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A Simple Wish

A Simple Wish (1997)

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This comic children's fantasy from director Michael Ritchie stars Mara Wilson as eight-year-old New Yorker Anabel, who wishes that her father Oliver (Robert Pastorelli), a hansom cab driver in Central Park, would see his dream come true. In a thinly veiled jab at the overblown stage productions of Andrew Lloyd Weber, Oliver aspires to be cast in the lead role in a new big-budget musical based on A Tale of Two Cities. Anabel's wish is received by Murray (Martin Short), the very first male fairy

PG, 1 hr. 29 min.

Science Fiction & Fantasy, Kids & Family

Jeff Rothberg

Jun 30, 1998

Universal Pictures

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Above average kids movie. The girl has real brains, which is great for kids to see.

July 14, 2003 Comment
Fred Topel
About.com

It's not brilliant or for adults, but it's a nice, pleasant movie you can pretend to be eight years old with.

June 14, 2001 Full Review | Comment
Karina Montgomery
Cinerina
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A so-so movie about a kid who makes a wish and it comes true. It's pretty predictable, and not very funny.

September 6, 2010
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AJ Verser

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slightly lame but mara wilson is adorable.

June 4, 2007
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Jennifer Xu

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