Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters

Fifteen years after surviving a witch's gingerbread house as children, Hansel and Gretel have turned their trauma into a trade. The siblings now travel the land as bounty hunters who track down witches, and their reputation has made them the ones to call when a town is overrun. The mayor of Augsburg hires them to deal with Muriel, a powerful witch who has taken local children and is preparing a ritual tied to the Blood Moon. As the deadline approaches, the brother and sister find that the past they thought they had left behind is closing in on them, and that witches may not be the worst thing they have to face.

Tommy Wirkola wrote and directed the film, his second feature after the 2009 horror comedy Dead Snow and the one preceding Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead. Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton play the title roles, with Famke Janssen as the witch Muriel. Beau Flynn, Will Ferrell and Adam McKay produced the Germany-United States co-production for Paramount, MGM, MTV Films and Studio Babelsberg.

Made for about 50 million dollars, the film took roughly 226 million worldwide, a strong return on its budget. On IMDb it holds 6.1 from around 226,000 votes, and on TMDB 6.1 from more than 7,000, suggesting a widely seen film with middling audience approval. A critics' rating of 4.2 from 144 reviews places it well below those audience scores.