Strange Magic
Seen it?2015 | 99 min | Music, Animation, Family, Fantasy
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With just 19% on Rotten Tomatoes and a box office loss, 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 and families. If you loved Frozen II or Fantasia, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 39 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
A love potion works its devious charms on fairies, elves and the swamp-dwelling Bog King as they all try to possess the potion for themselves.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
19% on Rotten Tomatoes, 25 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.3 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$14 million worldwide on a $100 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 217K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Gary Rydstrom
- Alan CummingBog King (voice)
- Evan Rachel WoodMarianne (voice)
- Sam PalladioRoland (voice)
- Elijah KelleySunny (voice)
- Meredith Anne BullDawn (voice)
- Kristin ChenowethSugar Plum Fairy (voice)
- Maya RudolphGriselda (voice)
- Alfred MolinaFairy King (voice)
- Bob EinsteinStuff (voice)
- Peter StormareThang (voice)