Bogus (1996)

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

A comedy about losing your heart, finding your inner child and meeting the one friend you've always tried to avoid.

Recently orphaned, a young boy is taken in by his godmother who is shocked to realize that she can see the boy's imaginary friend: a flamboyant, French magician named Bogus.

• Released: 1996-09-06
• Genres: Fantasy, Comedy, Family
• Runtime: 1h 50m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 5.8/10 from 248 votes

Directed by Norman Jewison.

Top cast

• Whoopi Goldberg as Harriet Franklin
• Gérard Depardieu as Bogus
• Haley Joel Osment as Albert
• Denis Mercier as Monsieur Antoine
• Andrea Martin as Penny
• Nancy Travis as Lorraine Franklin
• Ute Lemper as Babette
• Sheryl Lee Ralph as Ruth Clark
• Barbara Hamilton as Mrs. Partridge
• Al Waxman as School Principal

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Bogus

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on YouTube Free; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: watch free on Rakuten TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: stream on Disney Plus; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

Movies like Bogus

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• Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)
• The House of Magic (2013)
• Animal Crackers (2018)
• The Last Unicorn (1982)
• Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996)
• Godmothered (2020)
• Kermit's Swamp Years (2002)
• A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting (2020)
• A Tooth Fairy Tale (2025)
• Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical (2022)
• Casper Meets Wendy (1998)
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