Practical Magic

PG-13

Released Oct 16, 1998

1 hr. 45 min.

Comedy

Drama

List

24%

98 Reviews

Tomatometer

73%

100,000+ Ratings

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Sally (Sandra Bullock) and Gillian Owens (Nicole Kidman), born into a magical family, have mostly avoided witchcraft themselves. But when Gillian's vicious boyfriend, Jimmy Angelov (Goran Visnjic), dies unexpectedly, the Owens sisters give themselves a crash course in hard magic. With policeman Gary Hallet (Aidan Quinn) growing suspicious, the girls struggle to resurrect Angelov -- and unwittingly inject his corpse with an evil spirit that threatens to end their family line.

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Critics Consensus

Practical Magic's jarring tonal shifts sink what little potential its offbeat story may have -- though Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock's chemistry makes a strong argument for future collaborations.

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Jerod S

Practical Magic bounces between being a sappy love story to abuse story to ladies in striped socks jumping off roofs with umbrellas. It's got that 90s vibe and Bullock and Kidman - but not a lot more.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/06/24

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Olga I

Honestly, one of the best movies that is now a classic. To all the critics out there I would like to say that your rating it is absolutely not fair!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/04/24

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Emma S

Culture classic- love it to this day

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/21/24

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Design D

Beautiful, funny, great actors. Charming. Great settings. I can't believe this has a low rating. So I had to put my input. I watch this every year near Halloween but if it's on the TV, I watch the rest of it whatever part I jump in it's a great movie!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/20/24

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Donna W

BEST feel good movie ever!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/13/24

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Kim S

This movie deserves a rating much higher than 24%. It is the greatest witch movie of all time! Not only are there amazing actors (I mean, Nicole Kidman, Sandra Bullock, Stockard Channing, Dianne Wiest, come on!), the sets are so gorgeous that people would give their first born just to live in that house! The script is incredible, quotable from beginning to end. There truly is a little witch in all of us, and this film shows us that!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/30/23

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Griffin Dunne

Director

Sandra Bullock

Sally Owens

Nicole Kidman

Gillian Owens

Dianne Wiest

Aunt Bridget 'Jet' Owens

Stockard Channing

Frances Owens

Aidan Quinn

Officer Gary Hallet

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Independent (UK)

Filming in a golden-syrupy light, Dunne seems to have little ambition beyond making his stars look adorable (not tricky) and hoping we'll have forgotten most of The Witches of Eastwick.

Mar 30, 2019

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Jami Bernard

New York Daily News

It doesn't seem as if there was much communication between the three screenwriters who are credited with adapting Alice Hoffman's novel. Perhaps they should have tried ESP.

Rated: 1/4

Mar 30, 2019

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Jay Boyar

Orlando Sentinel

Practical Magic, in other words, is anything but magical. The only spell it casts will put you right to sleep.

Mar 30, 2019

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Andrew Galdi

Movie Bitches

Sure there are plot holes, but it's so fun that they don't matter

Rated: 5/5

Oct 5, 2023

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Avaryl Halley

Movie Bitches

“This movie is fundamental to my being”

Rated: 5/5

Oct 5, 2023

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CJ Sheu

Review Film Review

Few films have such warmth and purity of heart, which are buoyed by its fabular storybook quality[.]

May 29, 2022

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Synopsis

Sally (Sandra Bullock) and Gillian Owens (Nicole Kidman), born into a magical family, have mostly avoided witchcraft themselves. But when Gillian's vicious boyfriend, Jimmy Angelov (Goran Visnjic), dies unexpectedly, the Owens sisters give themselves a crash course in hard magic. With policeman Gary Hallet (Aidan Quinn) growing suspicious, the girls struggle to resurrect Angelov -- and unwittingly inject his corpse with an evil spirit that threatens to end their family line.

Director: Griffin Dunne
Executive Producer: Bruce Berman, Mary McLaglen
Screenwriter: Alice Hoffman, Robin Swicord, Akiva Goldsman, Adam Brooks
Distributor: Warner Home Vídeo, Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros.
Production Co: Warner Brothers, DiNovi Pictures, Fortis Films
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 16, 1998, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 1, 2009
Box Office (Gross USA): $46.8M
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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