The House of Magic

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The House of Magic

Released Sep 5, 2014

1h 25m

Kids & Family

Adventure

Comedy

Animation

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An abandoned cat becomes part of a retired illusionist's household. When the conjurer lands in the hospital, the cat and his new friends join forces to stop the man's nephew from selling their magical home.

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Critics Consensus

Thunder and the House of Magic lacks real narrative depth, but its visual splendor offers sufficient compensation for younger viewers.

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Evan Williams

The Australian

I haven't seen a more captivating kids' film for a long time... well, not since Toy Story, perhaps not since The Wizard of Oz.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jan 9, 2015

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Jeannette Catsoulis

New York Times

Marrying American voices to Belgian animation, this candy-colored adventure has a harum-scarum energy that rarely flags.

Sep 4, 2014

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Charles Solomon

Los Angeles Times

"Thunder and the House of Magic" epitomizes the sort film of that's supposed to be fun for the whole family, but that no one actually enjoys.

Sep 4, 2014

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Paula Fleri-Soler

Times of Malta

The House of Magic is a simple, yet entertaining enough, animated feature.

Mar 5, 2019

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Jamie Neish

CineVue

When you have a film that's colourful, easy on the eye and full of positive messages about friendship and trust, then kids will be happy.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 13, 2018

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Graham Young

Birmingham Mail

A sweet and harmless exercise in physical fun and its busyness should keep children under seven well entertained.

Rated: 3

Oct 10, 2014

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Nicolas O

I saw it and thought it was a masterpiece among several films of the era. For me, the animation was good, and the dubbing fits the film perfectly. In my humble opinion, the story can make the viewer feel like it was worth seeing.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

06/16/25

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Michael A

My 5 year old loved it! Very cute movie.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/30/25

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Lindsey C

Underrated children's movie.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/21/24

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Tommy H

I am very nostalgic for this film and it really impacts me to this day butttttt it’s not perfect its good and not outright bad but definitely very flawed

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/12/24

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Parker P

This is a solid movie. The animation is very nice, with some well done action and pleasing colors. But it mainly flaws in its writing as the characters’s arcs are all over the place. The biggest problem I have is that the main character never really has an arc, and it feels like some of the side characters plots don’t fit. Besides it’s clear issues especially leading towards the end of the movie, I think it’s worth giving a shot as the animation really saves it and makes it just about as fun as most animated movies.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/07/24

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nintendo s

The movie has great animation. The characters are lovely and the voices are fine. The movie talks about subjects wich surprised me cause I've never seen a movie talk about it before. The music is not that special and almost could be cut out. The storyline is a meh. It's a bit like the scenes were made before the story and were put together in a strange way. I would recommend this movie but it's clearly not a masterpiece.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/21/24

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Synopsis

An abandoned cat becomes part of a retired illusionist's household. When the conjurer lands in the hospital, the cat and his new friends join forces to stop the man's nephew from selling their magical home.

Director: Jeremy Degruson, Ben Stassen
Producer: Nadia Khamlichi, Adrian Politowski, Ben Stassen, Caroline Van Iseghem, Gilles Waterkeyn
Screenwriter: James Flynn, Dominic Paris, Ben Stassen
Distributor: Shout! Factory
Production Co: nWave Pictures, Studio Canal International, Anton Capital Entertainment
Genre: Kids & Family, Adventure, Comedy, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 5, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 25, 2015
Runtime: 1h 25m

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