Practical Magic

PG-13 6.3
1998 1 hr 44 min Fantasy , Comedy , Romance

Sally and Gillian Owens, born into a magical family, have mostly avoided witchcraft themselves. But when Gillian's vicious boyfriend, Jimmy Angelov, dies unexpectedly, the Owens sisters give themselves a crash course in hard magic. With policeman Gary Hallet growing suspicious, the girls struggle to resurrect Angelov -- and unwittingly inject his corpse with an evil spirit that threatens to end their family line.

  • Cast:
    Sandra Bullock , Nicole Kidman , Stockard Channing , Dianne Wiest , Goran Visnjic , Aidan Quinn , Evan Rachel Wood

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Reviews

Perry Kate
1998/10/16

Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

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Actuakers
1998/10/17

One of my all time favorites.

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Odelecol
1998/10/18

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

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ThedevilChoose
1998/10/19

When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

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tbills2
1998/10/20

Nicole Kidman is the most beautiful red head ever, I ain't Nicole Kidding. I feel love for her.Sandra Bullock is the best looking brunette head I've ever seen, and that's no Sandy Bull. I love her more than life.I love Sandra Bullock. I love Nicole Kidman. They are with me forever and always. (especially Sandra, even when I'm not seeing her)

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robert-259-28954
1998/10/21

As much as I hate to admit it, I really liked this film. A little on the subject matter, first. It was all pure hooey. That said, there were a few accuracies woven in their somewhere on the subject of Wicca, but alas, Hollywood seems stuck in the dark ages concerning the ancient philosophy. So it didn't dispel any of the time honored myths, it just riffed on them, but to often hilarious and often entertaining ways. Best of all, it made fun of witchcraft, rather than burned women at the stake for it, which it worked particularly well— not demonizing something is always a good thing. But especially surprising was the passionate tryst between Bullock and Quinn, which was so hot that it practically peeled the paint off my walls. Who knew that Plain Jane Bullock could actually conjure up some sexual magic of her own on screen? All in all, great fun and well told, all done tongue in cheek. Just go for the pure, dumb fun of it and you may just fall under its spell.

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KatherinePetersdorf
1998/10/22

I've seen this show many times growing up, it was one of my mother's favorite movies. I think it had a great cast and some of act 1 and act 2 part 1 have some great scenes that are very cool. At the same time, the second half of the movie is really the part to watch because it is the best that that movies has to offer. I give it a 3 of 5 (or equivalent) because it wasn't the best movie on earth and it isn't something that I personally want to watch all the time. I enjoy magic and the movie had more Wiccan features in it than most movies, it wasn't something that was fully for show and fancy special effects which is a plus if you like true to magic movies.

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HelenMary
1998/10/23

Any film with Sandra Bullock is going to be nice, and whilst I don't generally think Nicole Kidman is that great, I really like her in this film. Great supporting cast with Diane Wiest, Stockard Channing, Aidan Quinn and Goran Visnjic, it's well acted, as a drama rather than a fantasy (which can often be cheesy) but this has a lot of tenderness, suspense and love; both romance and sisterly. It's also funny - Bullock often brings humour in her delivery - and entertaining and watchable. It is a bit Hollywood and predictable but that is part of the charm as of course you want a happy ending.Essentially about a family of females who are witches, and generally hated by their community. They've never had luck with love and generations of women have ended up alone until fate deals them a hand that allows them to love and be part of the community. It's not a fabulous film as it is what it is, a fantasy chick-flick but it has a lot to endear it with good performances/and a nice story.

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