Practical Magic

Practical Magic

Romance • PG-13 • 1998 • 1 hr 44 min

7.0

6.4

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.

Starring

Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Stockard Channing, Dianne Wiest, Goran Visnjic

Directed By

Written By

Robin Swicord, Akiva Goldsman, Adam Brooks

Genre

Romance Comedy Fantasy

Release Date

October 16, 1998

User Reviews

Sandra Bullock and witchcraft and dead men, I mean does it get any better?

A classic. If you haven’t watched it, do it!

The chemistry between Nicole and Sandra is so amazing. This remains a classic.

Been awhile since I've watched this one, but I do remember enjoying it, and the general themes are amazing too.

Pretty good! Little strange towards the end, and didn’t go the direction I thought it would, but good.

This is the movie that I realized who my favorite actress was which is Sandra

Peak 90’s nostalgia, great performances, fun music, and a lot of heart. Cheesy but a classic worth revisiting every now and again.

Christin Collins

Witchy mystery with a spell-binding cast!

Gwendrella Geever

A film that makes you come back again and again, such a well rounded movie that has you feeling every type of emotion

Behind the "magic" lies a warming story of two sisters with very different temperaments and how they need each other to balance their fates.

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7.0 – Based on 7.8k ratings

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Practical Magic

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.

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