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Four Kids and It

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Four Kids and It

PG

Released Jun 30, 2020

1h 50m

Fantasy

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Four kids on holiday in Cornwall meet a magical creature on the beach with the power to grant wishes.

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Four Kids and It has a few moments of whimsy and charm, but it's not enough to leave a lasting impression.

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Robbie Collin

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Even at a time when new family entertainment will always be gratefully received, it doesn't feel too much to wish for that films for children - sorry, kids - should be built a bit more rigorously than this.

Rated: 2/5

Nov 27, 2020

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Paul Byrnes

Sydney Morning Herald

The problem boils down to this question of sincerity. Director Anthony de Emmony does not feel the magic of this story.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 24, 2020

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Clarisse Loughrey

Independent (UK)

Sky Cinema's new family adventure seems built to be consumed and quickly forgotten.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 10, 2020

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Cris Kennedy

The Canberra Times (Australia)

The school holidays are upon us, and I think this is probably the family film most likely to appeal to the whole family, and to find itself rewatched in years to come on the streaming services.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 17, 2022

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Leigh Paatsch

Herald Sun (Australia)

Very little kids will get a kick from the narky, farty magic critter voiced by Michael Caine. But that overlong running time will snap all attention spans in two.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 30, 2021

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David 'Mad Dog' Bradley

Adelaide Review

A hard slog at getting up to 110 minutes...

Rated: 4/10

Oct 8, 2020

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Audience Member

Genuinely what was this movie even about it’s so forgettable if someone pointed a gun to my head and told me to recite the entire movie I’d be telling my friends and family goodbye

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/07/25

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Judith A

Great actors, liked the plot and storyline. A good family movie.❤️

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/14/24

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grace h

Fantastic! Good acting, good plot and fun story.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Audience Member

With it being the adaptation of Jacqueline Wilson's novel, it's terrible. Four Kids and It contains poor acting, bad CGI and a horrific redesign for the main protagonist from the novel that will probably give you nightmares. To top it off, the kids might like it. You won't.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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Audience Member

Anyone remember the old movie 5 Children and It? This "film" is literally a ripoff, I prefer the older kids movies myself and 5 Children and It was much more entertaining. The 5 Children movie was released in 2004, the book 4 Kids was published in 2012 and the movie for 4 Kids released in 2020..... how is this not a copywrite disaster?

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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despite the poor rating our family enjoyed this one and gave it two thumbs up as the story was creative with a sand monster who gives you wishes when you catch him. The other part of the story was families coming together as siblings learn to like and tolerate one another.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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Synopsis

Four kids on holiday in Cornwall meet a magical creature on the beach with the power to grant wishes.

Director: Andy De Emmony
Producer: Julie Baines, Anne Brogan
Screenwriter: Simon Lewis
Distributor: Lionsgate
Production Co: Dan Films, Deadpan Pictures, Kindle Entertainment
Rating: PG (Some Rude/Suggestive Comments|Language|Fantasy Violence|Thematic Elements)
Genre: Fantasy
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 30, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 30, 2020
Runtime: 1h 50m

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