Wish Upon a Star (1996)
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I wish I may, I wish I might, become my sister for a night!
A younger sister wishes to switch places with her popular older sister and the two bickering siblings awaken to find the wish has come true.
- Released: 1996-11-12
- Genres: Comedy, Fantasy
- Runtime: 1h 29m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10 from 200 votes
Directed by Blair Treu.
Top cast
- Katherine Heigl as Alexia Wheaton
- Danielle Harris as Hayley Wheaton
- Donnie Jeffcoat as Kyle Harding
- Scott Wilkinson as Ben Wheaton
- Mary Parker Williams as Nan Wheaton
- Lois Chiles as Mittermonster
- Ivey Lloyd as Caitlin Sheinbaum
- Matt Barker as Simon
- Jacque Gray as Kazumi
- Kari White as Talley
Where to watch Wish Upon a Star
- United States: stream on Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, Disney Plus, Peacock Premium, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Peacock Premium Plus; watch free on The CW, Hoopla, Fawesome, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, YouTube Free, Tubi TV; 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 Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Pluto TV, YouTube Free; rent on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Disney Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Hoopla, Tubi TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Hoopla; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
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