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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 The drama of Rowling's life, while powerful to her, seems fairly mild by TV biopic standards. Aug 13, 2012 Full Review Linda Stasi New York Post 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. Rated: 3/4 Aug 13, 2012 Full Review Tracy Moore Common Sense Media Superficial, unauthorized drama about writer's rise to fame. Rated: 2/5 Mar 11, 2015 Full Review Amy Ratcliffe IGN Movies Lifetime translated a potentially heartwarming and positive tale into something rife with clichs. Rated: 3/10 Aug 13, 2012 Full Review Ellen Gray Philadelphia Daily News Dull beyond the power of even a mammoth opening weekend for the final Harry Potter film to render interesting. Aug 13, 2012 Full Review Renie Scolaro Mora PopMatters This journey is a string of moments, all leading to Harry Potter. Rated: 5/10 Aug 13, 2012 Full Review Read all reviews

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Claire S Absolutely dreadful English accents. Storyline was cute, but not a lot going for it. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/22/24 Full Review Audience Member 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. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member 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 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Audience Member Seriously a really awesome movie! Met beyond my expectations. I loved every bit of it. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member 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 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member 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 Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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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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