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A Simple Wish

A Simple Wish (1997)

PG 1h 29m 5.4/10 IMDb
AdventureComedyFamilyFantasy

Murray is a male fairy godmother, and he is trying to help 8-year-old Anabel to fulfil her "simple wish" - that her father Oliver, who is a cab driver, would win the leading role in a Broadway musical. Unfortunately, Murray's magic wand is broken and the fairies convention is threatened by evil witches Claudia and Boots.

Director: Michael Ritchie

Cast: Martin Short, Kathleen Turner, Mara Wilson, Robert Pastorelli, Deborah Odell

Content Warnings

Phobias & Sensory

Body horror
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