Magic fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, light on feelings.
Tense and scary
Melancholic
Some dark humor and sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
The mind and mystery
Standout performances and characters
Functional look and sound
Melancholic
Emotionally, it's melancholic.
Some dark humor and sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor and sharp wit.
The mind and mystery
Its world is built around the mind and mystery.
Standout performances and characters
The performances and characters stand out.
Based on the GoodWatch fingerprint: our scores for 70+ attributes of every movie. Select a row to see all of them.
A terrifying love story.
Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Magic is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Shudder, and Night Flight+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Shout! Factory TV, and YouTube Free. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 68/100 (IMDb 6.8, Rotten Tomatoes 87%, and Metacritic 49). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.
1 h 47 min
Magic runs 1 h 47 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Yes. Critics average 68 and audiences 68 out of 100, so both groups see Magic much the same way.
Yes. It cost about $7 million to make and earned $24 million worldwide, 3.4 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Magic in 13 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 19 storytelling tropes for Magic, including Asshole Victim, Bait-and-Switch, Becoming the Mask.
6.8
