Rent or buy movies on YouTube or Google TV
Purchasing movies is no longer available on Google Play

Gretel & Hansel

2020 • 87 minutes
3.1
25 reviews
63%
Tomatometer
M
Rating
Eligible

About this movie

Director Osgood Perkins ("The Blackcoat's Daughter") brings his terrifyingly unique vision to one of the most famous of Grimm Fairy Tales in "Gretel & Hansel." After being thrown out of their mother’s home due to extreme poverty, Gretel (Sophia Lillis) leads her younger brother, Hansel (Samuel J. Leakey), through the woods in search of food and work. A kindly Hunter points them in the direction of civilization, and the children soon discover a quaint cottage in the wood, where a fragile old woman, Holda (Alice Krige), offers fresh food and bed. The children hungrily accept Holda’s gifts, with little thought as to what they may be asked of in return. As days pass, Hansel grows weary of Holda’s intentions and the "lessons" she has been teaching Gretel behind his back. As Gretel begins to come into her own, she detects her brother might be in serious danger.
Rating
M

Ratings and reviews

3.1
25 reviews
Nicholas Hutchings
August 28, 2020
Gretel & Hansel is a retelling of the old tale. It's beautifully filmed with great imagery and style (think The Cook, The Thief, is Wife and her Lover). While it's meant to be a scary story of caution , this one is not. It's too beautiful to pull it off. The film spoon feeds you the story line in the form of constant narrations and the dialogue is quite week. Hansel is too young to pull off his script and Alice Krige is wasted frankly. You don't build sympathy for any of the characters and it is hard to care what happens to them in the end.
Did you find this helpful?
1iving deadgr1
August 14, 2020
Overall not scary more enchantingly dark, a new spin on a favourite fairy tale with Gretel being the main protagonist. Although the movie is a little slow it definitely keeps you locked in wondering where it is heading which is surprising. As for the negatives although the horror elements were strategically subtle, for me it/there just wasn't enough. It sets a really grim and dark path to be a great horror movie by plot and cinematography but just doesn't quite get there.
11 people found this review helpful
Did you find this helpful?
CageFreeLife
August 26, 2020
What if we call gretel and hansel instead of hansel and gretel oh wow your a genius such originality. Watching this I wont be
2 people found this review helpful
Did you find this helpful?

Rate this movie

Tell us what you think.