19981h 44mDir. Griffin Dunne

Practical Magic

Name: Practical Magic
Genre: Romance, Fantasy, Comedy
Released: 1998-10-16
Duration: 1 h 44 min
Rating: 4
Cast: Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Stockard Channing, Dianne Wiest, Goran Višnjić

“For two sisters from a family of witches, falling in love is the trickiest spell of all.”

RomanceFantasyComedy

4.0 / 5.0

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1st Half: 4.0 ★vs2nd Half: 4.0 ★

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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 Višnjić

Featured Cast

(12 actors)

Sandra Bullock

Sally Owens

Nicole Kidman

Gillian Owens

Stockard Channing

Aunt Frances

Dianne Wiest

Aunt Jet

Goran Višnjić

Jimmy Angelov

Aidan Quinn

Gary Hallet

Evan Rachel Wood

Kylie Owens

Alexandra Artrip

Antonia Owens

Mark Feuerstein

Michael

Caprice Benedetti

Maria Owens

Annabella Price

Lovelorn Lady

Camilla Belle

Eleven-Year-Old Sally

Key Production Crew

Director

Griffin Dunne

Screenplay & Writers

Robin Swicord, Alice Hoffman, Akiva Goldsman, Adam Brooks

Cinematography

Andrew Dunn

Original Score

Alan Silvestri

Producers

Denise Di Novi

Film Details

Budget$75,000,000

Box Office Revenue$94,432,881

Original Languageen

Production Studios

Di Novi PicturesFortis FilmsVillage Roadshow PicturesWarner Bros. Pictures

Keywords & Themes

#witch#based on novel or book#magic#exorcism#halloween#haunting#aunt niece relationship#family history#sorcery#sister

Community Reviews & Logs

Aniket Shukla @aniket11

Oct 13, 2026

1ST WATCHImported Log

4.0

Okay, so it’s Halloween, I’ve got a blanket burrito situation going on, and Practical Magic pops up. Boom Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock show up as witch sisters, and I’m like, “Hold on… who allowed this much star powe...

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