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It holds an audience score of 7.1/10 from 1,912 ratings, so fans of fantasy and comedy titles are its best audience. Read member reviews below or add your own.
🏆 Awards: Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. 3 wins & 17 nominations total
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