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The House of Magic

Play trailer Poster for The House of Magic 2014 1h 25m Kids & Family Adventure Comedy Animation Play Trailer Watchlist
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76% Tomatometer 29 Reviews 55% 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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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 01/09/2015
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. Go to Full Review
Jeannette Catsoulis New York Times 09/04/2014
Marrying American voices to Belgian animation, this candy-colored adventure has a harum-scarum energy that rarely flags. Go to Full Review
Charles Solomon Los Angeles Times 09/04/2014
"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. Go to Full Review
Paula Fleri-Soler Times of Malta 03/05/2019
The House of Magic is a simple, yet entertaining enough, animated feature. Go to Full Review
Jamie Neish CineVue 08/13/2018
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. Go to Full Review
Graham Young Birmingham Mail 10/10/2014
3
A sweet and harmless exercise in physical fun and its busyness should keep children under seven well entertained. Go to Full Review
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Nicolas O Jun 16 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. See more Michael A @Mike2525 Mar 30 My 5 year old loved it! Very cute movie. See more Lindsey C 12/21/2024 Underrated children's movie. See more Tommy H @Tommy_Hollier 12/12/2024 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 See more Parker P 09/07/2024 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. See more nintendo s 03/21/2024 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. See more 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
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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