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This romantic comedy, which is based on Alice Hoffman's best-selling novel, introduces the Owens sisters (Bullock and Kidman), who try to use their hereditary gift of witchcraft to help them find love. Collector's Edition includes documentary featuring behind the scenes interviews with the filmmakers and stars. Read more
| Starring | Nicole Kidman, Sandra Bullock, Dianne Wiest, Stockard Channing |
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| Director | Griffin Dunne |
| Genres | Drama, Romance |
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This romantic comedy, which is based on Alice Hoffman's best-selling novel, introduces the Owens sisters (Bullock and Kidman), who try to use their hereditary gift of witchcraft to help them find love. Collector's Edition includes documentary featuring behind the scenes interviews with the filmmakers and stars.
| Starring | Nicole Kidman, Sandra Bullock, Dianne Wiest, Stockard Channing, Aidan Quinn, Goran Visnjic |
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| Director | Griffin Dunne |
| Studio | WARNER HOME VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 40 mins LOVEFiLM Instant: 1 hr 40 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama, Romance |
| Language | DVD: English LOVEFiLM Instant: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: Arabic, English |
| Released | Production year: 1998 To Watch Online: LOVEFiLM Instant: 25 Aug 2010 To Rent: DVD: 19 Jul 1999 |
| Watch now | £2.49 |
Like one of those spells where you throw everything into a cauldron and stir hopefully, this has ingredients of a feminist tract, a romantic comedy, a thriller, and domestic drama; nothing works.
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I love this movie. I actually went out and bought it after renting it! I love the story centering around 2 modern day witches (Sandra Bullock and Nicloe Kidman... read more »
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Nice family film
Good all-rounder, for all the family. Quite slow at the beginning but it turns out to be a film I'd probably watch again - Bullock portraying a witch who ... read more »
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Interesting idea but it went on and on and on and on
Had potential - an interesting story with a big cast but it really got quite tedious in the end and seemed to drag, so much so that I gave up and probably at ... read more »
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Reviewing: "Practical Magic"
We liked this lighthearted romp with a little black comedy thrown in for good measure. Reminded us a lot of a revamp based on the old TV series 'Bewitched... read more »
Sandra Bullock has hit out at the poor standard of romantic comedy films, insisting her turn in Two Weeks Notice was the pinnacle of the genre. The actress has starred in a string of rom-coms throughout her 22 year long career including Miss Congeniality, which saw her play a cop-turned-beauty-queen and fantasy film Practical Magic. But Bullock is convinced the 2002 movie, in which she starred alongside Hugh Grant, spelled the end of the genre - because the quality of the movies made now is "c* Read more