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1. Good Omens (2019– )
TV-MA | 55 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
The End of the World is coming, which means a fussy Angel and a loose-living Demon who've become overly fond of life on Earth are forced to form an unlikely alliance to stop Armageddon.
Stars: David Tennant, Michael Sheen, Miranda Richardson, Jon Hamm
Votes: 112,765
2. Witch (2024)
107 min | Fantasy, History, Horror
Small town, England. 1575. William embarks on a journey to prove the innocence of his wife, Twyla, falsely accused of being a witch and will be put to death if found guilty. William must hunt down the real witch, to save Twyla from death.
Directors: Craig Hinde, Marc Zammit | Stars: Russell Shaw, Ryan Spong, Sarah Alexandra Marks, Fabrizio Santino
Votes: 52
3. The Crucible (1996)
PG-13 | 124 min | Drama, History
A Salem resident attempts to frame her ex-lover's wife for being a witch in the middle of the 1692 witchcraft trials.
Director: Nicholas Hytner | Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Winona Ryder, Paul Scofield, Joan Allen
Votes: 40,219 | Gross: $7.34M
4. Ivanhoe (1952)
Approved | 106 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
A knight seeks to free the captive King Richard and put him back on the throne.
Director: Richard Thorpe | Stars: Robert Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor, Joan Fontaine, George Sanders
Votes: 10,246
5. Häxan (1922)
Not Rated | 91 min | Documentary, Fantasy, Horror
Fictionalized documentary showing the evolution of witchcraft, from its pagan roots to its confusion with hysteria in Eastern Europe.
Director: Benjamin Christensen | Stars: Benjamin Christensen, Elisabeth Christensen, Maren Pedersen, Clara Pontoppidan
Votes: 16,761
6. A Kind of Spark (2023– )
24 min | Drama, Family
Addie, an autistic girl tries to get her village to make a memorial to the women who were put on trial for witchcraft there whom she believes were likely just autistic like her.
Stars: Lola Blue, Georgia de Gidlow, Eve Midgley, Cait Hamilton
Votes: 232
7. ParaNorman (2012)
PG | 92 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A misunderstood boy takes on ghosts, zombies and grown-ups to save his town from a centuries-old curse.
Directors: Chris Butler, Sam Fell | Stars: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Anna Kendrick, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Tucker Albrizzi
Votes: 110,020 | Gross: $56.00M
8. The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
Passed | 114 min | Biography, Drama, History
In 1431, Jeanne d'Arc is placed on trial on charges of heresy. The ecclesiastical jurists attempt to force Jeanne to recant her claims of holy visions.
Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer | Stars: Maria Falconetti, Eugene Silvain, André Berley, Maurice Schutz
Votes: 60,758 | Gross: $0.02M
9. Dangerous Beauty (1998)
R | 111 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
A Venetian courtesan becomes a hero to her city, but later becomes the target of an inquisition by the Church for witchcraft.
Director: Marshall Herskovitz | Stars: Catherine McCormack, Rufus Sewell, Oliver Platt, Fred Ward
Votes: 19,654 | Gross: $4.53M
10. Truth Seekers (2020)
TV-14 | 223 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A team of part-time paranormal investigators use homemade gizmos to track the supernatural, sharing their adventures online. As their haunted stake outs become more terrifying they begin to uncover an unimaginable, apocalyptic conspiracy.
Stars: Nick Frost, Malcolm McDowell, Samson Kayo, Susan Wokoma
Votes: 14,979
11. Mark of the Devil (1970)
R | 90 min | Drama, History, Horror
In 1700s Austria, a witch-hunter's apprentice has doubts about the righteousness of witch-hunting when he witnesses the brutality, the injustice, the falsehood, the torture and the arbitrary killing that go with the job.
Directors: Michael Armstrong, Adrian Hoven | Stars: Herbert Lom, Udo Kier, Olivera Katarina, Reggie Nalder
Votes: 3,927
12. The Reckoning (2020)
Not Rated | 110 min | Adventure, Drama, Horror
Grace, a young widow haunted by the recent suicide of her husband Joseph, is falsely accused of being a witch by her Landlord after she rejects his advances.
Director: Neil Marshall | Stars: Charlotte Kirk, Sean Pertwee, Steven Waddington, Joe Anderson
Votes: 3,764
13. Night of the Blood Monster (1970)
PG | 84 min | Biography, Horror
Sir Christopher Lee plays the Lord Chief Justice of seventeenth century England who condemns women as witches to further his political and sexual needs.
Director: Jesús Franco | Stars: Christopher Lee, Maria Schell, Leo Genn, Hans Hass Jr.
Votes: 1,530
14. Coven (2020)
TV-MA | 92 min | Drama, History
Basque Country, 1609. The men of the region are at sea and Amaia takes part for the first time in the nightly dances in the woods with the other villager girls. She is only 20. At dawn, they are all arrested.
Director: Pablo Agüero | Stars: Amaia Aberasturi, Alex Brendemühl, Daniel Fanego, Garazi Urkola
Votes: 5,790
15. Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun (1977)
Not Rated | 80 min | Drama, Adventure, Horror
16-year-old Maria is forced into Serra D'Aires convent, secretly run by Satanists.
Director: Jesús Franco | Stars: Susan Hemingway, William Berger, Herbert Fux, Ana Zanatti
Votes: 1,252
16. Witchhammer (1970)
107 min | Drama, History, Horror
In the 1600s, an overzealous clergy hauls innocent women in front of tribunals, forces them to confess to imaginary witchery, and engages in brutal torture and persecution of their subjects.
Director: Otakar Vávra | Stars: Vladimír Smeral, Elo Romancik, Josef Kemr, Sona Valentová
Votes: 2,843
17. Witches of Salem (2019)
TV-14 | 168 min | Documentary, Drama, History
This documentary mini-series chronologically unravels the rapid descent of a town into madness, using reenactments to capture the day-to-day hysteria that unfolds and puts an affluent New England community under siege.
Stars: Kayla Jo Farris, Sylvain Plasse, Pam Gordon, Elle Ryann Mcadam
Votes: 198
18. Angélique (I) (2013)
113 min | Adventure, History, Romance
In France, prior to Louis XIV ascending the throne, a young baroness is forced to marry against her will and is caught up in a web of treachery and murder, threatening her and her husband, whom she has come to love deeply.
Director: Ariel Zeitoun | Stars: Nora Arnezeder, Gérard Lanvin, Tomer Sisley, David Kross
Votes: 1,840
19. The Witch's Curse (1962)
91 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
Maciste travels to Hell to find a witch and make her undo a curse she put on the surface world.
Director: Riccardo Freda | Stars: Kirk Morris, Hélène Chanel, Vira Silenti, Angelo Zanolli
Votes: 525
20. Xica da Silva (1996–1998)
60 min | Drama, Romance
In the Brazil Colonial period, an intelligent, seductive and vengefully ruthless slave rises to become a practical queen when an important contractor falls for her, much for the anger of a woman obsessed with him.
Stars: Taís Araújo, Drica Moraes, Victor Wagner, Carlos Alberto
Votes: 437
21. Devil's Bride (2016)
R | 110 min | Drama, History
Anna is a 16-year old in a village where women are accused of witchcraft. It's based on the witch hunts on Åland, Finland in the 1600s.
Director: Saara Cantell | Stars: Tuulia Eloranta, Magnus Krepper, Elin Petersdottir, Claes Malmberg
Votes: 1,399
22. The Changes (1975)
240 min | Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
In a post-apocalyptic Britain, everyone has rebelled against modern technology (electricity, engines, trains etc) and reverted to a pre-Industrial Revolution way of life. When Nicky Gore ... See full summary »
Stars: Victoria Williams, Keith Ashton, Marc Zuber, Rafiq Anwar
Votes: 195
23. Woman Who Came Back (1945)
Approved | 68 min | Horror, Mystery
After a bus accident, a woman comes to believe that she's actually a 300-year-old witch.
Director: Walter Colmes | Stars: John Loder, Nancy Kelly, Otto Kruger, Ruth Ford
Votes: 397
24. The Third Eye (1983–1985)
60 min | Horror
An anthology series showcasing horror serials.
Stars: Elizabeth Spriggs, Ron Moody, Patricia Hayes, Iain Cuthbertson
25. Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (2012 Video Game)
T | Adventure, Crime, Drama
Professor Hershel Layton and his helper Luke Triton find themselves with Phoenix Wright and his friend Maya Fey in a world separate from both of theirs. In a strange medieval city known as ... See full summary »
Directors: Atsushi Kanno, Shu Takumi | Stars: Carina Reeves, Christopher Robin Miller, David Holt, Emma Tate
Votes: 139
26. Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy (1950 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy, Music
In his first appearance on network television, Edgar Bergen hosts a Thanksgiving Day special featuring three of his partners in ventriloquism - Charlie McCarthy, Mortimer Snerd and the ... See full summary »
Director: Alan Dinehart | Stars: Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy, Mortimer Snerd, Diana Lynn
Votes: 17
27. What Really Happened During the Salem Witch Trials (2020)
6 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
Director: Silvia Prietov | Star: Susan Zimmerman
28. The Cross and the Flame (1957)
79 min | Drama
Director: Armand Lohikoski | Stars: Tauno Palo, Anneli Sauli, Tarmo Manni, Edvin Laine
Votes: 59
29. Posledná bosorka (1957)
96 min | Drama, History
This dramatic story is situated in the town of Trnava of the 18th century. Painter Peter paints an altar-piece of the Martyrdom of St. Juliet and his model is a young girl. This is much ... See full summary »
Director: Vladimír Bahna | Stars: Olga Zöllnerová, Mikulás Huba, Frantisek Dibarbora, Karol Machata
Votes: 56
30. World of Witchcraft (2009)
53 min | Documentary
Central African Republic has one of the most extraordinary legal systems in the world. Every year, the government investigates, prosecutes and imprisons hundreds of people for committing ... See full summary »
Director: Daniel Bogado | Star: Sorious Samura
Votes: 17
31. Il crogiuolo (1971– )
160 min | Drama
Stars: Tino Carraro, Anna Maria Guarnieri, Flora Lillo, Renzo Montagnani
32. Ugly History: Witch Hunts (2019)
5 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
Director: Lisa LaBracio | Star: Adrian Dannatt
33. Thou Shalt Not Suffer: The Witch Trial Podcast (2022 Podcast Series)
Documentary, Crime, History
We interview historians, genealogists, authors, poets, playwrights, ballet creators, artists, activists, and others involved in the fields of witch-hunt studies, art, and advocacy to learn ... See full summary »
Stars: Joshua Hutchinson, Sarah Jack, Tony Griego, Beth Caruso
34.
Fantasy Island (1977–1984)
Episode:
Forget-Me-Not/The Quiz Masters
(1982)
TV-G | 60 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Amnesiac Ellen Layton hopes to find out who she is and where she comes from; and legendary game-show hosts Ron Ellison and Bob Barclay compete against each other to win the ultimate game.
Director: Cliff Bole | Stars: Ricardo Montalban, Hervé Villechaize, Wendy Schaal, Vikki Carr
Votes: 64
35.
Highlander (1992–1998)
Episode:
Justice
(1997)
TV-14 | 49 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Duncan has a new fencing partner who invites him out to lunch. Shortly thereafter Duncan foils an attempt by another Immortal, Katia, to kill his partner. Amid two different sides of the story Duncan struggles to find the truth.
Director: Richard Martin | Stars: Adrian Paul, Elizabeth Gracen, Peter Wingfield, Jim Byrnes
Votes: 142
36.
Northwest Passage (1958–1959)
Episode:
The Witch
(1959)
25 min | Adventure
While scouting French army positions, Rogers is shot. He manages to elude his pursuers and floats downstream unconscious until his canoe is recovered by an old woman skilled in herbs and ... See full summary »
Director: Thomas Carr | Stars: Keith Larsen, Buddy Ebsen, Don Burnett, Philip Tonge
Votes: 10
37.
The Twilight Zone (1985–1989)
Episode:
Examination Day/A Message from Charity
(1985)
TV-PG | 48 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Puritan Charity Payne in the year 1700 and modern teenager Peter Wood, residents of the same Massachusetts town, are psychically connected due to delirium induced by a bacterial infection, and can see the world through each other's eyes.
Director: Paul Lynch | Stars: Christopher Allport, David Mendenhall, Elizabeth Norment, Jeffrey Alan Chandler
Votes: 579
38.
Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973–1975)
Episode:
The Magicks of Megas-Tu
(1973)
TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
At the centre of the galaxy, a race puts the Enterprise crew on trial for past grievances.
Director: Hal Sutherland | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, George Takei
Votes: 820
39.
The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang (1980–1981)
Episode:
You'll Never Get Witch
(1980)
TV-Y7 | 26 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
In 1692, Fonz and the gang end up in Salem for the Witch Trials and are up against both the Judge, falsely accusing witches, but also the Witch of Salem, crashing ships on the rocks.
Directors: George Gordon, Ray Patterson, Rudy Zamora | Stars: Marlene Aragon, Rene Auberjonois, Didi Conn, Kathy Garver
Votes: 16
40.
By the Sword Divided (1983–1985)
Episode:
Witch Hunt
(1985)
Drama, History, War
Director: Brian Farnham | Stars: Sharon Maughan, Rob Edwards, Bert Parnaby, Christopher Neame
Votes: 10
41.
TED-Ed (2012– )
Episode:
What really happened during the Salem Witch Trials - Brian A. Pavlac
(2020)
6 min | Documentary, Animation
Here is a brief summary of the Salem Witch Trials of 1692-1693. It is a partial chronicle focusing instead on the judicial rules and religious dogma that ensured the trials would be unfair.... See full summary »
Star: Susan Zimmerman
42.
The Witchfinder (2022)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2022)
28 min | Comedy
A failing witchfinder arrives in an East Anglian village in search of work. Desperate for the wealth and fame a big trial could bring, all he finds is an uncouth local woman accused of ... See full summary »
Directors: Neil Gibbons, Rob Gibbons | Stars: Tim Key, Daisy May Cooper, Michael Culkin, Matt Green
Votes: 126
43.
The Witchfinder (2022)
Episode:
Episode #1.6
(2022)
29 min | Comedy
Thomasine and Bannister arrive in Chelmsford but no longer as travel companions.
Directors: Neil Gibbons, Rob Gibbons | Stars: Tim Key, Daisy May Cooper, Jessica Hynes, Daniel Rigby
Votes: 64
44.
Conspiracy Clearinghouse (2020– )
Monster Mash - Werewolf? There Wolf!
(2023 Podcast Episode)
Talk-Show
Werewolves - actually real or just good scary stories? Well, some people today certainly think they are werewolves themselves, or at least part animal, or dragon, or unicorn, or.
Director: Derek DeWitt | Star: Derek DeWitt
45.
America's 60 Greatest Unsolved Mysteries and Crimes (2010– )
Episode:
9-6
(2010)
Documentary, Crime, History
We reach the top 10 in our countdown of America's greatest unsolved mysteries including the assassination of Martin Luther King, a witch hunt in Salem, and the missing minutes of Nixon's tapes.
Director: Ron Meyer | Stars: Troy Taylor, Michael Newton, Rick Beyer, Paul Aron
46.
Doctor Who (2005–2022)
Episode:
The Woman Who Lived
(2015)
TV-PG | 45 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
England, 1651. A deadly highwayman known only as 'The Knightmare' plagues the dark streets of London, his fire-breathing accomplice by his side. There's something clearly more than human ... See full summary »
Director: Edward Bazalgette | Stars: Peter Capaldi, Jenna Coleman, Maisie Williams, Rufus Hound
Votes: 5,499
47.
Stan Against Evil (2016–2018)
Episode:
Level Boss
(2016)
TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
A mysterious girl runs out into the street forcing Evie to swerve into a fatal car accident. Season Finale.
Directors: Jack Bishop, Justin Nijm | Stars: John C. McGinley, Janet Varney, Deborah Baker Jr., Nate Mooney
Votes: 223
48.
Trial & Error (2017–2018)
Episode:
Opening Statements
(2017)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
As the trial officially begins, Josh's strategy of painting another suspect as the murderer takes a crucial blow. Meanwhile, Anne and Dwayne investigate why Larry's former lover, Alfonzo, isn't on the prosecution's witness list.
Director: Rebecca Asher | Stars: Nicholas D'Agosto, Jayma Mays, Steven Boyer, Krysta Rodriguez
Votes: 191
49.
Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! (2015–2018)
Episode:
World of Witchcraft
(2017)
TV-Y7-FV | 22 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The gang goes to Salem, Massachusetts for a historical festival, only to discover history repeating itself as a demon has been set loose on the town, summoned by a witch as revenge for the infamous 17th Century Salem Witch Trials.
Director: Ronald Rubio | Stars: Frank Welker, Grey Griffin, Matthew Lillard, Kate Micucci
Votes: 80