Strange Magic

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Strange Magic

PG

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

08/27/2015

2/5

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

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Alan Scherstuhl

Village Voice

02/02/2015

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

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Steve Davis

Austin Chronicle

01/29/2015

1/5

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."

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

02/02/2021

3.5/5

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.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

09/24/2020

1.5/4.0

Bogged down by insipid dialogue.

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

02/24/2020

3/10

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

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Noel L

Nov 22

Might've been a bit fast with the pace and the cover songs were too short. But I'll give props for going off script from the typical love stories

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Tauhid E

Oct 5

i really liked watching with cousins.

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John S

Aug 28

Y’all are crazy. This movie is adorable and fun! Every member of my family from early 40’s trucker me to my seven year old daughter loves it. Fun musical numbers, animation is crisp and well done, and the plot may be a little predictable but in a cute way. Also I like that the fairies look more wild than cutesy.

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Faith M

Aug 1

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

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Mollie J. J

Jul 23

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

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Jul 23

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

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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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