Movies and TV series with magic, witches and wizards: top 5

There is no more perfect time to plunge into the atmosphere of magic than cold autumn days at the end of October. The best way to create a Halloween-themed atmosphere is to watch interesting movies. You can arrange a joint viewing with friends, family, or loved ones. There are genres for every taste: from real horror or zombie apocalypse movies to funny romantic comedies.

It is on the eve of Halloween that movies about witches, wizards and magicians are gaining special relevance. OBOZ.UA has prepared a list of interesting movies and TV series that will appeal to fans of magic.

Mayfair Witches

• Genre: horror, fantasy.
• Country: USA.
• Director: Haifaa Al-Mansour, Michael Uppendahl, Axelle Carolyn.
• Cast: Alexandra Daddario, Jack Huston, Tongayi Chirisa, Harry Hamlin, Beth Grant.

The series is an adaptation of the novels by American writer Anne Rice. The plot centers on Rowan Fielding, an inexperienced but extremely talented neurosurgeon from San Francisco who accidentally discovers that she is the heiress of the Mayfair family of witches. Rowan seeks to find out the truth about her ancestry and travels to New Orleans. The heroine will have to get used to her magical abilities and fight an ominous entity that has been haunting the Mayfair family for generations.

The Witcher

• Genre: drama, fantasy, action, adventure.
• Country: USA, Poland.
• Director: Alik Sakharov, Charlotte Brandstrom.
• Cast: Henry Cavill, Freya Allan, Joey Batey, MyAnna Buring, Tom Kenton, Eamon Farren, Adam Levy, Jodie May.

The film adaptation of Andrzej Sapkowski's cult fantasy saga tells the story of Geralt the Witch of Rivia. Geralt specializes in destroying monsters and leads a nomadic lifestyle. One day, fate brings Geralt together with the powerful sorceress Yennifer and the young princess Cyrilla. The witch finds himself in the center of a fierce confrontation between peoples fighting for power over vast lands.

Sabrina the teenage witch

• Genre: comedy, fantasy, family.
• Country: USA.
• Director: Gary Halvorson, Kenneth R. Koch, Brian K. Roberts.
• Cast: Melissa Joan Hart, Nick Beckett, Caroline Rhee, Beth Broderick, Nate Richert, Jenna Lee Green, Martin Mull.

If you want to feel nostalgic, we suggest you remember the popular Sabrina series of the early 2000s. The girl's sixteenth birthday was an unforgettable event – she learned that she actually has the ability to do witchcraft, as she is a hereditary witch. From now on, Sabrina has to carefully hide her abilities. She tries to live an ordinary life and not stand out from her peers. However, being a witch is a real challenge.

Maleficent

• Genre: melodrama, fantasy, family, adventure.
• Country: USA.
• Director: Robert Stromberg.
• Cast: Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Juno Temple, Sharlto Copley, Sam Riley, Hannah New, Imelda Staunton.

This is a reimagined story of the Sleeping Beauty fairy tale, where attention is focused on the main antagonist. The fairy Maleficent lives alone in the forest, surrounded by fairy-tale characters. Once an evil king wanted to seize the magical swamps, and Maleficent was able to repel the attack but made a dangerous enemy. The king sent a knight, Stefan, to kill the sorceress. Stefan, who was Maleficent's childhood friend, cut off her magic wings. Thus, the fair and warlike sorceress turned into an evil witch seeking revenge.

Practical magic

• Genre: drama, comedy, melodrama, fantasy.
• Country: USA.
• Director: Griffin Dunne.
• Cast: Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Stockard Channing, Dianne Wiest, Goran Vysnic, Aidan Quinn.

Sisters Sally and Gillian Owens are witches. But they have a curse on their family - their chosen husbands die prematurely. The sisters try to escape the family curse and find true happiness. Creepy rumors start circulating about the Ovens' house, but the girls are not at all evil, they just want to love and be happy.

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