Practical Magic

Oct 16, 1998

1h 44m

★ 6.8

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

Overview

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.

Genres

Romance

Comedy

Fantasy

Production Companies

Di Novi Pictures

Fortis Films

Practical Magic Trailers

Cast

Sally Owens

Sandra Bullock

Gillian Owens

Nicole Kidman

Aunt Frances

Stockard Channing

Aunt Jet

Dianne Wiest

Jimmy Angelov

Goran Višnjić

Gary Hallet

Aidan Quinn

Kylie Owens

Evan Rachel Wood

Antonia Owens

Alexandra Artrip

Michael

Mark Feuerstein

Maria Owens

Caprice Benedetti

Lovelorn Lady

Annabella Price

Eleven-Year-Old Sally

Camilla Belle

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