Bedknobs and Broomsticks

Bedknobs and Broomsticks

You'll beWITCHED! You'll beDAZZLED! You'll be swept into a world of enchantment BEYOND ANYTHING BEFORE!

Directed by Robert Stevenson

Produced by Walt Disney Productions

1971117 min7.0 / 10

A whimsical, visually enchanting family adventure that transforms wartime displacement into magical wonder through the bond between children and a kindly witch.

Three children evacuated from London during World War II are forced to stay with an eccentric spinster. The children's initial fears disappear when they find out she is in fact a trainee witch.

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  • Is Bedknobs and Broomsticks easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 95% of films.

  • Does Bedknobs and Broomsticks end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% of films.

  • Is Bedknobs and Broomsticks one of a kind? Barely. Less singular than 88% of films.

  • Is Bedknobs and Broomsticks scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Bedknobs and Broomsticks violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Bedknobs and Broomsticks sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

47/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity18

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise65

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love70

How much audiences actually like it

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