The Magician's Elephant
Seen it?2023 | 99 min | Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Comedy
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, 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 anyone who wants a laugh, fantasy fans and adventure fans. If you loved Horton Hears a Who!, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny, feel-good.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 39 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
Peter is searching for his long-lost sister when he crosses paths with a fortune teller in the market square. His only question is: is his sister still alive? The answer, that he must find a mysterious elephant and the magician who will conjure it, sets Peter off on a journey to complete three seemingly impossible tasks that will change the face of his town forever.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
67% on Rotten Tomatoes, 53 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.8 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; spent 3 weeks in Netflix's global Top 10
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 42K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Wendy Rogers
- Noah JupePeter (voice)
- Mandy PatinkinVilna Lutz (voice)
- Brian Tyree HenryLeo Matienne (voice)
- Natasia DemetriouNarrator / Fortune Teller (voice)
- Sian CliffordGloria Matienne (voice)
- Benedict WongMagician (voice)
- Miranda RichardsonMadam LaVaughn (voice)
- Kirby Howell-BaptisteThe Countess (voice)
- Aasif MandviThe King (voice)
- Pixie DaviesAdele (voice)