Practical Magic (1998)

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For two sisters from a family of witches, falling in love is the trickiest spell of all.

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.

• Released: 1998-10-16
• Genres: Romance, Fantasy, Comedy
• Runtime: 1h 44m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.8/10 from 1,972 votes

Directed by Griffin Dunne.

Top cast

• Sandra Bullock as Sally Owens
• Nicole Kidman as Gillian Owens
• Stockard Channing as Aunt Frances
• Dianne Wiest as Aunt Jet
• Goran Višnjić as Jimmy Angelov
• Aidan Quinn as Gary Hallet
• Evan Rachel Wood as Kylie Owens
• Alexandra Artrip as Antonia Owens
• Mark Feuerstein as Michael
• Caprice Benedetti as Maria Owens

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Practical Magic

• United States: stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, tru TV, HBO Max; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Netflix, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Now TV, Now TV Cinema, Netflix Standard with Ads, HBO Max; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• India: stream on Netflix; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store
• Canada: stream on Crave, Starz Amazon Channel, Crave Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Stan, HBO Max, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, HBO Max Amazon Channel; watch free on SBS On Demand; rent on JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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