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  • 2023
  • PG
  • Netflix
  • 1 h 39 m
  • 2023
  • PG
  • Netflix
  • 1 h 39 m

Summary Peter (voiced by Noah Jupe) is searching for his long-lost sister, and when he crosses paths with a fortune teller in the market square there is only one question on his mind: is his sister still alive? The answer: he must find a mysterious elephant and also the magician who will conjure it - sets Peter off on a harrowing journey to comp...

Directed By: Wendy Rogers

Written By: Martin Hynes, Kate DiCamillo

  • 2023
  • PG
  • Netflix
  • 1 h 39 m
  • 2023
  • PG
  • Netflix
  • 1 h 39 m

The Magician's Elephant

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews
53
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 6 User Ratings
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Summary Peter (voiced by Noah Jupe) is searching for his long-lost sister, and when he crosses paths with a fortune teller in the market square there is only one question on his mind: is his sister still alive? The answer: he must find a mysterious elephant and also the magician who will conjure it - sets Peter off on a harrowing journey to comp...

Directed By: Wendy Rogers

Written By: Martin Hynes, Kate DiCamillo

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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43% Positive
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83
Mar 17, 2023
The film's animation is charming, with a quirky, storybook quality to the whole thing that helps the tale feel timeless, even when mentions of the not-so-distant war conjure up images familiar to older audiences.
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75
Mar 17, 2023
Stories for children often emphasize courage or teamwork, being yourself, following dreams, or the importance of friends and family. What The Magician’s Elephant adds to that is something rare in films for any age: how to think through problems.
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70
Mar 10, 2023
Despite its limited scope and predictable plot, The Magician’s Elephant succeeds at being a quaint animated film with a positive message.
By Kenneth Seward Jr. FULL REVIEW
60
Mar 17, 2023
While the movie itself is more whimsical than magical, it does have a few tricks up its sleeve.
By Michael Nordine FULL REVIEW
59
Mar 20, 2023
Netflix’s adaptation of author Kate DiCamillo’s The Magician’s Elephant makes some fatal tone mistakes in trying to smoosh together comedy, tragedy, childhood wonder and animal exploitation—which clash pretty hard.
By Tara Bennett FULL REVIEW
40
Mar 17, 2023
In jazzing up the tale for the screen, Rogers sands down the somberness — Baltese is all fuzzy blues and pinks, with nary a trace of postwar grit — while turning up the silliness for gimmicky thrills.
By Devika Girish FULL REVIEW
40
Mar 17, 2023
It’s heartfelt and sweetly earnest, but humdrum and disappointingly unmagical. The animation doesn’t help: characters speak with blank paralysed faces as if they’ve had botched Botox.
By Cath Clarke FULL REVIEW
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Production Company Animal Logic, Netflix Animation, Netflix Studios, Village Roadshow Pictures
Release Date Mar 10, 2023
Duration 1 h 39 m
Rating PG
Genres
Tagline Dare to Believe
Website https://www.netflix.com/title/80234520/
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