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A Simple Wish
“Anabel made a wish. Murray made a mess.”
55%
Movie
1h 29m
AI Analysis
A Simple Wish (1997) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of A Simple Wish (1997) — a movie tagged as Adventure, Comedy, and Family with cozy and funny moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: 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 B… Our models also surface themes such as ai and family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for families with kids, family viewing, date night, and casual background watching. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~89 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate A Simple Wish 55% (171 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
55%
from 171 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1997-07-11
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- TMDB rating
- 5.5
- TMDB ID
- 17834
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What is A Simple Wish about?
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 musi... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for A Simple Wish?
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How long is the movie A Simple Wish?
The official runtime for A Simple Wish is approximately 89 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Martin Short
Murray
Kathleen Turner
Claudia
Mara Wilson
Anabel Greening
Robert Pastorelli
Oliver Greening
Deborah Odell
Jeri
Francis Capra
Charlie Greening
Ruby Dee
Hortence
Amanda Plummer
Boots
Teri Garr
Rena
Jonathan Hadary
Lord Richard
Alan Campbell
Tony Sable
Lanny Flaherty
Duane
Clare Coulter
Ms. Bramble
Neil Foster
Manny
Jamie Tirelli
Joe
Jack McGee
Officer O'York
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Lillian Ritchie
Schoolgirl
- M
Miriam Ritchie
Schoolgirl
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