The House of Magic
Seen it?2013 | 85 min | Family, Fantasy, Animation, Adventure
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and a lukewarm 6.3 out of 10 from audiences, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for fantasy fans, adventure fans and families. If you loved Kubo and the Two Strings or The Last Unicorn, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 25 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
Thunder, an abandoned young cat seeking shelter from a storm, stumbles into the strangest house imaginable, owned by an old magician and inhabited by a dazzling array of automatons and gizmos. Not everyone welcomes the new addition to the troupe as Jack Rabbit and Maggie Mouse plot to evict Thunder. The situation gets worse when the magician lands in hospital and his scheming nephew sees his chance to cash in by selling the mansion. Our young hero is determined to earn his place and so he enlists the help of some wacky magician's assistants to protect his magical new home.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
73% on Rotten Tomatoes, 47 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.3 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$64 million worldwide on a $34 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 19K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Ben Stassen, Jérémie Degruson
- Brianne SiddallThunder / Dylan (voice)
- Robin Atkin DownesCarlo / Jack / Zoltar (voice)
- Cinda AdamsNurse Baxter (voice)
- Sage SommerIzzy (voice)
- Shanelle GrayMaggie (voice)
- Doug StoneMr. Lawrence (voice)
- Grant GeorgeDaniel (voice)
- Joey CamenChihuahua (voice)
- Elisa GabrielliCarla (voice)
- Kyle HebertMark Matthews (voice)