Wish Upon a Star

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Wish Upon a Star

PG

1996

1h 30m

Comedy

Drama

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After a brainy tomboy's (Danielle Harris) wish to trade places with her pretty, popular sister (Katherine Heigl), it comes true.

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Betsy Bozdech

DVDJournal.com

Jan 14, 2022

2.5/4

All in all, you could definitely do worse in picking a movie for the "tween" set (hear that, Mary Kate and Ashley?).

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Tracy Moore

Common Sense Media

Apr 22, 2014

2/5

Romp about trading places has stereotypes, sensuality.

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Caffeinated Clint

Moviehole

Mar 11, 2005

3/5

Heigl has the makings of a "Star"

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Audrey Rock-Richardson

Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah)

Jul 26, 2002

1/5

Harmless enough, but so condescendingly saccharine, you might gag on it.

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Janet Branagan

Apollo Guide

Jul 24, 2001

68/100

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Sun S.

@nosilla Feb 18, 2026

A millennial staple! Way under rated

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Christina B.

@cburk9 Feb 18, 2026

Millennial childhood classic. Timeless. Deserves to be a blockbuster, not just a Disney channel original film.

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Timothy V

@RT77180751 Nov 21, 2025

One of my favorites. Funny, absurd, for adults, it's just so good. And so funny

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Emma M

@RT22085825 Dec 14, 2024

I’ll always love this movie. If you love 90’s and 2000’s teen movies, this one is a gem. I was a kid when i first watched it. I’m in my 30’s now but this is one of the films i go back to.

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Emily P

@RT03271834 Mar 19, 2024

I rewatched this for the first time as an adult and being a kid who once thought this movie was one of the greatest things ever, when you rewatch it as an adult you're like what was thinking?

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Steve D

@RT35616104 Feb 15, 2023

A good cast and worthy story can't make up for a laughable script and direction.

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Synopsis

After a brainy tomboy's (Danielle Harris) wish to trade places with her pretty, popular sister (Katherine Heigl), it comes true.

Director: Blair Treu
Producer: David C. Anderson, Don Schain
Screenwriter: Jessica Barondes
Production Co: Leucadia Film Corporation
Rating: PG
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 12, 1996, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 20, 2018
Runtime: 1h 30m
Sound Mix: Stereo

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