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Magic Beyond Words: The J.K. Rowling Story

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Author J.K. Rowling (Poppy Montgomery) becomes famous for writing the "Harry Potter" novels.
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David Hinckley New York Daily News 08/13/2012
The drama of Rowling's life, while powerful to her, seems fairly mild by TV biopic standards. Go to Full Review Linda Stasi New York Post 08/13/2012
3/4
If you've ever been a single mom and couldn't see the light at the end of the tunnel, this is the perfect movie for you. Go to Full Review Tracy Moore Common Sense Media 03/11/2015
2/5
Superficial, unauthorized drama about writer's rise to fame. Go to Full Review Amy Ratcliffe IGN Movies 08/13/2012
3/10
Lifetime translated a potentially heartwarming and positive tale into something rife with clichs. Go to Full Review Ellen Gray Philadelphia Daily News 08/13/2012
Dull beyond the power of even a mammoth opening weekend for the final Harry Potter film to render interesting. Go to Full Review Renie Scolaro Mora PopMatters 08/13/2012
5/10
This journey is a string of moments, all leading to Harry Potter. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Claire S 03/22/2024 Absolutely dreadful English accents. Storyline was cute, but not a lot going for it. See more 07/22/2018 It's not bad, but it's failing to balance "TV movie" with "documentary" properly and although it has 2 moments where you can see hints of the magical mind of JKR, this movie is about as fun as a deflated balloon. See more 04/05/2016 Absolutely inspirational and completely amazing. I love the back story in how JK Rowling came up for some of the ideas in the Harry Potter Books See more 02/11/2016 Seriously a really awesome movie! Met beyond my expectations. I loved every bit of it. See more 07/05/2015 A good depiction of her story, and where she had gotten the ideas for Harry Potter from. A good nod to the writer. Not a regular rise to fame story See more 02/22/2015 Magic Beyond Words: The J.K. Rowling Story is an interesting dramatization on the life of author J.K. Rowling that's worth a watch to witness the efforts and conflicts she faced, all leading up to the creation of the Harry Potter saga See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Paul A. Kaufman

Director

Poppy Montgomery

Joanne K. Rowling

Emily Holmes

Diane Rowling

Antonio Cupo

Jorge Arantes

Janet Kidder

Anne Rowling

Madison Desjarlais

Joanne Rowling at 17

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Movie Info

Synopsis Author J.K. Rowling (Poppy Montgomery) becomes famous for writing the "Harry Potter" novels.
Director
Paul A. Kaufman
Producer
Ronald Gilbert
Screenwriter
Jeffrey Berman, Tony Caballero
Production Co
Commotion Pictures, Lifetime Television
Genre
Drama, Biography
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 20, 2016
Runtime
1h 30m
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