The Witches

Released in 1990, it's based on the story of Roald Dahl. It is the last flick produced by Jim Henson. The nine-year-old Luke and his grandmother went on a vacation to England to bump into the masked witches of Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, who have gathered to plan how to turn all England's children into mice. Luke overhears them only to be turned to a mouse with a purpose of making an escape, alerting his grandmother and turn back to a human. It is a well-executed movie, is creative and has been handled well. There are darker moments that may intimidate younger children though, so parents are advised to use their discretion while letting the children watch this movie by themselves or watch the movie with them, so they feel safe and secure because you are near them.

Grandma is a very warm and sympathetic character, who tells about her bead experience with witches, to the Luke. She tells him that witches hate children and wish to remove them from the world because they have sensitive noses and children just simply smell bad. She also tells him about her childhood friend, Erika, who was captured by a witch and that witches are headed by a Grand High Witch and have a purple glint to their eyes. The grandmother and Luke find that the convention of people attending Prevention of Cruelty to Children conference is actually a cover-up for the meeting of all the witches of England. Luke is found out and turned into a mouse but retains his power of speech and human intelligence. Eventually, grandmother and Luke work together to kill all the cruel witches. A nice, beautiful and friendly witch helps Luke by turning him back to human.