Magic in the Water fingerprintBig heart, a touch of humor.
Calm and low-key
Heartwarming and hopeful
Much of it is about family and growing up.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Family, fantasy, and growing up
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
Magic in the Water is calm and low-intensity.
Heartwarming and hopeful
Much of it is about family and growing up.
Emotionally, it's heartwarming, hopeful, and nostalgic. Much of it is about family and growing up.
Family, fantasy, and growing up
Its world is built around family, fantasy, and growing up.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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In a small town, on a peaceful lake, a mythical creature is about to surface.
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Magic in the Water is included with a subscription to fuboTV in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on YouTube Free and Tubi TV. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 38/100 (IMDb 5.4 and Rotten Tomatoes 21%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG in the United States.
1 h 38 min
Magic in the Water runs 1 h 38 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate Magic in the Water higher (56) than critics (21). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
It was made in English. Produced in Canada, United States.
+34GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Magic in the Water in 48 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 26 storytelling tropes for Magic in the Water, including Foreshadowing, Vertigo Effect, Voluntary Shapeshifting.
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