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The House of Magic

Released Sep 5, 2014 1h 25m Kids & Family Adventure Comedy Animation List
73% Tomatometer 30 Reviews 54% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings
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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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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Paula Fleri-Soler Times of Malta The House of Magic is a simple, yet entertaining enough, animated feature. Mar 5, 2019 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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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 Full Review 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 Full Review Hannah B This movie is so cute and colorful, it's such a comfort flick Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 05/10/23 Full Review London H Super forgettable movie Rated 2 out of 5 stars 04/29/23 Full Review Jae M L I'm not a critic whatsoever but i would obsessively watch this movie every single day after school when i was 8 and decided to rewatch it today, surprisingly enough it keeps its reputation in my book, loved the animation, the characters, and as backhanded as it is, the plot. still love this movie! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/09/23 Full Review Meydiana R Not bad as The Queen's Corgi. This movie is so much kid-friendly to watch. Coming from The Queen's Corgi, I was expecting similar quality with Thunder & The House of Magic. What I got was what I expected. I've seen the Haunted House theme many times before in more mature rated entertainment, but it was great and refreshing to see it in a family friendly pet movie. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 11/30/22 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

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
Studio Canal International, nWave Pictures, 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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