Practical Magic is a movie directed by Griffin Dunne in 1998 and based on the book of the same name by Alice Hoffman, first published in 1995. The movie features Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Dianne Wiest, Stockard Channing, Aidan Quinn, Goran Visnjic, and others.
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“The movie is better than the book”
But the book is worth reading.
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Storyline
Maria Owens, a young witch, is exiled to Maria’s Island in Massachusetts with her unborn child for escaping her execution. The spell becomes a curse for several generations. After witnessing their aunts cast a spell on a man for a woman who seems obsessed with having his love, Gillian decides to fall in love and Sally casts a true love spell to protect herself.
Movie vs Book
Year
1998
Minutes
104
Movie Rate
6.30
Source: IMDb
Movie
Practical Magic
Director: Griffin Dunne
Country: USA
Year: 1998
Length: 1h44m
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Year
1995
Pages
286
Book Rate
7.52
S: Goodreads
Book
Practical Magic
Author: Alice Hoffman
Country: USA
First published in: 1995
Length: 286 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Practical Magic
User polls & recommendations
“Successful movies based on books are their own thing. Being too faithful can hurt the movie.”
PETER DINKLAGE (Actor)
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