Genie

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Genie

PG

2023

1h 32m

Holiday

Comedy

Fantasy

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After millennia of being summoned to grant wishes of gold doubloons and hot babes for greedy men, Flora is accidentally called to service by Bernard Bottle (Emmy nominee Paapa Essiedu; I May Destroy You), whose life is unraveling around him. Bernard's been so busy working that he has lost sight of his marriage to his wife Julie (Tony nominee Denée Benton; The Gilded Age) and the childhood of his young daughter, Eve (Jordyn Mcintosh; Emancipation). When Bernard misses Eve's birthday 12 days before Christmas because of work, Julie decides it's time for a trial separation. And then Bernard's tyrannical boss (Tony winner Alan Cumming; The Good Wife) fires him. Alone in his New York City apartment, a despondent Bernard dusts off a jewelry box he finds in their home and unintentionally releases the one entity who just might be able to help him get his family back. Maybe. Possibly. It's a longshot, frankly. But in the process, Flora and Bernard will discover that love, and an unexpected friendship, can unleash a special holiday magic all its own.

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Critics Consensus

Melissa McCarthy is as hard-working as ever, but her efforts aren't enough to raise Genie past the realm of blandly predictable holiday fare.

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

Dec 4, 2023

2/5

Bland, predictable and seemingly chucked together with minimal effort at the last minute from the most basic ingredients.

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Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

Dec 1, 2023

1/5

A film-maker whose movies pivot around acts of altruism has reached into the archives, gussied up a dead dog and flung it into the faces of viewers with something approaching contempt. So no, alas, not a Christmas classic.

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Robbie Collin

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Dec 1, 2023

3/5

Genie is a sugar-only zone. But then, it is Christmas. Or near enough.

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Steven Warner

In Review Online

Dec 25, 2023

...there isn’t all that much to Genie, save for a lot of McCarthy mugging and some tired platitudes about how actions speak louder than wishes (or some such nonsense).

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Matt Neal

ABC Radio (Australia)

Dec 21, 2023

2/5

It's not bad enough to make you wish for your time back, but you won't be adding it to your list of favourite Christmas movies any time soon.

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Louisa Moore

Screen Zealots

Dec 12, 2023

Those looking for some Christmas charm that’s not too challenging could do a whole lot worse than this.

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Matthew H

@Hendy2013 Jul 29, 2026

Another blast of a McCarthy movie hilarious and heartfelt

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Mitchell C.

@Mitchellcross Mar 21, 2026

Actually 2 and a half stars, but seriously the cast is like heaven with fun actors showing up everywhere. (Hello Alan Scottish Actor The Stupid Internal British Sensor Will Not Allow Me To Write, Luis Guzman and Mark Marron). Mellisa McCarthy does her best every time but it’s admittedly contrived. But… IF YOU LOVED LOVE ACTUALLY, you will like this for sure. My wife did point out that the two leads never actually kissed anywhere in The Whole movie so make of that what you will. Yes contrived. But a few laughs and undemanding.

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Sara P.

@Saragrace Mar 11, 2026

It was really funny I liked the movie

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Michael P

@TheeMichael-jai Mar 3, 2026

Cute and quirky, and certainly a special idea, but it doesn't hold up for too long.

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IIGIBB0II T

@RT58547592 Jan 15, 2026

paapa essiedu, out here been a actor and stuff.... God this #!*£ is awful why make it? Nobody wants this dribble. Certainly can't watch it with family misses hated it, we saved the kids from having to watch it, I miss good movies :(

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Craig B

@CraigLondon Dec 31, 2025

Watched it with the kids and we all loved it, great film.

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After millennia of being summoned to grant wishes of gold doubloons and hot babes for greedy men, Flora is accidentally called to service by Bernard Bottle (Emmy nominee Paapa Essiedu; I May Destroy You), whose life is unraveling around him. Bernard's been so busy working that he has lost sight of his marriage to his wife Julie (Tony nominee Denée Benton; The Gilded Age) and the childhood of his young daughter, Eve (Jordyn Mcintosh; Emancipation). When Bernard misses Eve's birthday 12 days before Christmas because of work, Julie decides it's time for a trial separation. And then Bernard's tyrannical boss (Tony winner Alan Cumming; The Good Wife) fires him. Alone in his New York City apartment, a despondent Bernard dusts off a jewelry box he finds in their home and unintentionally releases the one entity who just might be able to help him get his family back. Maybe. Possibly. It's a longshot, frankly. But in the process, Flora and Bernard will discover that love, and an unexpected friendship, can unleash a special holiday magic all its own.

Director: Sam Boyd
Producer: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Riva Marker, Richard Curtis
Screenwriter: Richard Curtis
Distributor: Peacock
Production Co: Working Title, Universal Pictures
Rating: PG (Suggestive References|Some Language)
Genre: Holiday, Comedy, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 22, 2023
Runtime: 1h 32m

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