The House of Magic

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The House of Magic

2014

1h 25m

Kids & Family

Adventure

Comedy

Animation

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29 Reviews

55%

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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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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

Jan 9, 2015

3.5/5

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.

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Jeannette Catsoulis

New York Times

Sep 4, 2014

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

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Charles Solomon

Los Angeles Times

Sep 4, 2014

"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.

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Paula Fleri-Soler

Times of Malta

Mar 5, 2019

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

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Jamie Neish

CineVue

Aug 13, 2018

3/5

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.

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Graham Young

Birmingham Mail

Oct 10, 2014

3

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

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diogo13 T

@Tua_mera Jul 12, 2026

Visualmente caprichado e colorido, o filme brilha na criação da atmosfera mágica da mansão, mas esbarra num roteiro previsível e cheio de clichés de invasão domiciliária. Um entretenimento inofensivo para os mais novos que fica firmemente ancorado na mediocridade narrativa.

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Terence Z

@RT06588095 Jul 5, 2026

Fun, underated, and almost un-heard of, great film.

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Nicolas O

@RT89499403 Jun 16, 2025

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.

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Michael A

@Mike2525 Mar 30, 2025

My 5 year old loved it! Very cute movie.

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Lindsey C

@RT45060723 Dec 21, 2024

Underrated children's movie.

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Tommy H

@Tommy_Hollier Dec 12, 2024

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

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Ben Stassen

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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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