Strange Magic

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Strange Magic

PG

Released Jan 23, 2015

1h 39m

Kids & Family

Musical

Comedy

Fantasy

Animation

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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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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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Faith M

Peak cinema, funny because I watched with my sister and we both made goofy comments throughout the movie, but it was GOLD! IT WAS PEAKKKK

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/01/25

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Mollie J. J

One of my favourite films as a kid. Very cute musical about love. 100% recommend watching.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/23/25

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Audience Member

This had been one of my favorite films for a while. The story line and the characters were very enjoyable. It got a lot of negative ratings in 2015 BUT I think this movie is a gem then and now

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/23/25

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Don kern

Strange magic has so many lesson the audience could lift up. But the main one is on how beauty does not always the surface, but beneath the surface also. People tend to see only the outside without knowing what's going on in the inside. This movie is a great example of "Don't judge a book by its cover"

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/28/25

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Audience Member

Just watched this movie with my 8 year old. Found it rather charming. It was a simple plot that you knew what was going to happen beat for beat, but the music and animation kept it just entertaining enough. The blonde fairy really sells the movie with her bubbly personality which was at times funny and adorable (boggy woggy) and this movie is packed with music about love. I'd watch this one again in the future.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/27/25

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David V

Instantly annoying by butchering ever song they got their hands on.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/23/25

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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
Producer: Mark S. Miller
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
Runtime: 1h 39m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos

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