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Practical Magic is a 1998 American comedy drama and fantasy film directed by Griffin Dunne. The screenplay was written by Robin Swicord, Akiva Goldsman, and Adam Brooks, based on a work by Alice Hoffman. Produced by Denise Di Novi, the film stars Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Stockard Channing, and Dianne Wiest. Village Roadshow Pictures served as a production company, while Warner Bros. Entertainment handled distribution. The narrative is set in Massachusetts, and the film was shot on 35 mm film with a runtime of 104 minutes.
The movie was released on October 16, 1998, in the United States, with English as its original language. It has a budget of 75,000,000 and generated revenue of 46,733,235. The film’s tagline reads, "For two sisters from a family of witches, falling in love is the trickiest spell of all." Critical assessments include a 6.4 rating on IMDb, a 6.783 average on TMDb, and a 4.6/10 score from another source.
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6.8Sally 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 as Sally Owens
- Nicole Kidman as Gillian Owens
- Stockard Channing as Aunt Frances
- Dianne Wiest as Aunt Jet
- Goran Višnjić as Jimmy Angelov
- Aidan Quinn as Gary Hallet
Themes
- witch
- based on novel or book
- magic
- haunting
- aunt niece relationship
- family history
- sorcery
- sister
- love
- outcast
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Griffin Dunne
- Screenplay by
- Robin Swicord Akiva Goldsman Adam Brooks
- Based on
- Practical Magic , by Alice Hoffman
- Produced by
- Denise Di Novi
- Starring
- Sandra Bullock Nicole Kidman Dianne Wiest Stockard Channing Aidan Quinn
- Cinematography
- Andrew Dunn
- Edited by
- Elizabeth Kling
- Music by
- Alan Silvestri
- Production companies
- Fortis Films Di Novi Pictures Village Roadshow Pictures
- Distributed by
- Warner Bros.
- Release date
- October 16, 1998 ( 1998-10-16 )
- Running time
- 104 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $75 million
- Box office
- $68.3 million
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Article · Français
Les Ensorceleuses (Amour et Magie au Québec ; Practical Magic) est un film américain réalisé en 1998 par Griffin Dunne, avec Sandra Bullock et Nicole Kidman. Le film est basé sur la nouvelle d'Alice Hoffman parue en 1995. Le film est considéré comme culte.
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