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Practical Magic

Practical Magic is a 1998 American romantic fantasy film based on the 1995 novel by Alice Hoffman. The film was directed by Griffin Dunne and stars Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Dianne Wiest, Stockard Channing and Aidan Quinn. Bullock and Kidman play sisters Sally and Gillian Owens, descended from a long line of witches. Raised by their aunts after…

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Based on
Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman
Box office
$68.3 million
Budget
$60-75 million
Cinematography
Andrew Dunn
Country
United States
Directed by
Griffin Dunne

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Practical Magic

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Triples114
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.018349
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Practical Magic

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related to Production · 26
Practical Magic → According, Alesch, Because, California, Coupeville, Eyes Wide Shut, Impossible, Mission, Nicole Kidman's, Owens, Penn Cove, Robin Standefer, Roman, San Juan Island, Standefer, Stephen, Stephen Alesch, The, They, Tom Cruise's
related to Sequel · 22
Practical Magic → Akiva Goldsman, Alice Hoffman's, Although, August, Bier, Bullock, Denise Di Novi, Di Novi, Griffin Dunne, In February, In January, In June, Kidman, Later, Magic, Nicole Kidman, Sandra Bullock, September, Susanne Bier, The Book
related to Critical response · 13
Practical Magic → Audiences, Chicago Sun-Times, CinemaScore, Entertainment Weekly, Nicole Kidman, On, On Metacritic, Owen Gleiberman, Practical Magic's, Roger Ebert, Rotten Tomatoes, Sandra Bullock's, The
related to Release · 11
Practical Magic → August, DVD, February, Home Entertainment, October, Pictures, The, Ultra HD Blu-ray, United States, Warner Bros, Warner Home Video
related to Legacy · 9
Practical Magic → David Sims, Gillian, He, Jimmy's, Owens, Practical Magic's, The, The Atlantic, Writing
Starring · 5
Practical Magic → Aidan Quinn, Dianne Wiest, Nicole Kidman, Sandra Bullock, Stockard Channing
related to External links · 5
Practical Magic → AllMoviePractical Magic, Box Office MojoPractical Magic, IMDb Practical Magic, Official, Rotten Tomatoes
Production companies · 3
Practical Magic → Di Novi Pictures, Fortis Films, Village Roadshow Pictures
Screenplay by · 3
Practical Magic → Adam Brooks, Akiva Goldsman, Robin Swicord
related to Audience viewership · 2
Practical Magic → Max, October

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Practical MagicBased onPractical Magic by Alice Hoffman1.00infobox
Practical MagicBox office$68.3 million1.00infobox
Practical MagicBudget$60-75 million1.00infobox
Practical MagicCinematographyAndrew Dunn1.00infobox
Practical MagicCountryUnited States1.00infobox
Practical MagicDirected byGriffin Dunne1.00infobox
Practical MagicDistributed byWarner Bros.1.00infobox
Practical MagicEdited byElizabeth Kling1.00infobox
Practical MagicLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
Practical MagicMusic byAlan Silvestri1.00infobox
Practical MagicProduced byDenise Di Novi1.00infobox
Practical MagicProduction companiesFortis Films1.00infobox
Practical MagicProduction companiesDi Novi Pictures1.00infobox
Practical MagicProduction companiesVillage Roadshow Pictures1.00infobox
Practical MagicRelease dateOctober 16, 1998 (1998-10-16)1.00infobox
Practical MagicRunning time104 minutes1.00infobox
Practical MagicScreenplay byRobin Swicord1.00infobox
Practical MagicScreenplay byAkiva Goldsman1.00infobox
Practical MagicScreenplay byAdam Brooks1.00infobox
Practical MagicStarringSandra Bullock1.00infobox
Practical MagicStarringNicole Kidman1.00infobox
Practical MagicStarringDianne Wiest1.00infobox
Practical MagicStarringStockard Channing1.00infobox
Practical MagicStarringAidan Quinn1.00infobox
Practical Magicis a1998 American romantic fantasy film based on the 1995 novel by Alice Hoffman0.90text

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