---
title: 'Practical Magic (1998)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Griffin Dunne'
released: '1998-10-16'
runtime_minutes: 100
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/practical-magic-1998'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120791/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Practical Magic (1998)

1998 · PG-13 · 100 min · Drama, Fantasy, Comedy, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

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 their parents' death from a family curse, the sisters are taught the uses of practical magic as they grow up. Years later, they must use their magic to destroy the evil spirit of Gillian's abusive boyfriend before it kills them.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Griffin Dunne](https://cinepixo.com/people/griffin-dunne)
- **Screenplay:** [Robin Swicord](https://cinepixo.com/people/robin-swicord), [Adam Brooks](https://cinepixo.com/people/adam-brooks), [Akiva Goldsman](https://cinepixo.com/people/akiva-goldsman)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Alan Silvestri](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-silvestri)
- **Producer:** [Denise Di Novi](https://cinepixo.com/people/denise-di-novi)
- **Director of Photography:** [Andrew Dunn](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-dunn)

## Cast

- [Peter Shaw](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-shaw-3)
- [Chloe Webb](https://cinepixo.com/people/chloe-webb)
- [Goran Višnjić](https://cinepixo.com/people/goran-visnjic)
- [Evan Rachel Wood](https://cinepixo.com/people/evan-rachel-wood)
- [Lucinda Jenney](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucinda-jenney)
- [Aidan Quinn](https://cinepixo.com/people/aidan-quinn)
- [Mary Gross](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-gross)
- [Nicole Kidman](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicole-kidman)
- [Margo Martindale](https://cinepixo.com/people/margo-martindale)
- [Camilla Belle](https://cinepixo.com/people/camilla-belle)
- [Stockard Channing](https://cinepixo.com/people/stockard-channing)
- [Sandra Bullock](https://cinepixo.com/people/sandra-bullock)
- [Mark Feuerstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-feuerstein)
- [Ellen Geer](https://cinepixo.com/people/ellen-geer)
- [Dianne Wiest](https://cinepixo.com/people/dianne-wiest)

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Official site: http://practicalmagic.warnerbros.com
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/practical-magic-1998
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