The House of Magic

Released Sep 5, 2014

1 hr. 25 min.

Kids & Family

Adventure

Comedy

Animation

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73%

30 Reviews

Tomatometer

54%

2,500+ Ratings

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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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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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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

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London H

Super forgettable movie

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

04/29/23

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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

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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

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Logan F

This movie is one of the best movies i have ever watched in my life. I love all of the jokes and tricks they play in this movie. And the climax is magnificent

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/22/22

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Jeremy Degruson

Director

Ben Stassen

Director

Murray Blue

Thunder

Cinda Adams

Nurse Baxter

Grant George

Daniel

George Babbit

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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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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
Executive Producer: Olivier Courson, Eric Dillens
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

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