Practical Magic
1998 · 104 min · Director: Griffin Dunne, Griffin Dunne
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Sisters Sally Owens (Sandra Bullock) and Gillian Owens (Nicole Kidman) have a special bond with each other despite being different in personality and outlook. Having grown up with their spinster Aunt Frances (Stockard Channing) and Aunt Jet (Dianne Wiest) in the long time Owens family house on an island off the coast of Massachusetts following the death of their father and then their mother, they are the latest in a long line of witches. Rumors of the Owens women being witches have existed for generations in the small close-minded town in which they live, despite there being no hard evidence. The Owens women are also under a curse that any man with who they fall in love is doomed. With this experience, extroverted Gillian decides to leave the island to live life to the fullest, in the process, falling for Jimmy Angelov (Goran Visnjic), a Bulgarian who grew up near Transylvania. More introspective Sally, who has sworn off the use of magic except in its most practical sense, has taken measures not to fall in love because of the curse, but ends up falling for and marrying Michael (Mark Feuerstein), a local merchant, the two who end up having two daughters of their own. The curse works its way into Gillian's and Sally's lives in different ways. The outcomes of the curse on their collective lives become more complicated with the arrival into town of Tuscon Police Detective Gary Hallet (Aidan Quinn), whose arrival is not by accident and involves more than just his stated professional purpose.
Emotional fingerprint
Practical Magic (1998) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Love 25%, Hope 25%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Love, Hope. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Love and Hope. Its IMDb rating of 6.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.
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Emotional journey
- Love
- Tension
- Sadness
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Love | Tension | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Sadness | 45 % | 27 % | 23 % | 32 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Love | 44 % | 35 % | 19 % | 26 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Love | 53 % | 41 % | 26 % | 38 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Sadness | 68 % | 48 % | 34 % | 54 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Love | 68 % | 48 % | 29 % | 49 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Sadness | 69 % | 30 % | 40 % | 44 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Tension | 80 % | 15 % | 68 % | 35 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Tension | 77 % | 24 % | 64 % | 21 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Love | 68 % | 39 % | 34 % | 14 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Humor | 69 % | 31 % | 34 % | 9 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Tension | 70 % | 15 % | 57 % | 11 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Tension | 64 % | 15 % | 63 % | 18 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Tension | 57 % | 28 % | 53 % | 16 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Love | 59 % | 33 % | 51 % | 16 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Tension | 70 % | 30 % | 64 % | 30 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Tension | 76 % | 40 % | 68 % | 39 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Love | 73 % | 50 % | 60 % | 30 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Tension | 76 % | 54 % | 65 % | 25 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 96′ | Relief | 83 % | 65 % | 55 % | 26 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 101′ | Relief | 80 % | 72 % | 25 % | 20 % |
Man in a hole
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Antonia Owens
Maria Owens
Lovelorn Lady
Ten-Year-Old Gillian
Nan
Old Man Wilkes
Details
- Directed by
- Griffin Dunne, Griffin Dunne
- Written by
- Robin Swicord, Akiva Goldsman, Adam Brooks, Alice Hoffman, Akiva Goldsman
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1998
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
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