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1. The Crucible (1996)
PG-13 | 124 min | Drama, History
A Salem resident attempts to frame her ex-lover's wife for being a witch in the middle of the 1692 witchcraft trials.
Director: Nicholas Hytner | Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Winona Ryder, Paul Scofield, Joan Allen
Votes: 40,146 | Gross: $7.34M
2. The Lords of Salem (2012)
R | 101 min | Horror, Thriller
Radio DJ Heidi is sent a box containing a record--a "gift from the Lords". The sounds within the grooves trigger flashbacks of her town's violent past. Is Heidi going mad, or are the Lords back to take revenge on Salem, Massachusetts?
Director: Rob Zombie | Stars: Sheri Moon Zombie, Meg Foster, Bruce Davison, Jeff Daniel Phillips
Votes: 32,291 | Gross: $1.16M
3. Salem Witch Trials (2002 TV Movie)
189 min | Drama, History
A masterful work accurately details the current consensus of what exactly occurred to prompt the colonial witch trials.
Director: Joseph Sargent | Stars: Kirstie Alley, Henry Czerny, Gloria Reuben, Jay O. Sanders
Votes: 960
4. The Crucible (2014)
190 min | Drama
Lust and betrayal against the backdrop of the Salem witch trials.
Directors: Yaël Farber, Robert Delamere | Stars: Richard Armitage, Harry Attwell, Samantha Colley, Marama Corlett
Votes: 544
5. The Time Machine (1978 TV Movie)
99 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
A scientist builds a machine that will enable him to travel back and forth in time, but when he puts it in motion, he gets more than he bargained for.
Director: Henning Schellerup | Stars: John Beck, Priscilla Barnes, Andrew Duggan, Rosemary DeCamp
Votes: 451
6. Secrets of the Dead (2000– )
TV-PG | 56 min | Documentary, History, War
Mysteries involving notable historical events, people and locations are scientifically examined.
Stars: Liev Schreiber, Jay O. Sanders, Salima Ikram, Andrew Lambert
Votes: 649
7. The Crucible (1957)
145 min | Drama, History
Salem 1692. The young Abigail, seduced and abandoned by John Proctor, accuses John's wife of being a witch in revenge. It will be the beginning of a series of witchcraft trials and a dark moment in American history.
Director: Raymond Rouleau | Stars: Simone Signoret, Yves Montand, Jean Debucourt, Alfred Adam
Votes: 787
8. GOOD: The Examination of an Accused Witch (2024)
15 min | Short, Drama | Completed
During Salem's witch trials, a mysterious outsider confronts his own demons as he seeks the truth, but when seeking justice unleashes chaos, he finds himself torn between the spirit realm and the harsh reality of a witch-hunt frenzy.
Director: Xavier Garcia | Stars: Nathan DeHoyos, Debby Gerber, Joe Siriani, Angie Ottosen Staheli
9. Whispers from Salem (2022)
7 min | Short, History
10. Susannah (2006)
15 min | Short, Drama, Thriller
A woman's reality becomes haunted by images from someone else's past after attending a past life regression course.
Director: Sarah Michelle Abbott | Stars: Rachel Haynes, Pierce Forsythe, Estefania Crespo, Elizabeth Dashiell
Votes: 13
12.
American Playhouse (1980–1994)
Episode:
Three Sovereigns for Sarah: Part I
(1985)
171 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
This is a true story based on transcripts of the Salem Witch Trials. Sarah (Vanessa Redgrave) and her two sisters are put on trial for suspicion of witchcraft. While her sisters are hanged,... See full synopsis »
Director: Philip Leacock | Stars: Vanessa Redgrave, Kim Hunter, Phyllis Thaxter, Patrick McGoohan
Votes: 284
13.
Fantasy Island (1977–1984)
Episode:
Superstar/Salem
(1978)
TV-G | 60 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Working stiff Richard Delaney wants to become a baseball star; Walter and Martha Tate are fed up with the loose ways of today's young people, so they want to go back to a time when people were "better behaved".
Director: Earl Bellamy | Stars: Ricardo Montalban, Hervé Villechaize, Gary Burghoff, Darleen Carr
Votes: 109
14.
Tales from the Darkside (1983–1988)
Episode:
The Apprentice
(1988)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
College sophomore Sarah McBride accepts a job at Colonial Village, a tourist attraction that recreates Puritan life in 1692 Salem and allows nothing from the 20th century. But things aren't quite what they seem.
Director: Eleanor Gaver | Stars: Wayne Tippit, Haviland Morris, Katherine Elizabeth Neuman, Gary Lahti
Votes: 204
15.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Treehouse of Horror VIII
(1997)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Homer battles mutants after Springfield is annihilated by a neutron bomb; Bart has his DNA mixed with a fly; Marge is revealed to be a witch in colonial Springfield.
Directors: Jim Reardon, Mark Kirkland | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 2,931
16.
In Search of... (1977–1982)
Episode:
Salem Witches
(1980)
Not Rated | 23 min | Documentary
A celebration of witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts featuring rare looks at coven rituals and an initiation ceremony. A scientist suggests a rational explanation lurks behind the hysteria that sparked the Salem Witch Trials of 1692-93.
Stars: Leonard Nimoy, Linnda R. Caporael, Laurie Cabot, Jody Cabot
Votes: 24
17.
The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang (1980–1981)
Episode:
You'll Never Get Witch
(1980)
TV-Y7 | 26 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
In 1692, Fonz and the gang end up in Salem for the Witch Trials and are up against both the Judge, falsely accusing witches, but also the Witch of Salem, crashing ships on the rocks.
Directors: George Gordon, Ray Patterson, Rudy Zamora | Stars: Marlene Aragon, Rene Auberjonois, Didi Conn, Kathy Garver
Votes: 16
18.
The Ghost Busters (1975)
Episode:
Which Witch Is Which?
(1975)
22 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
The ghost of a 17th century witch and her stooge Gronk return for revenge on the descendant of the Edward Spencer who broke her spell at the Salem Witch Trials.
Director: Larry Peerce | Stars: Forrest Tucker, Larry Storch, Bob Burns, Ann Morgan Guilbert
Votes: 20
19.
Benjamin Franklin (2002)
Episode:
Let the Experiment Be Made
(2002)
Documentary, Biography, History
Young Benjamin Franklin finds the life predestined for him is not to his liking and rebels. As he is exposed to a variety of life styles he soon develops his own personal philosophy of ... See full summary »
Directors: Ellen Hovde, Muffie Meyer | Stars: Richard Easton, Dylan Baker, Colm Feore, Keith Arbour
20.
Ancient Mysteries (1994–1998)
Episode:
Witches
(1996)
Documentary, History, Mystery
Ancient Mysteries look at the history of witches from ancient times through the Salem Witch Trials to modern Wiccans. It examines how our perceptions of witches have evolved over time.
Stars: Janet Farrar, Carole Fontaine, Richard Godbeer, Marie Guerriero
Votes: 16
21.
America's 60 Greatest Unsolved Mysteries and Crimes (2010– )
Episode:
9-6
(2010)
Documentary, Crime, History
We reach the top 10 in our countdown of America's greatest unsolved mysteries including the assassination of Martin Luther King, a witch hunt in Salem, and the missing minutes of Nixon's tapes.
Director: Ron Meyer | Stars: Troy Taylor, Michael Newton, Rick Beyer, Paul Aron
22.
I Love the 1880s (2012– )
Episode:
One Nation, Under Arrest
(2012)
TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy
Get ready for a half hour of history's most infamous gangsters, kidnappers, and witchcraft practitioners.
Star: Pat Twist
23.
Drunk History (2013–2019)
Episode:
Halloween
(2018)
TV-MA | 21 min | Comedy, History
A victim of the Salem witch trials curses the town, one woman changes the way people celebrate Halloween, and Vlad the Impaler inspires the novel "Dracula."
Director: Jeremy Konner | Stars: Derek Waters, Allan McLeod, Tess Lynch, Greg Tuculescu
Votes: 81
24.
Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! (2015–2018)
Episode:
World of Witchcraft
(2017)
TV-Y7-FV | 22 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The gang goes to Salem, Massachusetts for a historical festival, only to discover history repeating itself as a demon has been set loose on the town, summoned by a witch as revenge for the infamous 17th Century Salem Witch Trials.
Director: Ronald Rubio | Stars: Frank Welker, Grey Griffin, Matthew Lillard, Kate Micucci
Votes: 78