Godmothered

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Godmothered

PG

2020

1h 50m

Comedy

Fantasy

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Set at Christmas time, "Godmothered" is a comedy about Eleanor, a young, inexperienced fairy godmother-in-training (Jillian Bell), who upon hearing that her chosen profession is facing extinction, decides to show the world that people still need fairy godmothers. Finding a mislaid letter from a 10-year-old girl in distress, Eleanor tracks her down and discovers that the girl, Mackenzie, is now a 40-year-old single mom (Isla Fisher) working at a news station in Boston. Having lost her husband several years earlier, Mackenzie has all but given up on the idea of "happily ever after," but Eleanor is bound and determined to give Mackenzie a happiness makeover, whether she likes it or not.

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Critics Consensus

More bippity boppity than boo, Godmothered tweaks fairytale conventions with just enough self-aware humor to overcome a disappointing deficit of genuine magic.

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Brad Newsome

Sydney Morning Herald

Dec 10, 2020

Jillian Bell and Isla Fisher shine in a fairytale of a very different kind.

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

Dec 4, 2020

3/4

Sharon Maguire's holiday heartwarmer subverts conventions, adding a dash of feminism and a sprinkling of strong supporting performances from Jane Curtin and June Squibb.

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Nick Allen

RogerEbert.com

Dec 4, 2020

3/4

A great display of Jillian Bell's imagination as an actor, and her dedication to a joke.

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M.N. Miller

Ready Steady Cut

Sep 9, 2022

3.5/5

A funny, well-intentioned family-fantasy film that’s a bright light in a dark year.

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

Aug 21, 2022

2.5/5

If you’ve seen “Elf” you know exactly where this story goes almost beat for beat.

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Witney Seibold

Critically Acclaimed Podcast

Sep 13, 2021

Jillian Bell is a brilliant comic actress, and she certainly deserves to lead more features, but 'Godmothered' is limp, watered-down over-branded self awareness from the least edgy studio.

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diogo13 T

@Tua_mera Jul 14, 2026

Uma tentativa falhada da Disney em satirizar as suas próprias fórmulas de fadas madrinhas. O filme arrasta-se em clichés natalícios batidos, atuações exageradas e um humor sem qualquer inspiração, resultando num passatempo aborrecido e muito abaixo da média.

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Ed R

@JustcallmeER Dec 31, 2025

More bippity boppity than boo, Godmothered tweaks fairytale conventions with just enough self-aware humor to overcome a disappointing deficit of genuine magic.

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DreamWeaver Films & t

@RT78918058 Mar 3, 2025

Good-hearted fun. Entertaining and uplifting, with like- able characters. I enjoyed it.

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Pinoy Short R

@emill_santos Feb 11, 2025

Saktong pambata na pelikula. Halatang pilit kung paano tatapusin ang ending dahil sa they lived happily ever after spiel.

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aaron y

@RT74530689 Dec 3, 2024

I liked the movie quite a bit it is a perfect children movie great ideas in the movie and well acted and written the only problem I had was the ending which took 2 full stars off it was so campy and not a good ending the ending kinda ruined the movie for me.

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Nov 25, 2024

Decent Xmas movie to watch with family

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Synopsis

Set at Christmas time, "Godmothered" is a comedy about Eleanor, a young, inexperienced fairy godmother-in-training (Jillian Bell), who upon hearing that her chosen profession is facing extinction, decides to show the world that people still need fairy godmothers. Finding a mislaid letter from a 10-year-old girl in distress, Eleanor tracks her down and discovers that the girl, Mackenzie, is now a 40-year-old single mom (Isla Fisher) working at a news station in Boston. Having lost her husband several years earlier, Mackenzie has all but given up on the idea of "happily ever after," but Eleanor is bound and determined to give Mackenzie a happiness makeover, whether she likes it or not.

Director: Sharon Maguire
Producer: Justin Springer
Screenwriter: Kari Granlund, Melissa Stack
Production Co: Walt Disney Pictures, The Montecito Picture Company
Rating: PG (Some Suggestive Comments)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 4, 2020
Runtime: 1h 50m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, Dolby Atmos

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