Strange Magic

PG

Released Jan 23, 2015

1 hr. 39 min.

Kids & Family

Musical

Comedy

Fantasy

Animation

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18%

60 Reviews

Tomatometer

53%

10,000+ Ratings

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Bog King (Alan Cumming) leader of the Dark Forest, hates the notion of love and has ordered the destruction of all primroses, which are an essential ingredient of love potions. However, when he meets Marianne (Evan Rachel Wood), a feisty fairy princess whose heart was broken by a philandering fiance, he begins to change his mind. Meanwhile, an elf named Sunny (Elijah Kelley) makes his way to the Dark Forest to collect enough primrose petals for a potion of his own.

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Critics Consensus

Like most modern animated movies, Strange Magic is lovely to look at; unfortunately, there isn't much going on beneath the surface.

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Nikki D

This movie is a family favourite! A fun, musical adaptation of A Midsummer’s Night Dream by William Shakespeare. The all star cast and covers of popular songs add a spirited twist to the acclaimed play. Ignore the bad reviews, give it a chance!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/18/24

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Samsha P

Absolutely wonderful! I never got the low reviews for this movie. It's one I can binge for years and years onward. It's not straight up romance, romance, romance. We get to see different perspectives on it through Dawn (the hopeless romantic), Sunny (the best friend), Griselda (the mom who just wants the best for her son), the King, Marianne, Bog King etc. Don't worry, of course we have some comedic undertones throughout as well. The chemistry between Bog King and Marianne is so "lovely". I couldn't help but keep a smile on my face throughout their interactions. Some may see the idea of them falling in love so fast as ridiculous, but it's a movie... there's only so much time they can work with. Overall 10/10. 100% would watch again, anytime, anywhere.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/10/24

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Ag B

I loved loved loved this movie , especially because they do music covers of real songs and do them so well . The story line is amazing and has morals

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/06/24

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Clarice T

Really sweet and pleasant to watch

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/28/24

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Kristen O

An enemies to lovers story but singing characters who are all off key the entire movie is definitely a turnoff.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/18/24

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Alexander M

Oh gods it was horrible. There was maybe 10 min of actual dialogue, the rest was just covers of regular songs. I know, it looks pretty-and it is-but the actual movie is horrendous. Do not watch.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/04/24

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Gary Rydstrom

Director

Alan Cumming

Bog King

Evan Rachel Wood

Marianne

Kristin Chenoweth

Sugar Plum Fairy

Maya Rudolph

Griselda

Sam Palladio

Roland

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Helen O'Hara

Empire Magazine

While there are fun moments, the whole is an odd mix of grotesquerie and cutesiness.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 27, 2015

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Alan Scherstuhl

Village Voice

The best Lucas film in 25 years: funny, idiosyncratic, hippy-dippy, packed with creatures and visions worth beholding.

Feb 2, 2015

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Steve Davis

Austin Chronicle

By the time the film's ending upends traditional conventions with its unlikely couplings, you're too distracted to fully appreciate the chutzpah, instead cringing at the opening chords of "Wild Thing."

Rated: 1/5

Jan 29, 2015

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

Takes some simple ideas-beauty is only skin deep and love conquers all-and sprinkles them with fairy dust to create a musical that plays like Moulin Rouge for kids.

Rated: 3.5/5

Feb 2, 2021

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Bogged down by insipid dialogue.

Rated: 1.5/4.0

Sep 24, 2020

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

As it stands, this is the sort of project for which the term 'colossal misfire' seems purposefully coined.

Rated: 3/10

Feb 24, 2020

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Synopsis

Bog King (Alan Cumming) leader of the Dark Forest, hates the notion of love and has ordered the destruction of all primroses, which are an essential ingredient of love potions. However, when he meets Marianne (Evan Rachel Wood), a feisty fairy princess whose heart was broken by a philandering fiance, he begins to change his mind. Meanwhile, an elf named Sunny (Elijah Kelley) makes his way to the Dark Forest to collect enough primrose petals for a potion of his own.

Director: Gary Rydstrom
Executive Producer: George Lucas, Kiri Hart, Jason McGatlin
Screenwriter: David Berenbaum, Irene Mecchi, Gary Rydstrom
Distributor: Walt Disney
Production Co: Lucasfilm Ltd.
Rating: PG (Some Action|Scary Images)
Genre: Kids & Family, Musical, Comedy, Fantasy, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 23, 2015, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 7, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $12.4M
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos

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