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Release Date: October 16, 1998
Genre: Sci-Fi, Comedy
Director: Griffin Dunne
Writer: Adam Brooks, Akiva Goldsman, Robin Swicord, Alice Hoffman
Cast: Chloe Webb, Margo Martindale, Lucinda Jenney, Mary Gross, Camilla Belle, Mark Feuerstein, Alexandra Artrip, Evan Rachel Wood, Goran Visnjic, Aidan Quinn, Stockard Channing, Dianne Wiest, Nicole Kidman, Sandra Bullock
Studio: Warner Brothers
Running Time: 103 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for some violence, intense thematic elements and sensuality.

They were two girls with a gift, and a curse. Raised by their aunts to be witches, they were considered outcasts by the township. They knew how to cast spells and practice magic, yet their ability was also a curse. Any man they ever loved would end up dead.

Now grown women, Sally and Gillian Owens lead very different lives. Sally has vowed never to love again, after her husband was struck by a truck,...

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Lately, there have been several movies combining two, usually clashing ideas into one formula. To make this formula successful, the two base ideas need to be woven around one another until the movie is seamless and smooth. The clashing aspects of the film need to be made to look natural. Some have succeeded, others have failed. And in Practical Magic, where director Griffin Dunne attempts to put witches into a romantic comedy, little is to be said. Full movie review »

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Anonymous says:

October 27, 2003

This movie was good because it shows witches in a positive light and its about sisterly togetherness. It's sort of a feel good movie and that's what makes is a good movie. More of a movie to sit at home watching with all your girlmates with some chocolate and some sleeping bags.

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