4 Movies Like The Craft, Picked by What You Loved

If you want movies like The Craft, start with The Craft: Legacy for another teenage coven, Practical Magic for witchy sisterhood, Ginger Snaps for outsider girls and body horror, or Jennifer’s Body for a darker friendship story. They share different parts of the appeal, so the best next watch depends on what you liked.

The original The Craft (1996) follows Sarah and a group of school outsiders drawn together through witchcraft, as described in Sony Pictures’ synopsis. Its mixture of belonging, power and dark style is more specific than simply “a film with witches”.

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1. The Craft: Legacy — for the teenage coven

Sony describes this film as a continuation involving a new foursome of aspiring teenage witches. Choose it when the group dynamic and discovery of supernatural power are the things you most want to revisit.

The useful comparison is how a group gives its members confidence, and what happens when that power becomes complicated. Go in expecting a new set of characters rather than a scene-for-scene repeat of the 1996 film. If your main attachment is to the original cast or its particular 1990s atmosphere, another entry in the same franchise may not automatically be your favourite choice.

2. Practical Magic — for witchcraft and sisterhood

Practical Magic centres on Sally and Gillian Owens, sisters from a family with a magical inheritance. Its film synopsis places romance and family at the heart of the story.

Choose it for a more domestic version of witchy storytelling: family ties, difficult relationships and a home that matters to the atmosphere. It is a gentler-looking companion to The Craft, but that does not mean it avoids dark material; abusive relationships and death are part of the story.

As an outfit mood, this choice suggests a softer direction: a longer skirt, a plain knit and boots. That is our interpretation of the viewing mood, not an identification of a particular costume.

3. Ginger Snaps — for outsider girls and body horror

The Canadian film Ginger Snaps follows sisters Ginger and Brigitte through a werewolf story built around adolescence and transformation. SIFF’s programme description is a useful introduction to its coming-of-age horror premise.

This is the strongest choice here if you want the feeling of being outside the school’s social rules, with a more physically unsettling horror element. It is a weaker match if you mainly want spells, rituals or a comforting witchy evening. The sister relationship gives the film an emotional centre, but the horror is not just decorative atmosphere.

4. Jennifer’s Body — for a dangerous friendship

20th Century Studios’ synopsis introduces a possessed cheerleader and the best friend caught in the consequences. The combination of friendship, power and horror-comedy makes it a useful next step when the relationships in The Craft interested you more than the magic system.

It is more openly comic and sexual in tone than a simple “witches at school” recommendation implies. Choose it for an uncomfortable friendship story with bite. If its wardrobe is the part you want to explore afterward, our Jennifer Check outfit guide makes that a separate, practical next step.

Turn the mood into an outfit, without dressing as a character

A dark top, plaid skirt and plain boots make a flexible starting point. Our brown plaid midi skirt gives that combination a longer, softer silhouette: wear it with a black fitted top for contrast, or a simple cardigan for a quieter film-night outfit.

This is contemporary styling using our own product photograph, not film merchandise or a screen-worn item. For a darker music-influenced version, see our mall goth outfit ideas.

Choose the film for the kind of story you want first. The outfit can be as simple as changing one layer in what you already wear.