The read
Every source lands within 8 points of the others, across 2,400 audience votes.
Synopsis
When ten-year-old Lewis is suddenly orphaned, he is sent to live with his Uncle Jonathan in a creaky (and creepy) old mansion with a mysterious ticking noise that emanates from the walls. Upon discovering that his uncle is a warlock, Lewis begins learning magic, but when he rebelliously resurrects an evil warlock he must find the secret of the house and save the world from destruction.
Ratings
IMDb6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes65%
Metacritic57/100
2,372 audience votes
Key crew
- Eric KripkeScreenplay
- Eli RothDirector
- Nathan BarrOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jack BlackJonathan Barnavelt
- Cate BlanchettFlorence Zimmerman
- Owen VaccaroLewis Barnavelt
- Kyle MacLachlanIsaac Izard
- Renée Elise GoldsberrySelena Izard
- Colleen CampMrs. Hanchett
- Sunny SuljicTarby Corrigan
- Lorenza IzzoMother
- Braxton BjerkenWoody Mingo
- Vanessa Anne WilliamsRose Rita Pottinger
- Ricky MuseBus Driver
- Charles GreenSoda Jerk
Stills
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Themes
based on novel or bookclockhalloweenhaunted houseunclepumpkinorphanwarlocksecret passageway1950smagicianamused
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