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Practical Magic (1998)

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Practical Magic (1998)

Overview

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.


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Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center

Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Negative

Viewer Rating
5.1

Overview

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 Cast


Where to watch

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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Center

Primary

The film leans left by championing female empowerment, sisterhood, and the defiance of societal prejudice against women who are 'different,' aligning with progressive values of self-acceptance and collective strength.

The movie features a predominantly traditional cast without explicit race or gender swaps for established roles. Its narrative focuses on themes of magic, family, and overcoming a curse, without explicitly critiquing or negatively framing traditional identities.

Secondary

The film depicts the townspeople's fear and ostracization of the Owens sisters, implicitly rooted in historical religious prejudice against witchcraft. The narrative condemns this bigotry, portraying the town's actions as foolish and harmful, without offering a counterbalancing positive view of the religion itself.

Practical Magic does not feature any explicit LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The central romantic storylines and family dynamics presented in the film are exclusively heterosexual, leading to a determination of N/A for LGBTQ+ portrayal.

Practical Magic (1998) does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on two cisgender witch sisters, their romantic relationships, and their struggle with a family curse and societal prejudice. Therefore, there is no depiction of transsexual identity to evaluate within the film's storyline or character arcs.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

The film "Practical Magic" is an adaptation of Alice Hoffman's novel. All significant characters, including the Owens sisters and their aunts, retain the same gender as established in the source material, with no instances of gender swapping.

The film "Practical Magic" (1998) is an adaptation of Alice Hoffman's 1995 novel. The main characters, including Sally and Gillian Owens and their aunts, are portrayed by actors whose race aligns with the implicit racial descriptions in the source material. No characters established as one race in the novel were portrayed as a different race in the film.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

5.1

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
6.4
The Movie Database logo
6.8

Critic Ratings

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2.7
Metacritic logo
4.7

Who Made This

Actors

NameRoleGenderRaceNationality
Sandra Bullock
Sally OwensFemaleWhite United States
Nicole Kidman
Gillian OwensFemaleWhite United States
Stockard Channing
Aunt FrancesFemaleWhite United States
Dianne Wiest
Aunt JetFemaleWhite United States
Goran Višnjić
Jimmy AngelovMaleWhite Croatia
Aidan Quinn
Gary HalletMaleWhite United States
Evan Rachel Wood
Kylie OwensFemaleWhite United States
Mark Feuerstein
MichaelMaleWhite United States
Camilla Belle
Eleven-Year-Old SallyFemaleLatino, White, White United States
Margo Martindale
Linda BennettFemaleWhite United States
Chloe Webb
CarlaFemaleWhite United States
Lucinda Jenney
Adult SaraFemaleWhite United States

Actor Breakdown

Gender

Male
Female
25%
75%

Race

White
100%
Latino
8%
White
8%

Nationalities

United States
92%
Croatia
8%

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